This final report of the Kentucky Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education summarizes the activities covered from April 1, 1967 to August 31, 1969. Major activities during this period included: (1) stimulating research, (2) carrying out research and development projects, (3) identifying potential research problems, (4) disseminating…

This final report of the Minnesota Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational Education summarizes the activities covered between March 1967 and August 31, 1969. Major topics considered are (1) background of the Unit, (2) methods, including organization, personnel, and facilities, (3) a listing of activities and how they meet the Unit's…

This final report of the Oregon Vocational Education Research Coordinating Unit covers the activities during the period July 1, 1968 to August 31, 1969. During this period the aims of the Unit were reoriented to meet newly determined priorities. These aims are to: (1) identify current issues and problems, (2) stimulate research and development…

This final report of the New Hampshire Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational and Technical Education summarizes activities during the period September 1967 to August 1969. The major activities and accomplishments of the RCU are discussed, as well as problems, significant findings and events, dissemination activities, capital equipment…

This final report of the Alabama Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational and Technical Education summarizes activities during the period from May 1, 1967 to August 31, 1969. The major activities of the RCU included: (1) employing and developing a competent research staff, (2) conducting informative meetings, (3) publishing brochures, (4)…

This final report of the Washington State Vocational Education Research Coordinating Unit summarizes activities during the period from April 3, 1967 to August 31, 1969. The objectives of the unit were to stimulate, encourage, and coordinate vocational education research activities so that the State might be more effective in meeting the special…

This final report of the Connecticut Vocational Education Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) summarizes activities during the period December 1, 1966 to August 31, 1969. The major objectives of the RCU, specific RCU projects, studies conducted for the improvement of instructional programs in vocational education, and a list of significant findings…

This document describes plans for a project investigating the introduction of English as a second language in Swedish schools beginning with the first grade. (English is now introduced as a compulsory foreign language in grade 4.) The primary aim of the Project is "to generally illustrate the effects which occur when the total number of…

Instructional aids produced from these transparency masters and the accompanying narrative may be used by vocational agriculture teachers in presenting courses in plant science. They were developed by subject matter specialists and teacher educators as part of a project designed to test effects of involving vocational agriculture teachers in…

This final report of the Nebraska Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education summarizes the activities covered from December 1, 1966 through August 31, 1969. Included in the report are: (1) major activities during the period, (2) problems, (3) significant findings and events, (4) dissemination activities, (5) capital equipment…

This final report of the Oklahoma Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational Education ennumerates the results of activities in (1) the coordination of research, (2) the stimulation of research in vocational-technical education, (3) the conduct of research, (4) the dissemination of research findings, and (5) the training of researchers.…

It was predicted that high self-esteem subjects would have higher attraction scores than low self-esteem subjects to similar strangers or to strangers who gave positive personal evaluations. It was also predicted that high self-esteem subjects would have lower attraction scores than low self-esteem subjects to dissimilar strangers or to subjects…

This document discusses priority problems and identifies possible solutions with regard to the existing system for delivery of services to children and youth. The study involved 250 individuals representing child and youth services throughout the state of California. Each task force study focuses on one major subject area relating to young people:…

In order to identify long-obscured patterns of concentration in grants made by large private foundations to various types of colleges and universities in this country, a computer program capable of annual trend analyses was developed and utilized with data from the currently most comprehensive and accessible source, the grants index of "Foundation…

This study presents an analysis of the responses of University of California, Irvine freshmen to the 1973 Student Information Form, a questionnaire developed by the American Council on Education. Part 1 compares UC Irvine freshmen with freshmen attending other universities. Part 2 analyses responses by school or program of enrollment. Data…