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Kirchner, John H.; Miller, Leland R. – College Student Journal, 1974
Two hundred and seventy analyses were performed on Study of Values and questionnaire data obtained from 195 male and 197 female collegiates reared Catholic or Protestant. (Author)
Descriptors: Background, College Students, Higher Education, Religious Differences
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Simon, William E.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
The present study compares marijuana users and nonusers in terms of (a) psychological needs, (b) self-descriptions, (c) self-esteem, (d) academic achievement, (e) ordinal position of birth, and (f) attitudes toward the legalization of various items. Some significant differences were reported between groups of users. (Author/PC)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Background, College Students, Drug Abuse
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Menne, Joy M. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1975
Experienced counselors (n=75) from different work settings contributed statements of those competencies they believed necessary for effective face-to-face counseling. The competency statements were edited and compiled into a set of 132 competencies. Each of the 132 competencies was rated for importance by 376 experienced counselors and therapists.…
Descriptors: Background, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Evaluation
Downey, L. W. – Alberta J Educ Res, 1969
Descriptors: Background, Charts, Human Resources, Organizations (Groups)
Grunde, Andris – NASPA, 1976
The importance of college image on student enrollment choices is discussed and a model is described which, using various student background variables as independent variables and college choice as the dependent variable, tries to assess the factors which determine college choice. (SE)
Descriptors: Background, College Admission, College Choice, Demography
Auster, Ethel; Lawton, Stephen B. – 1978
This report summarizes the findings of the EISO project, which was funded in 1975 to develop, evaluate, and analyze an information dissemination system based upon computerized retrieval of bibliographies. With much of the research component completed, the service component is operational, providing Ontario educators with online bibliographic…
Descriptors: Background, Diagrams, Evaluation, Models
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Rubin, Rosalyn A.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1977
Self-esteem was found to have a moderate relationship with, but not a strong independent effect on, school achievement and behavior for a sample of 530 12-year olds. (Author)
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Background, Educational Research
Grover, Robert; Hale, Martha L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1995
Discusses Judy M. Pitts, academician, in memorium. Profiles her first year in academe; the role of research in her teaching (including examples of assignments); the focus of her research on information needs, seeking, and use; and her role as a teacher and service provider. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Assignments, Background, Faculty, Higher Education
Romanyshyn, Robert D. – 1975
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…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitudes, Background, Behavior Patterns
Campbell, Cal – 1980
The ability to estimate a student's chances of dropping out should be of value to advisors counseling entering freshman. Students who had been college freshmen in the fall of 1978 and who did not enroll for the fall of 1979 (N=111), and a random sample of students (N=509) continuing their education in the fall of 1979 completed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Background, College Choice, College Environment
Diamond, William J.; And Others – 1968
A cost-benefit and system-analysis approach was utilized in an effort to study the quality of education in the State of Kentucky. This first report of that 2-year study relates: background information problems of measuring quality; methodology employed; rankings of the 197 school districts; and the input, output, and process variables. Two…
Descriptors: Background, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Computation
FURNO, ORLANDO F.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS REPORT OUTLINES DESIGNS FOR 8 POSSIBLE RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH COULD BE UNDERTAKEN WITH REGARD TO PROJECT MISSION, A PROGRAM TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO INNER CITY SCHOOLS. THEY ARE (1) A STUDY OF ATTRITION RATES OF STUDENT-INTERN-TEACHER ENROLLEES IN TRAINING IN PROJECT MISSION, (2) TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT MISSION INTERNS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Background, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth