Three studies are presented in support of a parsimonious interpretation of Fiedler's Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) Scale which has been consistently related to leader effectiveness. Two of the studies found that undergraduate psychology students who scored higher on the LPC scale expressed a more optimistic view of human nature. A field study…

This paper includes both an evaluation of group counseling and a manual for training persons in group counseling. Thirty-five full-time graduate trained counselors were given 30 intensive hours of training in interpersonal skills and group work over a five-week period. In addition to this, all trainees operated a student group in conjunction with…

The purpose of this study was to survey the possible variables in the use of medically distributed contraceptives (MDC) among unmarried coeds. The sample consisted of 102 students from Ohio State University. The variables found to be most strongly associated with MDC use are self-image and social interaction. Coeds whose self-images are…

This study was designed to provide statistical analysis of certain curricular characteristics that could be used as a projective device to be considered prior to the implementation of any further changes of curricular or philosophical significance. The population of the study comprised all students at Nasson College in the classes of 1968 through…

The Student Internship Advisory Council (SIAC), through the staff of North Carolina Internship Office, developed and mailed out questionnaires to summer 1973 State Government interns and their supervisors in order to gather information that might provide some clues to the perceptions of supervisors and interns. Sixty-nine percent of the…

This report presents a comprehensive description of seniors graduating from a broad cross-section of colleges, both public and private, with predominantly black student enrollment. Results of a questionnaire administered to seniors enrolled during their freshman and sopomore years in an innovative curriculum program (Thirteen-College Curriculum…

This document surveys the matters to which boards of trustees address themselves and analyzes the degree and detail of attention devoted to various types of decisions in a broad array of subject classifications. The research concentrated on the boards of four-year institutions of public (state)higher education. It employed a nonreactive…

Surveying the Japanese educational research and development system, this paper contains information on education agencies, research institutes, and universities and colleges. The keystone of the Japanese system is the Ministry of Education, from which most authority and funds derive. Its activities include gathering and publishing statistics,…

The role of the agricultural extension worker as intermediary between farmer and scientist is studied using the Chaffee and McLeod coorientation model. It is found that the extension workers' cognitions fall between those of farmers and scientists in terms of agreement, understanding, congruency, and accuracy, as predicted. The subjects in the…

This report presents a detailed analysis of the food facilities at the University of Alberta. Emphasis is placed on the three main supplies of food: the peak production of cafeterias at meal times, the snack facilities, and vending machines. Study results indicate: (1) extensive use of the students' union building cafeterias; (2) reported use of…

This study defines key elements of the instructional environment at Memphis State University perceives and analyzes student and faculty assessments of this environment, and determines the extent of significant patterns of similarity or dissimilarity in the views expressed. Data were collected by a review of related research literature and…

This study examines the effectiveness of biographical inventory data as a predictor of college performance particularly among the disadvantaged where current college entrance procedures provide less than a satisfactory alternative. The sample consisted of 1,640 students of which 982 were in special admissions programs, 554 were regular admission…

Questionnaires sent to every institution of higher education in Illinois examined the status of women. Responses from 93 institutions indicated the position of women in Illinois institutions of higher education was deteriorating at an ever-increasing rate. The pattern of employment places most men in three professional ranks and over half in the…

This report presents empirical data in support of the behavioral, demand-oriented theory of Ph.D. production. A close examination of the Ph.D. curricula of the English, Economics, and Chemistry departments at Berkeley, chosen as representative of the extremes of departmental behavior, demonstrates that requirements do differ substantially and in a…

This study investigates the resource allocation problem of faculty hiring and promotion patterns using the techniques of optimal control theory. The mathematical structure of an academic faculty is described by a linear dynamic model whose parameters were estimated from actual data by two different techniques. The principal characteristics of the…