Study found that mature women were viewed as highly effective by their employing principals, but their potential effectiveness could not be predicted accurately from judgments of supervising teachers or major professors, or from measures of academic achievement. (RT)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy with which st student satisfaction through the student's frame of reference. The principal finding was that, in general, these three groups were able to predict student satisfaction with the administration, faculty and students. (Author)

Determines effectiveness of Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) and Otis Self-Administering Tests of Mental Ability as screening techniques in predicting leadership in a particular company. (EK)

Describes prediction therapy, a cognitive behavioral approach which suggests that individuals seek situations that are optimally predictable. Outlines a five-step protocol of prediction which includes establishing a climate for change, analysis and assessment, identification of therapeutic goals, reorientation and reeducation, and provision of…

The Delphi technique, used in planning where convergence of opinion is desirable, is described, along with its limitations and the methodological problems that may arise with its use. (MLW)

The research study investigated common psychological traits and conditions of more than 200 men (historically recognized as highly eminent) born between the 14th and 20th centuries. It was concluded that the childhood traits and conditions are possible clues or indications of adult eminence rather than certain predictors. (SB)

Lists and explains a computer program written in BASIC which calculates teacher salaries using a salary index. Modification of this payroll program is suggested as a student project in schools which teach computer programing. (JJD)

Describes a workshop held during the 1982 World Future Society's Fourth General Assembly on the combined application of issues management and policy impact analysis. The workshop participants applied futures research, forecasting, goal-setting, and policy development techniques to future problems in educational policy. (AM)

Used conjoint measurement to describe how systems-oriented therapists predict the occurrence of suicide. Although the systems approach emphasizes the interaction between an individual and a system, all 10 clinicians were described by an additive model. (Author/JAC)

An analysis of how major research universities are responding to proposed federal grant and contract reductions is presented. Several large research universities were surveyed and experiences at the University of California are described. (MLW)