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Jaynes, W. E. – 1980
As a follow-up to studies by McKechnie (1974) and Marano (1976), the relation of self-report questionnaire measures of worker motivation and temperament to similar measures of participation in leisure activities was explored. One sample of 72 college students was given worker motivation and temperament questionnaires. A second sample of 126…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Higher Education, Individual Activities
Callister, Sheldon; Berger, Mike – 1980
Mental health center administrators are concerned about persons who contact centers but fail to keep initial appointments. Factors within centers that discourage client follow-through must be identified and changed. Telephone surveys were attempted for 50 such individuals from the youth (N=23) and adult (N=27) team logs of the Weber Mental Health…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Dropout Prevention
Download full textPaez, Adolfo L., Ed. – 1977
The National Crime Survey (NCS) program has conducted a continuous national survey and separate surveys in 26 central cities to study the impact of crime on American society. Attitudinal information obtained from a 1974 survey of occupants of 4,929 housing units (9,650 residents age 16 and over) in Miami reflects crime trends, fear of crime,…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys
Kahnweiler, William M.; Rollin, Stephen A. – 1980
The Counselor Rating Form (CRF) and Counseling Evaluation Inventory (CEI) were used in an applied setting to evaluate counselor interns. A sample of 17 counselor trainees conducted two interviews with two internship. After each interview, the trainees rated themselves on the CRF and the clients rated the trainees on both the CRF and CEI.…
Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Educators, Counselor Evaluation
Bladh, Agneta; Premfors, Rune – 1980
Theoretical issues concerning research and policy-making and three empirical studies of the higher education sector in Sweden are discussed. A major concern is the utilization of social science research and development efforts by public policy makers. Additionally, the characteristics of the public policy-making processes that influence the scope…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Dager, Edward Z.; McCullough, B. Claire – 1976
Although family integration is a much-used concept in sociological research on the family, there has been no consistency in its definition or measurement. Numerous factors representing family integration have been combined to develop a measure, the Family Integration Index, designed to be a more valid and reliable measure of the multi-dimensional…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure, Group Unity
LOWNDS, BARBARA; PINSKY, DAVID – 1967
THIS CONNECTICUT STUDY IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING A REGION'S NEEDS IN THE HEALTH SERVICE OCCUPATIONS. IT DESCRIBES MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF VARIOUS OCCUPATIONS AND THE TRAINING FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE STUDY. APPENDIXES SHOW (1) FORM LETTERS AND QUESTIONNAIRES USED, (2) A LIST OF THE FORTY-NINE…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Allied Health Occupations Education, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
DUNN, JAMES A.; SHANKS, PATRICIA F. – 1967
GROUP DIFFERENCES (AGE, SEX, AND SOCIAL CLASS) IN CHILDREN'S SCHOOL ANXIETY AND IN THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD VARIOUS ASPECTS OF SCHOOL, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ANXIETY AND CHILDREN'S ATTITUDE PATTERNS WERE EXPLORED. SEVERAL THEORIES AND EARLIER STUDIES IN THIS AREA ARE DISCUSSED. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 480 STUDENTS IN GRADES FIVE, SEVEN, AND…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Correlation
HOSFORD, RAY E. – 1968
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO CONDUCT AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF TWO SOCIAL MODEL COUNSELING PROCEDURES WHICH CAN BE USED BY SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO ASSIST SHY ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN LEARNING HOW TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN CLASS DISCUSSIONS. THE STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE WHICH OF TWO TYPES OF MODEL PRESENTATIONS (FILM OR AUDIOTAPE) WOULD BEST…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Discussion
CARTER, JOHN L. – 1967
THE SHORT- AND LONG-RANGE EFFECTS OF A LANGUAGE STIMULATION PROGRAM ON THE LINGUISTIC ABILITY AND INTELLIGENCE OF EDUCATIONALLY DISADVANTAGED FIRST-GRADE NEGRO CHILDREN WERE STUDIED. SUBJECTS WERE RANDOMLY PLACED IN EXPERIMENTS (E) AND CONTROL (C) GROUPS OF 32 PUPILS MATCHED ON STANDARDIZED PRETEST BATTERIES WHICH DETERMINED THEIR LANGUAGE AND…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educationally Disadvantaged, Followup Studies, Grade 1
STOLUROW, LAWRENCE M. – 1963
A STATUS REPORT WAS MADE OF THE ACTIVITIES PURSUED IN A 3-MONTH PORTION OF PHASE 1 OF A LARGER 10-YEAR PROJECT PLANNED TO STUDY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN TRANSFER OF TRAINING BY USE OF PROGRAMED SELF-INSTRUCTION PRESENTED BY TEACHING MACHINES. THIS MEDIUM WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT PROVIDES LABORATORY-LIKE CONDITIONS SUCH AS…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Learning Processes, Logic
BARGER, BEN; HALL, EVERETTE – 1967
MANY STUDENTS ENTER COLLEGE WITH A SPECIFIC DEFICIT OR PROBLEM AREA WHICH WILL KEEP THEM FROM REALIZING THEIR POTENTIAL UNLESS SOME REMEDIAL ACTION IS TAKEN. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS OR SPECIFIC DEFICITS, AND WAS ADMINISTERED TO 3,128 NEW STUDENTS TOGETHER WITH A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS STUDENT BACKGROUND AND…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Family Characteristics, Mental Health
PECK, ROBERT L.
THE WORK OF THE TEACHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, A LONG-TERM PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND DISSEMINATION, WAS DESCRIBED. THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION WAS ALSO DISCUSSED ALONG WITH THE SETS OF FACTORS IN TEACHING BEHAVIOR AND CHILD LEARNING WHICH THE CENTER IS UNDERTAKING TO STUDY. THE CENTER IS ALSO CONDUCTING…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Research and Development Centers
Campbell, Cal – 1980
The ability to estimate a student's chances of dropping out should be of value to advisors counseling entering freshman. Students who had been college freshmen in the fall of 1978 and who did not enroll for the fall of 1979 (N=111), and a random sample of students (N=509) continuing their education in the fall of 1979 completed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Background, College Choice, College Environment
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Precollege Psychology. – 1979
Approved by the American Psychological Association (APA), these guidelines are designed to help high school psychology teachers make decisions relating to ethical problems in their classrooms. The guidelines cover three areas: the use of animals in school science behavior projects, the use of human participants in research or demonstrations…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Confidentiality, Educational Problems, Guidelines
