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Download full textSherman, Lawrence; Hofmann, Richard J. – 1978
The relationship between locus of control (LC), grade point average (GPA), standardized achievement test scores (SAT), sex, and socioeconomic status (SES) was investigated among a sample of 174 eighth graders who responded to the Nowicki-Strickland locus on control instrument. Certain partial correlations between momentary achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Path Method, Grade Point Average, Locus of Control
Farago, P. J., Ed.; And Others – 1976
This book is a result of a project sponsored by the Working Party on Chemical Education of the Federation of European Chemical Societies, UNESCO, the Chemical Society and the Royal Society, London, England. The purposes of this publication are to: (1) inform chemists of the level and significance of the various chemical qualifications in Europe;…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Educational Status Comparison
Natriello, Gary; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – 1979
A report is made on studies designed to experimentally assess the effects of student ethnicity, sex, achievement record, and behavior record on teacher presentations of standards and teacher warmth. Teachers reported on how they would respond to hypothetical classroom problems presented by students selected at random from their roll books.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Theories, Bias, Ethnic Status
Thompson, Eugene W.; And Others
Academic achievement of fifth grade students, statistically controlled for the student's socioeconomic status, was studied in relationship to the racial balance of the student's school. Eleven elementary schools were assigned to three categories in which the percentage of students who were black was either 11 to 15, 22 to 24, or 47 to 51%.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Black Achievement, Family Characteristics
McPartland, James M. – 1978
The main purpose of schools is to prepare the current generation of students to lead successful lives as adults and contribute to a worthwhile society. Thus any school policy or reform will be judged for its long-term consequences on the adult lives of its students and on the society they develop. Although the desegregation of America's public…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Employment, Desegregation Effects, Educational Benefits
Parker, Paul; Parker, Patrick W. – 1979
A study was undertaken to gather a body of comprehensive data concerning the trustees serving the 19 Kansas community college districts that are governed by local boards. A 22-item questionnaire elicited information on characteristics such as sex, age, ethnic origin, occupation, educational level, years of service as a board member, length of…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Age, Community Colleges
Payne, Glen N.; Peck, Robert F. – 1979
The United States portion of a crossnational study of coping styles suggests that children may have coping strategies that support their value systems. Participants were two random samples of equal numbers of ten- and fourteen-year-olds, boys and girls, upper-middle class and upper-lower class in communities near Chicago, Illinois, and Austin,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adolescents, Careers
Howsam, Robert B. – 1979
Changes in the organizational structure of teacher education and in the attitudes of members of the teaching profession are proposed. The concept of inservice teacher education is criticized as admitting that school of education graduates holding a bachelor's degree enter the profession not fully prepared and must continue to study while on the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Degree Requirements, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education
PDF pending restorationHall, William S.; Dore, John – 1980
An investigation was conducted of socioeconomic differences in the cognitive style and content of mother/child interaction, through the use of a task in which mothers attempted to get their children to point to the target item in an array of four pictures. Subjects were 32 mother/child dyads, half black and half white. Within each ethnic group,…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Mothers, Cognitive Style, Early Childhood Education
HAYS, DANIEL G. – 1962
THE CONCERN OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO ANALYTICALLY COMPARE THE VERIDICALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE SOCIAL ROLE COGNITIONS ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS--THAT IS, HOW SIMILAR ARE THE GENERAL PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHER BEHAVIOR TO THEIR ACTUAL BEHAVIOR (VERIDICALITY), AND HOW WELL MATCHED ARE THE PERCEPTIONS ATTRIBUTED TO TEACHERS TO THE ACTUAL BEHAVIORAL…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Measurement, Communication (Thought Transfer), Parent Attitudes
BROOKS, MELVIN S.; HILGENDORF, ROBERT L. – 1960
MIGRANT LABORERS WHO PICKED STRAWBERRIES IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS IN THE SPRING OF 1958 WERE SURVEYED. THIS PARTICULAR SAMPLE WAS SELECTED FOR STUDY BECAUSE FAR MORE CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED IN THE HARVEST OF STRAWBERRIES THAN IN ANY OTHER FARM TASK OF THE AREA. MIGRANTS WHO WERE INTERVIEWED WERE SELECTED BY SYSTEMATIC RANDOM SAMPLING--A PROCEDURE THAT…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Aspiration, Attitudes, Family Characteristics
DOUGLASS, JOSEPH H. – 1967
ON A NATIONAL BASIS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THE TOTAL POPULATION ARE NOT BEING ADEQUATELY MET, AND THE RURAL SEGMENT (ESPECIALLY RURAL YOUTH) OF THE POPULATION FARES EVEN WORSE THAN ITS URBAN COUNTERPART. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INADEQUACY INCLUDE--(1) LOWER INCOME, (2) SPARSITY OF POPULATION, (3) LOWER EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, AND (4) THE…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation, Low Income
WADE, DURLYN E. – 1966
THE ROLE, FUNCTION, AND STATUS OF NURSE TEACHERS IN THE SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK STATE WERE ANALYZED UTILIZING DATA FROM QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES OF 2677 NURSE TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL, SCHOOL PHYSICIANS, AND PARENTS. SPECIFIC FINDINGS WERE RELATED TO ROLE CONFLICT, WORK LOAD, CLERICAL DUTIES, TEACHING ROLE, TEACHING CERTIFICATION, AND…
Descriptors: Administrators, Certification, Elementary Schools, Health Programs
MAYESKE, GEORGE W. – 1967
A NATIONAL SURVEY, INVOLVING A FIVE-PERCENT SAMPLE OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WAS CONDUCTED IN 1966. THE PRIMARY CONCERN CENTERED AROUND FOUR MAJOR QUESTIONS--(1) THE EXTENT OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUP SEGREGATION IN THE SCHOOLS, (2) WHETHER THE SCHOOLS OFFERED EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, (3) THE DEGREE OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUP DIFFERENCES ON…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Family Characteristics, Low Achievement
GENTRY, HAROLD W.; KENNEY, JAMES B. – 1967
THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN 221 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND (1) CLASSIFICATION OF THE SCHOOL BY ITS URBAN, SUBURBAN, OR RURAL LOCATION, (2) SCHOOL SIZE AS MEASURED BY NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, AND (3) ECONOMIC LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE SCHOOL. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Elementary Schools, Interaction, Leadership Styles
