Variables and parameters affecting architectural planning and audiovisual systems selection for lecture halls and other learning spaces are surveyed. Interrelationships of factors are discussed, including--(1) design requirements for modern educational techniques as differentiated from cinema, theater or auditorium design, (2) general hall…

The social, academic, and personal experiences of students is the basic area explored in this study. Data was obtained from interviews and questionnaires of students and school personnel. James Coleman's work on the adolescent society and other research data was also used. Data was obtained on the influence the actions of teachers, administrators,…

Self-reported perceptions of elementary school students (6,500 fourth through sixth graders), were obtained by means of questionnaires. Included among the perceptions were: reason for school, role as a rule obeyer, role as a teacher pleaser and role as an achiever. The results indicate that students generally like their school, believe the rules…

A study was conducted of a group of New York City parents whose children were having problems in normal adjustment to school to implement improved parent school interaction. The study consists of three chapters: (1) Description of Project, (2) Findings, and (3) Recommendations. The objectives of the study are: (1) determine parents' awareness of…

This document is a collection of essays by various authors on the subject of dance therapy. Dance therapy, in the introduction of this document, is defined as a form of psychotherapy in which the therapist utilizes movement interaction as the primary means of accomplishing therapeutic goals. The document is divided into five parts: a)…

Vision is a complex process involving three phases: physical (acuity), physiological (integrative), and psychological (perceptual). Although these phases cannot be considered discrete, they provide the basis for the visual screening procedure used by the Reading Services of Colorado State University and described in this document. Ten tests are…

The paper presents a nontechnical analysis of the philosophical theory of speech acts as a paradigmatic explanation of interpersonal communication. A contrast is drawn between the idea that meaning is "in people" and the speech act theory that meaning is an interpersonal construct. There are nine conditions of interpersonal communication that must…

This study investigated the social behavior patterns of children who worked on a cooperative task. Several ways of increasing interdependence were explored, and the effects of such methods on task performance were determined. Seventy six same-sex triads of fourth and fifth graders were asked to cooperate in making a block-picture on a round board.…

A guide and handbook for planners, developers, and evaluators of educational programs and products, this book discusses the various settings in which an evaluator commonly works and the many roles he performs. The book divides the evaluator's work into three activities: establishing perspective, planning the evaluation, and analyzing the data.…

To determine the extent to which students felt that they should be involved in institutional governance at Gaston College, 100 students were asked to indicate on a list of 30 pertinent college activities the degree to which they felt students should be involved in the activities. The degree of involvement involved five choices, from no student…

Reported is an investigation designed to develop an instrument used to test congruence between (1) children's and scientists' perceptions of desirable attributes of scientists and (2) children's self-perception and scientists' perception of desirable attributes of scientists. The tests, which consist of 20 pairs of statements, are considered to be…

Combining two issues significant in contemporary broadcasting--the influence of television on children and the role of women as portrayed by the media, this study analyzed the image of female children in 294 television commercials shown from eight in the morning until noon every Saturday from November 10, 1973, until December 8, 1973. Although the…

The purpose of this experiment was to present redundant auditory information along with written displays to see if first graders would be aided in discrimination between legal and illegal nonwords. Seventy-two middle-class first and second graders of both sexes were given one of three treatments to study the effect of redundant auditory…

In an effort to develop recommendations regarding programs tailored for the needs of elementary school females, data was collected and analyzed regarding goals and aspirations as expressed by girls at this academic level. A questionnaire was designed to tap the vocational aspirations and expected lifestyle of the girls selected to participate in…

The author reviews the literature on vocational development with an emphasis on instruments which measure vocational maturity. This study examines differences in the vocational maturity of women across different levels of internal-external (I-E) control and typical versus atypical vocational choice. The study made the following predictions: (1)…