This paper evaluates the extent to which certain program activities such as discussion activities, "it" games, group games, swimming, arts and crafts, special events, written activities, or transitional activities measurably decrease anti-social and non-social behavior among anti-social children and, likewise, increase the incidence of pro-social…

This study is a secondary analysis of data from recent surveys of faculty and students in 89 American colleges and universities. It explores undergraduate socialization in academic departments, focusing on the impacts of student and faculty norms concerning the desirability of liberal vs. vocational education as outcomes of college, and primary…

Project objective was development of an experimental form of the Test of Modality Aptitude in Reading (TOMAR). The TOMAR was designed to classify children as visual, auditory, or kinesthetic learners in reading, to have sound measurement characteristics, and to be suitable for administration to groups of children rather than to an individual.…

During the past 15 years the Social and Rehabilitation Service has supported almost 1,700 research and demonstration projects attempting to improve rehabilitation services. In an effort to provide researchers with information on previous projects, all project directors, past and present, were asked to list final reports, related documents, and…

Listed in the annotated bibliography, one in a series of over 50 similar bibliographies on exceptional children (both handicapped and gifted), are 98 references on audiovisual instruction, particularly as it relates to the instruction of handicapped and gifted children. Many of the references on audiovisual instruction deal with aurally…

The procedures and results contained in the report define a program of research designed to investigate methods of assessing and modifying deviant behavior within the educational setting. The report has been divided into six sections with section one providing an introduction and project overview. The basic and interim proposal project commitments…

To insure the most accurate research, it is necessary to have teams of scientists from the culture being studied and from a contrasting culture. The indigenous members of the team provide a sensitivity to nuances of meaning and interpretations of intent of behavior that cannot easily be recognized by an outsider. The outsider team members will…

The main objectives of this report about the Federal effort in early learning research are to assist the National Program on Early Childhood Education (NPECE) in planning its research and development program, to identify predicted "popular" areas of research for the future, and to identify possible NPECE funding sources. The report…

The results of a survey, conducted by the Committee on Rock Mechanics, to determine the status of training and research in rock mechanics in presented in this publication. In 1964 and 1965 information was gathered by questionnaires sent to industries, selected federal agencies, and universities in both the United States and Canada. Results are…

This paper presents an investigation of the association between similarity of interests and likability in a manner as nearly comparable as possible to earlier attitude and personality research. The finding of a strong, positive relationship between similarity of interests and likability would be significant for two reasons. First, it would…

A questionnaire was developed and administered to the research personnel of "An Foras Taluntais," the Irish agricultural research and development organization, to study the operation of communications channels for the international transfer of technological information. The techniques employed are similar to those used in previous…

This report relates the history and describes the impact of the Wisconsin State Universities Consortium of Research Development on each of the 5 member institutions (La Crosse, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout and Whitewater) and on the state of Wisconsin in general. WSU CORD was federally funded in 1966 to develop interest in and the capacity to…

Volume III of a Contemporary Research Incorporated report, designed to assess preservice teacher training programs for inner-city teachers presents research methods and procedures used to gather data. Six areas are developed: selection of programs, selection and training of interviewing staff, selection of study groups, development and description…

Since the social reality of the drug problem has largely emanated from the diffuse conceptions of the drug user, an analysis of the history of the "dope fiend" mythology is presented in this paper in an attempt to assess the manner in which certain publics are informed about the problem. A content analysis of drug-related imagery was made from…

This report, the third segment of the first phase of the Indiana Education Facilities Comprehensive Planning Study, investigates programs and staff (professional and nonprofessional) in Indiana colleges and universities. Using the fall of 1967 as a base point, data were collected regarding the distribution of staff, programs offered, degree…