The purpose of this study was to assess the magnitude of teacher concerns using the Teacher Concerns Checklist. Correlates of concerns of elementary and secondary teachers with varying levels of experience were identified from four major sources: (1) direct classroom observations; (2) pupil, peer, and supervisor ratings; (3) self report ratings…

The study attempts to redefine the objectives of Asian development in terms of rapid social change and the redistribution of political power to the rural masses via collectivism. Part I, "The Perspective", describes the largely "anti" rural development experiences of four Asian countries (India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, China) in…

Instrumentation, task content, the limited options of success or failure, methodology and assumptions are substantive issues which question the validity of conclusions made about human subjects in studies of achievement motivation and learned helplessness. A review of learned helplessness studies outlines the number and source of subjects, kinds…

THE STUDY FOLLOWED THE COLLEGE AND NONCOLLEGE CAREERS OF 10,000 HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FOR FOUR YEARS THROUGH PATTERNS OF WORK, COLLEGE, AND MARRIAGE, AND FOCUSED ON THE IMPACT OF COLLEGE VERSUS EMPLOYMENT ON CHANGE OF VALUES AND ATTITUDES. EVENTUAL COLLEGE PERSISTERS DID NOT DIFFER WIDELY FROM THEIR CLASSMATES ON PERSONALITY SCALES ADMINISTERED IN…

THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF THE EDUCATION, NUTRITION, HEALTH, CLOTHING, SOCIAL CUSTOMS, AND HOUSING PROBLEMS OF THE MIGRANT CHILD ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE POINT BEING TO SHOW THEIR IMPORTANCE AND THE EFFECT OF THEIR LACK ON A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT. FURTHER DISCUSSION TAKES UP THE EFFECT OF THESE FACTORS UPON THE CHILD'S PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND HIS…

A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, MOTIVATIONAL, AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-ACHIEVING STUDENTS FROM A DEPRIVED ENVIRONMENT. THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE STUDENT'S SEX TO HIS ACHIEVEMENT STATUS WAS ALSO ASSESSED. THE SUBJECTS, 160 10-YEAR-OLD FIFTH-GRADE NEGRO CHILDREN, WERE DIVIDED INTO LOW-ACHIEVING AND…

FACTORS WHICH MIGHT CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN SELECTED TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AREAS WERE EXAMINED -- WHAT IS THE BACKGROUND AND PREPARATION OF OHIO'S TEACHER IN TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION, IS THERE ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT PER STUDENT AND QUALITY PROGRAMS, DO LOCAL SUPERVISORS'…

Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experience as Causes of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the sixteenth in a series of 19 hearings dating…

This catalog describes 342 tests appropriate for identifying the needs of bilingual students, for diagnosing their ability, and for assessing programs. The tests are appropriate for ages kindergarten through adult, and are written in the following languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chinese, Cherokee, Chamorro, Crow,…

Thirteen papers by different authors consider the application of research findings and theoretical formulations to the practical appraisal and treatment of mental retardation. All suggest methods for shaping appropriate and adaptive behaviors in retarded individuals. The papers include "Definition, Diagnosis, and Classification" by D.W. Brison,…

A guide for professionals concerned with the prevention of disorders in children, this book describes strengthening very young children's reactions to inevitable emergencies before they occur, illness in the family (including analysis for a dying child), death in the family, divorce and marital separation, minor emergencies, overstimulating and…

This book contains 15 articles reviewing significant developments in sociology in 1977. The first paper discusses the major trends and research evidence on the relationship between work-related technology and job satisfaction. A review of research dealing with social crisis and disaster is presented in the next article. The third paper reviews…

The paper uses John L. Holland's theory of careers to explain certain common career phenomena and concepts. An understanding of careers requires useful answers for four fundamental questions relating to vocational choice, vocational stability and instability, and vocational congruence. The theory of careers attempts to answer these fundamental…

Project TALENT is a large-scale, long-range longitudinal study of a representative sample of students assessed with a comprehensive set of psychological, educational, and personal measures. In 1960, students in grades 9 through 12 were given a battery of tests and inventories. One-year, five-year, eleven-year, and twenty-year follow-ups of the…

In the Spring of 1966, the Civil Rights Commission asked the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) to conduct a survey of Northern blacks to determine the effects, if any, of attending integrated versus segregated schools. The result was an extensive survey of 1651 black men and women, aged 21 to 45, living in the metropolitan areas of the…