Proposes a new research technique for assessing student preferences through naturalistic data sampling, that is, employing the exact words that students include in their descriptions. Utilizing this technique, this study attempts to compile descriptions of residence hall environments that can be used in follow-up questionnaires and checklists for…

The Delphi Technique in modified form was used by seniors majoring in early childhood education to develop and devise a definition of effective early childhood teaching. The four major categories of effective early childhood teaching were teacher attitude, child orientation, curriculum approach, and classroom physical characteristics. (Author)

Age-Specific divorce rates and weighted divorce rates are evaluated in comparison with several traditional rates. The analysis reversals of the ranking of some states in comparison with rankings based on other divorce rates, and the age-specific rates for young married couples is lower than expected. (Author)

According to data from six U. S. national surveys, middle-aged women whose children have left home report, as a whole, somewhat greater happiness and enjoyment of life than women of similar age with a child (or children) living at home, and the former report substantially greater marital happiness than the latter. (Author)

In this study affection between divorcees and their consanguines is present both before and after the divorce and contributes to maintaining kinship interaction. However, the affectional and/or obligational bond with affines is weakened or eliminated following the divorce. (Author)

Based on data from a five-state probability sample of households, divergences appear by race with regards to measures of sex role egalitarianism. Basic processes are similar in both racial categories with respect to factors accounting for marital solidarity. (Author)

A program to enroll Vietnam veterans in college through recruitment and open admission was evaluated. Results indicated that many new freshmen veterans were inadequately prepared for college and were less likely to complete the academic year in good standing than their nonveteran classmates. (Author)

For 75 Mexican-American students in a transition year program at selective private colleges, multiple regression analysis revealed that nontraditional predictors such as low income, English difficulty, denied regular college admission, and high school underachievement with high IQ accounted for more variance in first year college success than did…

Freshmen completed the Mooney Problem Check List and reported how much financial support their parents provided. The relationship between parents' support and finances, living conditions, and employment problems was highly significant, with women reporting more financial problems than men. (Author)

This article describes the virtual-team process used by graduate students with a faculty guide at the University of Calgary over a 16-month period. Using a narrative-story technique, the article describes the four stages of work that were completed by the virtual team and identifies the unique strengths, pitfalls, and strategies that the team…

Many persons avoid dentists and dental work. The present study explored the effects of systematic desensitization and social-modeling treatments with placebo and assessment control groups. Modeling was more effective than desensitization as shown by the number of subjects who went to a dentist. (Author)

The present investigation superimposed a group discussion process over a typical vocational counseling process in which the primary focus was on test information and over two atypical vocational counseling processes. The atypical groups learned significantly more and retained longer than did both the typical groups and the control groups. (Author)

The present study evaluates the effectiveness of diverse ways of teaching an interpersonal inquiry technique. When subjects were exposed to delayed feedback plus perceptual cues, they learned at a significantly higher level than when receiving immediate feedback. (Author)

It was predicted that orals selected by the Blacky Pictures would report a similar amount of movement of a light as an authority figure when viewing the autokinetic phenomenon in his presence, while anals would remain independent of his influence or would even respond oppositionally. (Author)

Biases which may affect counseling relationship have been found among rehabilitation personnel. The hiring of counselors from various minority groups is recommended as an interim solution. (Author/EK)