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Busch, Judith W.; Blackwell, Peggy J. – 1977
This paper discusses a study conducted with 100 parents of high school-age students in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to determine the nature and range of their goals for secondary education. Each parent participated in an open-ended, tape-recorded interview. Results of these interviews, while qualitative, revealed basic sex-role expectations of parents…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Research, Expectation, Parent Aspiration
Gathman, Gary W.; And Others – Humanist Educator, 1977
Trust is a most important ingredient provided by the teacher in any learning interaction. This study examined the level of trust of teachers exhibited by male and female students in grades four through eight. As students' grade level increased, their trust of teachers decreased. (Author)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Research, Emotional Adjustment, Junior High Schools
Download full textMerkel-Keller, Claudia – 1977
This study was undertaken: (1) to determine achievement in mathematics of ninth graders (general mathematics students and algebra students) in eight public schools in New Jersey as measured by an achievement test developed and tested by the author; (2) to determine attitudes toward mathematics of the students as measured by an attitude scale…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmental Psychology, Educational Research, Expectation
Collis, Betty – Computing Teacher, 1986
Summarizes five studies: (1) new sight words for computer-using children; (2) immediate rewards for correct answers with computer assisted instruction; (3) importance of parental attitude and experience to student achievement with computers; (4) Logo and adolescent females' mathematics achievement; and (5) competition versus cooperation for male…
Descriptors: Competition, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cooperation
Pedersen, Eigil D.; And Others – 1971
These two volumes contain a complete report on an inventory of the state of educational research in Quebec, as surveyed in 1968-1969. Four different populations--deans, professors of education, graduate students in education, and educational researchers other than faculties of education--were studied, using a particular instrument designed for the…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Age Differences, College Faculty, Data Collection
Malaney, Gary D. – 1987
The research on graduate students that has appeared in 20 academic journals since 1976 is reviewed. Ninety-four articles are classified into topic areas, and representative articles of each area are discussed. The research designs of the 94 research studies are considered with attention to: the level of students (master's or doctoral); whether…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Admission, College Choice
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
This booklet, which was produced as a follow-up to the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, presents examples of key areas where research is currently being conducted by various public and nongovernmental agencies and recommends ways to enhance communication among researchers. The first 75% of the booklet reviews recent research on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
