The present study examines the effects of two common stresses, noise and sleep loss, on task performance. (Author/RK)

The article reports the construction and testing of a short scale of alienation. The scale is used in a British secondary school to explore associations between the criterion measure and children's self concept of academic ability, self esteem, extraversion, and placement in high/low ability groupings. (Editor)

A 40 item, Likert type attitude inventory was completed by a sample fo 448 teachers in schools with sixth forms. Implications for policy making in the area of sixth form education are briefly discussed. (Editor)

The purpose of this study was to replicate the survey reported by Atwood and Starck (2) to determine if changes had taken place in the perceived dimensions of the issues and the patterns of the attitudes toward university role and governance following the period of prolonged uncerta. (Author)

Article focused on student attitudes and practices concerning higher education and presented statements by students in reaction to questions such as, "How do you make good grades without putting in too much time?" (Author/RK)

The purpose of the present study was to factor analyze a set of items frequently used to measure Maslow need categories to obtain further information on their structure in relation to the Maslow system. (Author)

The focus of this study was on early church attendance and its influence on premarital heterosexual activity in young adulthood. (Author)

Several samples of black and white students were drawn from the 1970 PSAT administration in Georgia and studies for item x race interaction on both the verbal and mathematical sections of the test. (Authors)

The intention of this study is to explore the possibility that the leader behaves differently to different subordinates. (Author)

Conclusion is that it is not necessary to record the behavior of every pupil or an entire class in order to adequately measure a specific dimension of the classroom. Rather, observational efficiency can be attained through the utilization of sampling procedures for a given type of classroom situation. (Authors)

Applying to air quality data, procedures are presented for site characterization, method identification, data validation, and data summarization that are being established by the Environmental Protection Agency for the National Aerometric Data Bank. Topics review screening criteria, atypical results (data outliers), data accuracy and precision,…

The purpose of the study is to build upon previous theory and research on the concept of authority and to relate this knowledge to current practice in the public schools. (Author/RK)

In this paper the results of a survey conducted by the Social Research Group on drug use are discussed. Parent and student attitudes on drugs are compared. (RK)