In 1965, 126 new teachers were studied for psychological, biographical, and educational variables. In 1967, 1972, and 1977, they were surveyed on their satisfaction with teaching and rated for teaching ability. Overall trends and the ability of the 1965 data to predict 1977 teaching success and satisfaction are considered. (SJL)

The development of community-based alternatives to institutional care for juvenile offenders should be based on (1) a clear conceptualization of what "community-based" means, (2) intervention efforts that consider the context of the clients' social relationship networks; and (3) resolution of professional and territorial conflicts.…

Analyzed stress-related variables as possible predictors of role strain among married college women. Establishing role priorities appeared as a significant moderator variable. Women who placed family first perceived their husband's emotional support for their student role and school activities, which helped alleviate strain. Child-care needs were…

Examined the self-esteem of middleborns compared with firstborns and lastborns. Studied the number, spacing, and sex of siblings of the middleborn. Data were obtained from a national sample of over 2,200 adolescent males. Results suggested that middleborns have a significantly lower self-esteem than firstborns and lastborns. (Author)

Multiple group discriminant analysis was employed to determine the utility of preenrollment traits and academic performance in identifying freshman students who persisted, stopped out, or withdrew early. After first-quarter academic performance, relatively clear distinctions can be made between students who persist and those who do not.…

The performance of minority and nonminority students in four successive entering classes at a highly selective college were compared. Graduation rates were comparable, but the two groups were found to be sharply differentiated with respect to cumulative grade point average. (Author/MLW)

Assesses the effectiveness of previous grade point average, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, personal references, work experience, and personal goals as predictors of student performance in library school. Previous grade point average and GRE scores are found to be the best predictors for overall student performance. Nineteen references…

Used personality characteristics, extracurricular participation, and selected demographic data as variables to identify potential participant and nonparticipant students in college sponsored extracurricular activities. Results suggest the questionable transferability of levels of participation from high school to college and the need to consider…

This paper poses a research question about how a person's work experience affects his or her earnings and shows how the Cumulative Experience Method (CEM) can provide an answer to the question using all available information in a longitudinal data set. (Author/GDC)

Using data on 1,438 Reykjavik children, this paper analyzes the influence of social origins, family characteristics, and IQ on scholastic performance in sixth, eighth, and ninth grades. Although IQ is the best single predictor of scholastic performance, both social structural and social psychological antecedents proved important. (Author/SJL)

Undergraduate and graduate students in an educational media equipment course were studied to examine the effect of independent study as a mode of instruction upon their attitudes, cognitive style, and personological variables. These variables were also studied as predictors of media equipment proficiency, GPA, and absences. Twenty-five references…

Social area analysis (SAA) is defined, and its conceptual roots and principal applications identified. The utility of SAA is assessed by reviewing use of demographic data among several disciplines. Authors review seminal and recent contributions to the field. Ecological fallacies and other problematic facets of SAA are considered. (Author/DWH)

Academic achievement at age 16 was influenced more by achievement at age 14 than by affective variables. Affective variables included academic and occupational aspiration, parent expectations, school attitudes, sex, socioeconomic status, parents' education, and migrancy. (CP)

Differences in the value of unemployment insurance benefits alter the extent of job search activities by current recipients, according to this study, but differences in expected value of future unemployment benefits do not appear to affect the search process of those not currently eligible for payments. (MF)

The ability of the new Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to predict performance of first-year medical students at the University of North Carolina was studied. Its incremental validity, determined by computing the additional variance in performance explainable by the MCAT after the effects of other admissions variables were taken into account,…