This study examines the impact of a high ability suburban school district on the personal development of adolescents with average mental ability who had always lived in the community and attended its schools. Two groups were identified to determine the influence of academic and intellectual competition on personal development. An "average…

Critical incidents were used to collect faculty ratings of graduate student performance in the departments of chemistry, English, and psychology. Separate factor analyses in each of three fields produced eight factors that were fairly consistent with respect to item loadings across fields. Factors were labeled independence and initiative,…

This study looks at two indexes of growth and development of black colleges: trends in student enrollment and trends in the awarding of degrees. This 8-year study covers the period 1966-1973. There are 98 of the 107 historically black schools including 86 4-year schools, 50 private schools, and 36 public. Results indicated that baccalaureate…

This document presents a study of 20,000 transfer applicants to 48 Massachusetts colleges and universities for fall 1973. Questionnaires and college visitations were used to obtain data. Findings indicated that much transfer articulation activity has taken place in the last three years in Masachusetts, primarily due to the efforts of the State…

The paper identifies the basic factors affecting rural development and the social consequences of rural policies and structural changes in agriculture; it also suggests research areas relating some of these factors to what is happening in America's rural communities. Data sources such as congressional hearings, rural sociologists' critiques,…

Using the Delphi method, this study focused on the future of the family. The purposes of this study were twofold: (1) to study current trends having impact on the function and structure of the American family; and (2) to adapt the Delphi method to the study of social change. It concluded that a consensus exists between professional sociologists…

This document addresses itself to the broad topic of recent structural approaches to personality development and to the major research problem of structural consistency and change in young children's social behaviors. As part of a larger longitudinal study, the author assessed the classroom personal-social development of economically disadvantaged…

A study was conducted to determine political values of secondary school teachers. Two hundred and two social studies teachers from 24 public high schools in Missouri served as a sample population. The survey instrument contained questions on political involvement and various personal background characteristics. The results indicated that Missouri…

This report presents a summary of the major findings of a 1974 survey designed to indicate the post-high school activity plans of Oregon high school seniors. Approximately 26,500 questionnaires were completed by seniors in the 1974 graduating classes in public and private high schools in the state, representing a sample of 80 percent of the…

The State University of New York College of Arts and Science at Geneseo initiated a 3-year baccalaureate degree program in the fall 1971 semester by enrolling 106 freshmen representing six departments. An additional 372 freshmen entered the program in the fall 1972 semester, bringing the current total enrollment to 458 students representing majors…

Part I of this report describes the attitudes of senior students toward course evaluation as measured on a thirty-seven item questionnaire. It shows that the students' response is related to the academic preparation they have received. In general students want evaluations to provide information to instructors concerning their courses and teaching.…

A national survey of minority student admissions was conducted for the fifth consecutive year. In addition to previous questions, the 14 schools with the greatest increase in new black freshmen over a 4-year period were compared with the 13 schools showing the greatest enrollment decrease on items relating to their methods and programs. Results…

The report contains results of a national survey of educational research completed or in progress in Finland during 1971-72. Research institutes are listed in alphabetical order according to the town in which they are located. The following information is provided for each institute: 1) title of research being conducted; 2) names of researchers;…

The relationship of self-concept and sex with work values was investigated. A two-factor, multivariate analysis of variance, with self-concept and sex as independent variables and work values as dependent variables, was performed on protocols collected from 99 rural elementary school pupils. No interaction was found. Both main effects were…

The present study investigated, within a role theoretical framework, the effect of different degrees of pupil imitation on male and female tutors' attitudes. Seventy-two sixth-grade boys and girls tutored second graders of the same sex. A 3 (Pupil Imitation: High, Medium, and Low) x 2 (Pupil Liking: High and Medium) x 2 (Sex) factorial design was…