The degree to which the chosen units of analysis are likely to produce spurious findings in staged combinations of multiple linear regression procedures are examined. The effects of grouping variables (e.g., classroom, school, and school district) on Procedures such as Coleman's semipartial regression and Mayeske's commonalities, in light of…

This paper comments on and assesses the power of the research of six studies presented at the American Educational Research Association symposium, "Linking Behavioral Research and Administrative Science." Three of the studies (Jordan, Koehler and Ismail, Bredo) are classified in terms of organizations as formal structures, and as instruments of…

The purpose of this paper is to summarize and evaluate experiments which examined the effects of teacher questions on student achievement. The studies reviewed are of two types: (a) training experiments, in which the independent variable is teacher training; and (b) skills experiments, in which the frequency and manner of use of a teaching skill…

This study was a replication of an earlier study by Mazyck (1971) which was designed to analyze characteristics of paraprofessional child care workers, as determined by ratings given on a scale of paraprofessional worker characteristics. The original study is reviewed and the development of the Mazyck Rating Scale for Paraprofessionals, is…

Realizing that the innovative potential of a state division of vocational education can be enhanced through communications networks, this study sought (1) to describe the degree of association between selected communication network characteristics and attitudes of personnel in a state division of vocational education, and (2) to assess the…

A plan is presented for a long-range research program, the objective of which will be to identify technical information problems and policies relating to Federal libraries and information services, to determine priorities among those issues requiring attention, and to develop research designs for each project recommended. The program is presented…

The relationship of background factors to separation reaction and social emotional adjustment at the start of nursery school was examined in 106 middle-class 4-year-olds. Mothers completed the Cain-Levine Social Competency Scale and questionnaires on the social experience of their children. Ratings of reactions to separation and of adjustment were…

The basic question under study was whether, or to what extent, the regular use of a library induces a modification in the user's structure of tastes and activities. In the spring of 1972, detailed interviews were conducted with 400 library users and 200 matched nonusers in two middle sized Hungarian towns. Interviewees were asked to evaluate, on a…

This paper reviews evaluation and research activities of Project MATH (Mathematics Activities for Teaching the Handicapped) during 1972-1973, and discusses evaluation of curriculum materials for educable mentally handicapped (EMH) populations. It briefly describes field tests in six cities involving our 100 teachers (primary through junior high…

Trends in speech communication research reflect a multidimensional view of human behavior resulting in more sophisticated methods of design and data analysis. Factor analysis, which might be considered a first step in multivariate analysis, can generate factors in speech communication studies for use as dependent variables as demonstrated through…

This document outlines (with diagrams) the research design, measurement techniques and experimental methods used in the second year of a study of child care institutions in Georgia. The purpose of the project was to experiment with different methods of achieving change towards community-oriented care in children's institutions. A related document…

Reading research studies from 1950 to 1969 were selected for inclusion in this bibliography from ERIC/CRIER's data base which contains materials from published journal literature, dissertations, USOE sponsored research, and International Reading Association conference proceedings. Since this bibliography is designed to serve the needs of the…

The first phase of a two-phase study of the employment success of welfare recipients trained and placed under the Work-Incentive (WIN) program is summarized. During this phase the methodology for the study was developed, including questionnaire structure, model field procedures, and study design. Preliminary instruments and procedures were tested…

Current conditions and trends in government publications at the Federal, State, and local (municipal, etc.) levels with respect to use, bibliographic control and distribution of such publications are analyzed. A research design for a comprehensive study project which would produce specific recommendations for nationwide action aimed at more…

This essay undertakes to develop a perspective from which education as a research area can be more clearly perceived and more meaningfully comprehended. It attempts to do so by locating the study of education within the larger context of the study of man and of society. In the study of man and society, three major sectors of research are…