This is the first report of research results in the study of Title I intra-district allocation mandated by Congress in the Education Amendments of 1974. It has two major parts. The first describes in detail the changes in allocation policy planned by the 13 participating Local Education Agencies (LEAs). The second part describes the research plan…

This annotated bibliography lists the reading research that was published in England during 1976. An introduction highlights specific research on reading tests and standards, dyslexia and specific reading retardation, remedial reading, reading development, and reading material selection. The booklet's sections list research reported in articles or…

The 1969 National Science Foundation Summer Institute on Computer Science at Shippensburg State College attracted 765 applicants for the 30 available positions. The average applicant was 37 years of age, lived 878 miles from Shippensburg, and taught in a public high school with an enrollment of 1193 students. He had taught for 11 years, 8 1/2 in…

A study of high school group counseling examined diversity of therapeutic outcome in relation to (a) subject characteristics (race, sex, and exemplary-marginal school status) and (b) counselor training. Counseling produced differential changes in self-efficacy, trust, and coping approach, for different subject groups, with trained counselors…

Three different projects, undertaken during 1968-1975 and focusing on problems connected with reforms in Swedish higher education and particularly in the Faculties of Arts and Sciences, are reported. The first project was part of the research program initiated by the University Admittance Requirements Committee to serve as a basis for suggestions…

A college of veterinary medicine in a large state university compared its male and female students on the influences on their career choice, including attitudes of family and school personnel, and students' academic experiences, gender-role expectations and conflicts, attitudes regarding professional dedication and competence, and their need for…

Previous studies by the Manitoba Post-Secondary Research Reference Committee have indicated a substantial group of high school students who, although they had indicated a 40% or greater chance of going on to post-secondary education the next fall, did not enroll. This group, although academically qualified, had experienced circumstances which…

This paper reviews the current status of foster care in New York City through an analysis of relevant research studies. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section summarizes the results and implications of five major foster care research projects based in New York City. Reviewed in this section are such topics as the…

This project assess the relative adequacy of student services, with particular emphasis on career components, as seen by faculty and staff, and current students and graduates of six vocational-technical institutes (VTI's) in Maine. Telephone contacts, a mail survey, and extensive data analysis were conducted. Results indicate that all six of the…

On the premise that the variety of problems plaguing education can be clustered around central themes conducive to attack in a systematic way by educational research and development (R & D) personnel, this paper deals with the scope of management problems, requirements of an R & D management model, and a proposed R & D management system, which…

Twelve years ago in a different culture Krumboltz and Varenhorst (1965) found that counselors were more influential over ninth graders than their parents and other ninth graders. The present study uses a Graeco-Latin square design and tries to assess counselor influence in rural Puerto Rico. The findings suggest counselors are usually less…

Subjects in the study were 29 black and 73 white introductory psychology students, 90% of whom identified themselves as prospective teachers. As part of their classroom work, these students were randomly assigned to read an essay on urban life. Attached to the essay was one of two cover letters describing the theme's writer. These cover letters…

Members of nuclear families look to one another for support in times of stress. Relationships between spouses and between parents and children contain the conditions required for effective counselling and helping. This paper presents the results of two tests of the hypothesis that such helping relationships in families act as moderators between…

This study examines the effect of paternal availability on the son's development. It was hypothesized that the son of the more available father would have better problem-solving ability and a more masculine orientation than the son of the less available father. The subjects were 30 four-five year olds and their parents. A questionnaire was given…

This study was concerned with the relative usefulness of the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) for black men and white men at the University of Colorado. The study provided evidence that the SVIB can be relevant for black students without applying different norms. (Author)