A two-phased training study attempted (1) to accelerate the rate at which a total of 8 severely and profoundly retarded children (mean age 57 months) developed the Piagetian concept of object permanence and (2) to demonstrate generalization of the higher performance on object permanence scale to other scales of sensorimotor intelligence and to the…

The relationship between social science researchers and practitioners in various sectoral bodies is being investigated in Sweden to increase understanding of "knowledge development." In addition to this general analysis, a subproject focuses on the knowledge development resulting from the interaction between consumer research and…

It is argued that the sexes get different feedback from the culture, and from teachers in particular. The hypothesis is explored that teachers are less responsive to and interested in girls than boys, and that the feminine strategy of withdrawal and avoidance of assertiveness develops in response to these teacher behaviors. Subjects were eight…

This psychosocial role-theoretical approach to personality attempts to combine the conceptual utility of a role-theoretical perspective with the methodological utility of modern psychometric theory and multivariate research design. It focuses on the prediction of situation-specific interpersonal behavior. A conceptual model is presented, as well…

Investigated are the following: (1) college student preference for a dual-career marriage; (2) factors which lead to this preference; and (3) the effect of these attitudes on patterns of interaction among dating couples. Subjects were 231 dating couples. Questionnaires were utilized, with follow-ups conducted six months, one year, and two years…

Examined were attitudes toward death and death education, as well as the effects of death education, among 144 Catholic students from two high schools. An Attitudes Toward Death Scale was utilized in examining several hypotheses relating to death and death education. Significant results revealed that: (1) Catholic high school students had a…

Factors important to assessing community college enrollment trends and the future implications of these trends are discussed. Changes in college student characteristics included an increased percentage of women and part-time students, increased student age, and more vocational programs. Colleges must monitor their enrollments using existing…

To ascertain the nature and extent of the differences between fraternity and non-fraternity men at the University of Maryland, a study was conducted in June 1969 with a small random sample (approximately 50 in each group). Their spring 1969 semester grades, ACT (or converted SAT) composite scores, and responses to selected items on the 1969…

The results of a needs assessment designed to determine the needs and problems of select disadvantaged students completing vocational education programs at Fresno City College (FCC), California, are presented in this report. Part 1 provides the needs assessment and program planning model, including a flow chart, and the narrative description. Part…

This booklet presents evaluation and audit systems developed to monitor and evaluate student/program success as part of a project designed to improve program and services for disadvantaged and handicapped vocational students at Fresno City College, California. The booklet is divided into the following sections: procedures for implementing and…

A project was undertaken at two state universities to investigate the physical dimensions of college classroom environments and their effects on student attitudes and the determining factors of such attitudes. The attitudes of 789 undergraduate, introductory psychology students toward 11 college classrooms were surveyed through administration of…

A total of 1,333 faculty members from four universities judged the administrative effectiveness of their department head (numbering 103). They also described the department head's behavior by responding to 30 behavioral questions. Through a principal components analysis, four factors were extracted that accounted for 73 percent of the variance in…

The two largest programs of federally-funded vocational education for women are home economics and office programs, which suggests both sex-role stereotyping and occupational segregation. Investigated are correlates and consequences of high school curriculum on young women in curricular choice or assignment, persistence in schooling, and economic,…

Male and female subjects were shown one of two videotapes depicting a competent woman planning either to pursue her career or stay at home with her family, with or without also introducing her as a patient experiencing emotional difficulties in a 2 x 2 x 2 factorial design. Results indicated that female subjects perceived the stimulus person more…

The study sought to ascertain faculty perceptions of their own grading practices, opinions of what grading standards ought to be, and knowledge of how other disciplines grade. Opinions were gathered by a survey of teaching faculty at Georgia State University. Analysis revealed that faculty opinions about grading are strongly associated with…