Utilizing research conducted on nostalgia, this paper shows how a phenomenological approach assists in understanding behavior, experience and expression. Moreover, a clearer understanding of them aids one's research with and comprehension of nostalgia. Human action can be studied from the experiential, behavioral and expressive perspectives. These…

Purpose, progress, and in most cases, major findings are presented for research conducted at Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J. during 1972-73. Under the rubric, Psychological Research, summaries are provided for work dealing with human development, learning and cognition, personality, and social behavior. For the category, Educational…

Reviews research carried on at Educational Testing Service during the period July 1, 1970 through June 30, 1971. The research areas covered are: (1) Psychological Research (human development, learning and cognition, personality, and social behavior); (2) Educational Applications (early and primary education, secondary education, higher education,…

This monograph presents an overview of reports from a 4-year intensive research study of internal life among 3 Swedish compulsory schools and includes discussion of a 10-year follow-up study of 12 senior-level compulsory schools. The 4-year project sought to understand innovative processes, but because few innovations were observed, research…

Detailed accounts of activities of 19 committees of the Social Science Research Council form the major portion of this annual report. In addition, the Council president's report summarizes the activities, trends, and goals of the Council in areas such as research planning, the improvement of research methodology, and the training of competent…