The research had four purposes: describe the concept of future orientation; develop measures of future constructs; determine the impact of background, labor markets, and job training on future orientations; and evaluate the validity of the measures as predictors of training outcomes and economic success. Data were collected from a sample of men in…

An individuals ability to read is heavily influenced by the style in which he perceives letters and words. A study investigated the effect of the following two elements of perception: (1) field independence--the degree to which the subject is able to distinguish symbols and characters despite the complexity of the background; and (2)…

In 1974, the State Board for Community Colleges outlined a series of five projects to be funded with Part B, federal funds for a period of five years. This report provides an overview of each project, outlines the problem, states project objectives, and summarizes preliminary results and future activities. Projects relate to occupational programs…

Because the volume of information circulating in our society has proliferated since World War II and become increasingly subject to processing by electronic hardware, the public has a vital interest in knowing how information performs, how its flow is controlled, and on what terms it is made available to the public. Since all information systems…

This summary report presents a brief overview of the Pilot Cities program, its outcomes, and the conclusions and recommendations contained in the full 194-page report. The program selected a group of eight cities to demonstrate and evaluate promising ideas and technologies for improving criminal justice. A small team of criminal justice experts,…

The report reviews vocational education activities in Ohio for fiscal year 1975 and makes recommendations for the improvement of the vocational program. Goals for vocational education in Ohio are outlined, and the State's delivery system is described according to planning, organizing, operation, leadership, coordination, and evaluation. A chart…

Though the television program "The Electric Company" was intended for a second and third grade audience, in May of 1975 the Children's Television Workshop undertook an evaluation of the effects of the program on four, five, and six year olds. The research was aimed at measuring reading gains, the retention of reading gains, and the…

The trend toward competency-based vocational teacher education (CBVTE) is related to other significant trends: the movement toward certification by skills demonstration, the emergence of Teacher Centers, and the increasing emphasis on inservice education. CBVTE focuses on teaching competencies, expecting trainees to possess the technical or…

This booklet contains 25 abstracts of research and development projects funded in the fiscal year of 1971 for the Research and Development Unit of Illinois Division of Vocational and Technical Education. Intended to make educators and the general public aware of research and developmental activities in vocational education in Illinois, these…

Prepared by Control Data Corporation to help meet the U.S. Department of Agriculture's need for an assessment of rural health care services research and knowledge, this study constructed an inventory of rural health care services research; identified problem-oriented research of depth and quality for use in decision-making; and evaluated a…

The annotated bibliography provides abstracts of 30 research and conference reports and program proposals, and of eight journal articles, all published since 1966, of guidance, counseling, placement, and followup in vocational education. The citations listed were selected from the printout of a computer-assisted search of Research in Education…

Student ratings have been used for three major purposes--in each case by a different group: (1) to assist teachers to improve their teaching; (2) to aid administrative decisions with respect to promotions or salary increases of teachers; and (3) to provide descriptions of course and teachers for students choosing to enroll in courses or sections…

This progress report describes the subjects, program and curriculum development, and collected psychological and medical data of the Carolina Abecedarian Project, an intervention program, begun in 1972. The purpose of this project is to bring together a multidisciplinary team of researchers to demonstrate that the developmental retardation of…

This project report outlines a continuing investigation (1965-73) into the teaching of German in Swedish public schools and steps taken toward the compilation and construction of teaching materials for use in introductory courses. The work is reviewed following four principal phases of completed project research and development: (1) analysis of…

A number of studies on the acquisition of communicative competence (the ability to communicate effectively in natural social settings) in varying cultural and social settings are described. Languages covered are English, including urban Afro-American dialects; Samoan; Tzeltal, an Indian language of Southern Mexico; Luo of Kenya; and the Spanish of…