The 1961 meeting of the Western Regional Conference on Testing Problems dealt with changes in education and measurement since Sputnik. The following papers were presented: (1) "Who's Testing Whom and for What?" by Daniel D. Feder; (2) "Recent Development and Problems in the Teaching of English" by Alfred H. Grommon; (3) "The New Foreign Language…

"The Best of Ten Years," a publication of the Tenth Annual Conference for the Adult Student Personnel Association, Inc. (ASPA), contains prophesies for the future in addition to a chronicle of concerns of the decade. Articles included are: Financial Aid for Evening Students (Sol Jacobson); The Programming and Counseling of Adult Transfer Students…

The contents of this volume represent the invited contributions to the conference and are categorized according to special (invited) addresses, symposia, and workshops. Special addresses were conceptualized to view environmental design research in a holistic way, incorporating changing societal and political conditions. Lynton K. Caldwell spoke on…

This report describes the proceedings of a Conference on Internal Pricing for University Resource Allocation held in Berkeley, California, July 7-9, 1971. The conference was attended by approximately 25 economists and university administrators, who were organized into panels to discuss the theory and implementation of internal pricing. The report…

The preferences of students for the learning environments and roles they must assume under two divergent instructional models--traditional group-oriented instruction and the self-instructional models--were examined. The study was conducted in two phases; Phase I focused on answering the questions concerning the convergence or divergence of student…

This study was a direct response to a 1970 resolution by the California Community College Board of Governors that all community college districts refrain from implementing any new programs in the area of specialized training for marine technicians until the success of existing programs could be evaluated. A needs assessment survey was conducted to…

Results of a survey of 23 community colleges in Washington State in regard to the use of potential use of paraprofessionals in the area of guidance and counseling are provided. Of these colleges, 6 were using paraprofessionals, 1 was planning to add two, 11 planned to add paraprofessionals "when their budget allowed," and 5 reported no…

This paper is presented in three parts. Part One considers the nature of the need for facilities, programs, and services for older people, sets forth long-range goals, reviews available information with respect to this area of action, and identifies major shortcomings of present approaches. Part Two is devoted to consideration of needs, goals,…

An experimental preschool was set up to study the effect of mixing children differing in SES and race on racial awareness and interaction. It was hypothesized that racial self-selection could be explained in terms of SES level and that interracial contact when different SES children were included would serve to counteract racial stereotypes and…

Two studies examined serial recall process of first-grade Canadian children from inner-city and suburban backgrounds. In the first study significant differences were found in the serial position curve of recall. Suburban children recalled a greater number of early-presented, primacy items, while inner-city children who had equivalent span…

A study was conducted to scrutinize school factors related to dropouts at the secondary level. One senior secondary school comprised the sample for the study. Telephone interviews were conducted with the dropouts; these interviews were loosely structured. and the interviewer encouraged students to talk generally about their school experiences. The…

A survey was conducted of 300 parents of students in each of 18 North York Senior High Schools to determine their attitudes toward the schools which their offspring attended. Questionnaires containing 10 statements to be agreed or disagreed with were mailed to these parents,who were selected at random from listing of parents of students. The…

The papers presented at the first Canadian conference on information science are presented in this volume. Six presentations were given under the general topic of research: Research into Privacy and Data Banks, Communications Knowledge Software Industry for Canada, Census Data Access and Statistical Information Management, Communication System…

The Texas Migrant Health Project under the State Department of Health aims to: (1) promote and improve medical, dental, and public health services for the domestic agricultural worker and his dependents and (2) encourage and support migrant efforts to participate in and be responsible for personal and family health. During 1969-70, the state was…

In this final working paper of the National Seminar on the Diffusion of New Instructional Materials and Practices conference participants make some general observations about the whole process of diffusion that would be useful to others who are developers or users and who participate in dissemination and implementation activities. Consideration is…