This study examined the effects of an Education for Parenthood Program (EPP) on the childrearing attitudes of eighth grade students. Two eighth grade classes were randomly selected from five sections at a middle school in south central Pennsylvania. One of the classes (both of which were approximatley 60% male and 70% black) was randomly assigned…

Forty-three hyperactive children (5 to 9 years old) and their families were assessed and followed during a 3 month intervention program. Families were randomly assigned to one of three groups: parent training in behavior modification while the child was administered a placebo, parent training plus methylphenidate, and methylphenidate only. All…

This study assessed the feasibility of conducting relatively low cost later effects studies of Follow Through (FT) programs without extensive new data collection, relying instead on existing data resources including the national FT data base, sponsor and site data bases, school and community records, and potential new data collection of modest…

This document summarizes a study designed to assess the feasibility of conducting relatively low cost later effects studies of Follow Through (FT) programs without extensive new data collection, relying instead on existing data resources including the national FT data base, sponsor and site data bases, school and community records, and potential…

A Cashmere School District, Washington, project trained a cadre of rural educators and provided them with necessary skills and materials to conduct career education inservice training. Over fifty participants attended ten-day workshops at which the nine training modules developed by the project were used. Designed for independent presentation,…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO EVALUATE, IN TERMS OF STUDENT INTEREST AND INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, INDIVIDUALLY ADMINISTERED NOTEBOOK EXERCISES IN ANTI-AIR WARFARE DECISION MAKING. IN A FIVE DAY TRAINING SESSION, AN EXPERIMENTAL CLASS OF NAVAL OFFICERS RECEIVED NOTEBOOK EXERCISES IN ADDITION TO LECTURES, WHILE A CONTROL GROUP HAD ONLY THE LECTURES.…

DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN LABORATORY TRAINING, T-GROUP TRAINING, AND SENSITIVITY TRAINING ARE MADE, FOLLOWED BY A DIARY OF A T-GROUP IN SESSION. THE BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LABORATORY APPROACH IS PRESENTED, HIGHLIGHTING THOSE ASPECTS, PROBLEMS, AND RESULTS WHICH ARE OF GREATEST INTEREST TO INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR RELATIONS. A DISCUSSION OF THE…

The Volunteers in School (VIS) program, a three-year intervention using nonprofessionals as change agents and service providers, was designed to help children identified by their teachers as having behavioral or academic difficulties. An attempt was made to coordinate the teacher's classroom activities with those of the change agent and to devise…

The effects of small group versus large group instruction in improving the oral language of 40 language delayed preschoolers were examined. Results of scores on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Preschool Language Scale indicated that small group instruction appeared to improve the Ss' oral language performance, regardless of sex or age.…

Many training programs have been set up for volunteers and paraprofessionals who work with the elderly. These programs, however, tend to emphasize basic helping skills. Those already trained in basic psychotherapeutic techniques require advanced training in skills related to psychotherapy and counseling with older adults. The effectiveness of such…

This research is part of an ongoing evaluation of the impact of the Butte County, California, Head Start program on mothers' child rearing behaviors and values, self esteem, and attitudes regarding family ideology. A total of 103 mothers of children enrolled in the Head Start program were given pre- and post-program interviews by their child's…

This paper reports a study of the influence of two parent education programs on mothers' personality processes as measured by the Loevinger Scale of Ego Development. Participating in either a Discussion Group program focusing primarily on the mother's needs or a Toy Demonstration program focusing mainly on the child, low income black mothers…

A survey of the 1972 and 1973 graduating classes from Sunnyside High School, Tucson, Arizona was conducted to secure information on the effectiveness of vocational training. An instrument was designed to determine placement in areas related to training, additional on-the-job training needed, and academic satisfaction of nonvocational graduates. A…

In an on-going pilot study, training procedures previously found successful with moderately and severely retarded adolescents and adults have been adapted to teaching trainable retarded children (6-, 8-, and 10-years-old) to assemble a 14-piece coaster brake. Modifications in the carefully detailed task analysis approach have included the need for…

A five-year followup survey of 1969 Albemarle County high school graduates was made from July 1, 1974 to July 1, 1975. Data collected regarding present job status, college attendance, and high school training were compared with high school ability level to gauge the relevance and effectiveness of high school vocational education programs. Survey…