This monograph contains computer printout of a study in which patterns of cooperation among nations were analyzed according to social field theory. This theory maintains that international relations is a field which consists of all the attributes and interactions of nations, can be analytically divided into attributes and behavior, and exhibits…

Cultural differences in interpersonal attraction were studied using 93 black, 112 Chicano, and 112 white college students who completed 40 Likert-type rating scales for each of four concepts of attraction (intimate, friendship, acquaintance, and stranger attraction). When a factor solution was generated, differences were noted in the amount of…

The Joreskog and Sorbom LISREL (linear structural relations) method is investigated as an alternative to regression analysis in studies of aptitude-treatment interactions (ATI), to solve problems caused by unreliability of measurements and by large sets of variables. A study reported by M.J. Behr is reanalyzed. This study investigated relations…

A pilot project in performance funding was conducted at Tennessee Technological University. A random sample of 112 seniors participated in a special assessment exercise involving the American College Testing (ACT) Battery and the ACT College Outcome Measures Project. The participants also completed a questionnaire designed to elicit self-reports…

The adequacy of Rosenberg's classification scheme, in which he divides children's learning characteristics into four styles, was investigated. Middle school students (N=377) were used as a sample, and their behavior was assessed by 30 teachers using the Learning Style Checklist. After intercorrelations of the 40 Checklist items were obtained, the…

TO DETERMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS (SES) AND MEASURES OF ACADEMIC MOTIVATION, APTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT, A SAMPLE OF 4,200 11TH-GRADE CAUCASIAN STUDENTS FROM NINE MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOLS WAS STUDIED. THE EXPERIMENT TESTED TWO NULL HYPOTHESES--(1) THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SES AND AN OBJECTIVE MEASURE OF MOTIVATION, AND…

THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY WHICH ASSESSED THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE OF THE 21 MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS (MES) IN NEW YORK CITY. THE FINDINGS WERE GATHERED FOR THE INFORMATION OF MES BUILDING PRINCIPALS. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE INDEX (OCI) WAS DISTRIBUTED TO MES TEACHERS, AND RESPONSES FROM 14 OF THE SCHOOLS WERE ANALYZED. WHEN…

A CONCEPT ATTAINMENT TASK IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE ASKED TO IDENTIFY A CONCEPT THROUGH DETERMINING WHICH OF A SET OF OBJECTS ARE OR ARE NOT INSTANCES OF IT WAS USED TO INVESTIGATE THEIR PROBLEM-SOLVING BEHAVIOR. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST WAS THE QUESTION OF TO WHAT EXTENT THEY USED OR LEARNED THE STRATEGY OF VARYING ONE FACTOR WHILE HOLDING ALL OTHERS…

This report analyzes the reponses of students to questionnaires administered as part of the Educational Opportunities Survey (EOS). The purposes of these analyses were (1) to present the number and percent of students responding to each questionnaire item alternative, (2) to determine the number of students who failed to answer each question, (3)…

The Teacher Behavior Questionnaire was designed to measure the nature of the organization structure of schools in terms of the behavior of teachers as observed by fellow teachers on a school staff. The development of the Questionnaire consisted of modifying the School Organizational Inventory (Punch) in several ways: each item was changed to…

Given that the subject matter of geography is commonly viewed as lacking definite character, form, and organization, this study was initiated as an attempt to evaluate the nature of the images high school students possess concerning the discipline of geography. Acquiring knowledge of these images is prerequisite to curriculum improvement attempts.…

Diaries showing how 920 Irish fifth graders spent their leisure time on three designated days within one week augmented data about the children's personal, school, and home characteristics to aid in determining the primary factors related to the amount and type of leisure time reading. The children reported spending a median time of 60 minutes per…

Vocational interests among eighth and ninth grade students were examined and factor structures by grade, sex, and race were compared. The Ohio Vocational Interest Survey (OVIS) was the only inventory given. Results indicate that: (1) eighth and ninth grade students have similar interest patterns, (2) black and white eighth and ninth grade students…

The thesis examines problems of adjustment encountered by new recruits entering the military services. Factors affecting adjustment are discussed: the recruit training staff and environment, recruit background characteristics, the military's image, the changing values and motivations of today's youth, and the recruiting process. Sources of…

The purpose of this research was to conduct a preliminary analysis of a new instrument, the Classroom Environment Index (CEI), designed to measure the psychological environment (press) of the classroom. The structure was essentially the same as other Syracuse indexes, containing 30 scales of 10 items each. Three forms of the instrument were…