Two studies were done to examine aggressive behavior in humans. In Experiment One, adults working on a plunger pulling task could receive a 3.5 ma shock at 75% probability every two minutes. The shock was unrelated to their plunger pulling behavior. Subjects could press a toggle switch to deliver electric shock to the experimenter, who was in the…

An exploratory study into the bias associated with faculty self-reporting of time and effort is reported. The paper delves into the question of whether or not there is bias in faculty reports of time and effort and whether a pattern to any such bias might appear. The methodology for conducting the study involved gathering faculty estimates of…

Programs in Michigan, North Carolina, and Oklahoma, under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act were reviewed by the General Accounting Office to determine the ability of the programs to meet the needs of all handicapped persons and their effectiveness in helping individual handicapped persons. Under the act, before vocational rehabilitation services…

This booklet is a summary of an international symposium, held in August 1970 in New York City, on the environmental aspects of nuclear power stations. The symposium was convened under the sponsorship of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC). The information is presented in a condensed and…

Fifty-three abstracts of papers presented at the first National Symposium on Methods of Learning Environmental Science, held in Chicago, Illinois, November 4, 1972, are compiled in this booklet. With an objective of exploring innovative ways of presenting environmental science at all levels, the symposium offered both lectures and workshops for…

Proceedings of the Conference on Environmental Impact Analysis held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 4-5, 1972, are compiled in this report. The conference served as a forum for exchange of information among State and Federal agencies and educators on experiences with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970. Hopefully, results of the…

This study was developed and approved as a pilot project preliminary to the major task of abstracting, classifying and assessing approximately one thousand dance research studies. Most of these studies are university sponsored, date from 1901 to the present, and are found on library shelves or in department files as master's theses. When the major…

This paper describes and illustrates the use of a recently developed management simulation-information model, suggesting it as one possible step toward partial solution of two longstanding concerns in educational administration. These problems are (1) the myopic and parochial "problems" view of education and (2) the schism between professor and…

The annual report of the Educational Research, Development, and Reference Group at the American Printing House for the Blind summarizes research and development activities conducted during fiscal year 1972 and those planned for fiscal year 1973. Reviewed is progress on individual projects in five major areas: aural study systems for the visually…

The report covers the first 2 years of operation of the Summer Family Conference, a 5-day program designed to provide intensive educational and counseling services to families with young (2-6 years) cerebral palsied children. Families involved were those considered hard to reach due to poverty or other factors by United Cerebral Palsy of New York…

These papers and addresses presented at the New York State Educational Communication Association cover a wide range of topics centering around the general problem of stimulating learning through instructional technology. Specifics range from learning theories, to budgets, and to particular techniques and technologies. (RH)

This document stimulates further study of open education. The publication is an edited version of selected presentations and panels of the American Association of Elementary-Kindergarten-Nursery Educators' National Research Conference on Open Education. Conference papers include the following: "Current Research in Open Informal Education;""Search…

In measuring attitudes by Semantic Differential, bipolar adjective scales with high loadings on an evaluative factor derived by Principal Components Analysis are used typically as unidimensional attitude measures. Komorita and Bass, using conventional statistical techniques, report the discovery of more than one evaluative factor. This paper…

The study focuses upon preparation programs of graduate students who aspire to become school principals. The design of the study is experimental with differing curriculum patterns for the principalship being the independent variable and potential placement of candidates the dependent variable. The method employed is unique inasmuch as controlled…

A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between student participation in classroom discussion and the way these students rate their instructors. The general hypothesis of this research was that student participation in classroom discussion is rewarding and that it reinforces favorable attitudes toward the instructor. A total of 480…