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Conrad, Rowan W. – 1976
This third document in a three-volume summative evaluation report submitted to the National Institute of Education presents a portion of the internal evaluation conducted by the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Career Education, Child Care, Child Rearing
Download full textConrad, Rowan W.; Pollack, Robert M. – 1974
The study examined the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) scale factor structure using as a population 397 young adults (average age 26) members of rural disadvantaged families of average intelligence attending the Mountain-Plains program. The factor structure was compared with that of a similar study of college students. Tables show factor…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Individual Characteristics
Conrad, Rowan W. – 1974
Sixteen educational aims were rank ordered by 188 adult rural disadvantaged family members who were student participants in the Mountain-Plains Program. Results were examined by factor analysis and by the Thurstone (unweighted) scaling method; the factor structure was weak, indicating considerable independence for the individual items. Students…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives, Rating Scales
Schwager, Herbert A.; Conrad, Rowan W. – 1974
The current study examined the effectiveness of a theme-centered developmental group model focusing on communications and on the differential effects of two group settings for counseling delivery. The subjects were 32 young, disadvantaged adults, consisting of 15 married couples and two divorced females, who were randomly assigned to spouse…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Group Counseling, Peer Acceptance, Self Concept Measures
Conrad, Rowan W.; Pollack, Robert M. – 1974
The report gives the results of a canonical correlation analysis of the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, Form E (16PF) and Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) scores for 299 Mountain-Plains students. The focus of the study was on population characteristic identification emerging from the canonical sets of the merged instrument descriptions.…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Individual Characteristics, Personality Measures, Self Concept Measures
Conrad, Rowan W.; And Others – 1975
The followup study assessed employment variables among persons who had experienced the Comprehensive Residential Family Career Education Model IV of the Mountain-Plains program. The assessment was accomplished by focusing on the current status of former Mountain-Plains students with regard to work variables: income, satisfaction derived from work,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Disadvantaged, Employment Experience, Followup Studies
Mayotte, Alan C.; Conrad, Rowan W. – 1975
The study examines the effectiveness of theme-centered group counseling conducted by experienced professional counselors in impacting the self-confidence of disadvantaged adults and also the development of interpersonal and intrapersonal sensitivity. Major questions focused on ascertaining if: (1) self-concept developments of a sample of entering…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Disadvantaged, Group Counseling, Interpersonal Relationship
Conrad, Rowan W.; McMahon, S. Lynne – 1974
The Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) was administered to 108 rural disadvantaged students entering the six-State regional Mountain-Plains program. Results indicate a low degree of self-actualization on all scales versus normal adults with no differences observed by sex and only one among States. Ethnic group differences are, however, observed…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Disadvantaged, Personality Measures, Rural Education
Conrad, Rowan W. – 1974
In an attempt to evaluate and minimize the dropout problem 26 noncompleting, two-parent families leaving the Mountain-Plains program prematurely were selected for study on the basis of availability of entry scores on the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) and the 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire, Form E (16PF). Scores for this group were…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Disadvantaged, Dropout Characteristics, Family Counseling
Conrad, Rowan W. – 1974
Tracing problems observed among the Mountain-Plains student population, a trend of apparently improper or arrested personality development emerges. Observations indicate that a majority of the student population does not possess normally developed trust, autonomy, initiative, industry, sense of identity, or ability to develop intimate…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Disadvantaged, Individual Characteristics, Personality Assessment
Conrad, Rowan W.; Fenenbock, Michael C. – 1975
The document describes the Mountain-Plains career education model and discusses its implications for higher education. The Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc., is a non-profit corporation chartered by the State of Montana and funded through the National Institute of Education for a five-year cycle of research and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Education
