A study was conducted to: (1) Continue the investigation of a new approach to measuring the affective dimension of experience, and (2) Present a description and documentation of the affective impact of the Urban Arts Program of the Minneapolis Public Schools. The procedure classifies and evaluates information gathered in the form of diaries; it is…

A study is presented which attempts to investigate the interrelationships between certain assumptions about the nature of people held by the county extension leader, his sources of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction, and his performance of his function of leading the county staff. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire from 81 county…

The probability sample was a two-stage stratified sample. The first-stage units were schools and the second-stage units were students. Because certain subpopulations were oversampled, the data had to be weighted for analysis purposes. The analyses concerned contrasting North Carolina and its various subpopulations with the nation on standardized…

The usefulness of generalizability theory in assessing the reliability of classroom observation instruments is illustrated, with a new index of reliability, called the coefficient of generalizability, given as an index of how well one can generalize from the instrument to the universe score according to the conditions of observation. Data from an…

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a technique of cluster analysis which is similar in aim to the Interactive Intercolumnar Correlation Analysis (IICA), though different in detail. Two methods are proposed for extracting a single bipolar factor (a "contrast compenent") directly from the initial similarities matrix. The advantages of this…

A study of whether the effects of block scheduling on student achievement and attitudes are more advantageous than traditional scheduling was made. The block scheduling treatment involved three required courses on each of four grade levels--freshmen through senior in high school. Interdisciplinary teaching teams were responsible for instruction.…

This handbook outlines the scope of the Bureau of Labor Statistics programs and the methods it uses to collect, tabulate, evaluate, and publish a wide range of economic and statistical information from the studies and surveys that it conducts. These statistical programs are organized according to subject matter areas. The broad subject areas…

A training program carried out by the Center for Early Education (CEE) to prepare or upgrade the performance of 20 day-care administrators in Los Angeles County is discussed as to the program, evaluation, and findings. The program, consisting of 2 three-week workshops and six interim seminars, was designed to achieve 12 goals relating to child…

In a replication and extension of work by Silberman (1969), differential teacher behavior toward different students was studied in relation to the attitudes teachers held toward those students. Using data on dyadic teacher-child interactions collected with the Brophy-Good system, contrasting patterns were noted in the ways teachers interacted with…

The influence of conferences in various parts of the world upon art education was studied. The purposes of this study are: (1) to glean significant recommendations from the conference reports and, by this process, to isolate areas of overlap, instances of shared concern and recommendations which were repeated in reference to seemingly different…

SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE PROCESSES AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY IN RELATION TO SCHOOL BOND ISSUES WERE STUDIED. IN THE FIRST SECTION, CHAPTER I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE SCHOOL BOND ISSUES IN THE GENERAL CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, AND CHAPTER II PRESENTED A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE AND RESEARCH STUDIES THAT HAVE DEALT WITH…

This document presents a method, developed by the Institute for Child Advocacy [ICA], (a community based project which seeks to upgrade the quality of children's services in South Central Los Angeles) of using problem solving with community residents and agencies. This method of problem solving, previously used in a study of children being…

This developmental project with a research component was initiated at the Laurel County Vocational School with the major objective of determining if 2-hour instructional blocks could be operated in programs enrolling only secondary students. Subobjectives involved data gathering and statistical analyses on (1) student achievement, (2) ratings of…

Early procedures for the analysis of multivariate panel data do not rest on well-specified statistical models. Recent approaches based on path analysis suffer from the defects of variable standardization and lack of attention to measurement error. The paper formulates a measurement model for quantitatively scaled multivariate panel data. The model…

The Research for Better Schools (RBS) Career Education Program in Philadelphia focuses on experience-based instruction and includes career exploration and specialization, career guidance, and basic skills. An evaluation of the program's effectiveness is presented based on an analysis of t-test results of two experimental groups and a control…