This manual describes a comprehensive system of procedures or a model constructed for the purpose of improving occupational student follow-up in California community colleges. The manual deals with such pragmatic research considerations as conceptualization of research design, sampling, questionnaire content, suggestions for data processing, and…

In a forced-choice recognition task children's memory for some dimensions of pictured events was investigated. Seventy-two children (12 boys and 12 girls each in kindergarten, second, and fourth grades) were shown pictures of simple events. In four response conditions, distractors differed from stimulus pictures in (1) who the participants were,…

A research project in Alberta, Canada, explored the ability of elementary school students to understand and interpret infrared false color Landsat maps. Landsat maps are representations of the earth's land surface produced by orbiting satellites. Infrared is used to delineate vegetation. Accuracy and timeliness of Landsat maps make them useful for…

The underlying hypothesis of this paper is that the efficiency and effectiveness of educational organizations are affected by their structure. Primary emphasis of the paper is on investigating the link between organizational structure and organizational outputs in an effort to understand why different educational organizations are structured…

This presentation reports the results of a national assessment study of parenting skills. The aim of this study was to provide direction for the development of a television series to improve and increase awareness of parenting skills among parents of young children and prospective parents. Over 200 existing media items were located and evaluated;…

In an effort to construct a quantitative aspiration measure for adults, a hypothetical situation with job related conditions was presented to a stratified sample of 21 counties in 5 southern states randomly selected from a 7-state regional sample of low-income county household heads and homemakers in 1960. Resulting data were tested for…

Explaining the use of overlay methodology in the assessment of rural social service this paper describes a technique of visual juxtaposition wherein information is matched with geographic location. To ascertain whether senior citizen centers are located in areas of client concentration, for example, this model superimposes the location of senior…

The actual impact of research and demonstration projects in vocational education is evaluated. Criteria for a reliable research design are specified regarding sample size, sample selection, control groups, and economic and educational benefit and cost evaluation. The impact of research and demonstration projects is analyzed in the areas of…

This review and critique examines cognitive developmental theory and research concerning the development of gender knowledge, and social learning theory and research concerning the development of sex-role stereotypes. A preliminary integrated model of the development of gender knowledge and sex-role stereotypes in young children is presented.…

The function of research is to perfect the tools of education and to manufacture new ones. Research opens up perspectives and informs teachers. The whole of the education system and all its components should be investigated if research is to be comprehensive and successful. Highly qualified teams of researchers are essential, bringing a variety of…

Describes a study conducted in 1975 by the University of Texas to identify basic skills needed for adulthood. Identifies five knowledge areas for required skills, reports results of competency testing of 7,500 adult subjects in the five areas, and reviews implications for life skills instruction in the schools. (AV)

Describes a study, conducted by undergraduates in a research methods course, of faculty attendance at office hours. Results showed that faculty often fail to attend office hours and almost never notify students in the event of their absence. Discusses findings in terms of relevance for faculty-student communication. (Author/AV)

Evaluation takes place in a social context that influences research design, selection of variables, the written report, and the timing of its release. There are also consequences for program implementors and evaluators. Historical accounts of the school systems in Gary, Indiana and New York, New York illustrate these influences. (Author/CTM)

The Coleman Report demonstrated that family background is correlated with achievement in school. This research examined this relationship for different sexes and social classes. Family background included whether or not a child was living with both natural parents as well as the ordinal position of the child and the number of children in the…

Notes that the most common educational research methods (large-scale surveys and field observations) have failed to examine the processes by which school participants create school structures. Advocates constitutive ethnography as a new approach and presents examples of its application in examining classrooms, lessons, educational testing, and…