The document, one in a series of seven reports from the Value of Children Project, discusses results of the survey in Hawaii. Specifically, the study investigated the social, psychological, and economic costs and benefits associated with having children. The volume is presented in seven chapters. Chapter I describes the background of the study and…

This research report describes an analysis of the ways state legislative policy makers in Arizona, California, and Oregon engage in the process of turning political interests and pressures into public policies. The purpose is to provide insights into the overall processes of social science utilization within state legislatures, using a behavioral…

Five studies identifying the relationships between teacher behavior and pupil achievement are reviewed. The purpose of the review is to report the most practical implications for teacher education. The behaviors listed in these studies represent only those teacher processes, skills, or performances that have exhibited statistically significant…

Publications produced from research projects conducted by the Texas University Research and Development Center are listed. Information is given concerning the following university-based projects: 1) Classroom Organization and Effective Teaching; 2) Dimensions of Classroom Instruction; 3) Student Perceptions and School Behavior; 4)…

This study of early childhood and the family in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) employs two statistical approaches to the problem of providing an accurate picture of modern conditions of family life. A classical demographic approach to population studies is initially used, then is critiqued,…

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW SOCIAL STRUCTURE DESIGNED TO COORDINATE WORK OF FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND LIBRARIANS WAS EVALUATED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO MAKE GREATER USE OF AVAILABLE LIBRARY RESOURCES AND TO RELATE SCHOOL LIBRARIES MORE CLOSELY TO THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. A 2-YEAR PILOT PROJECT WAS…

A DEVELOPMENTAL PLAN WAS ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF ALL ASPECTS OF TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS WHICH COULD CONSTITUTE A COMMUNICATION-LINKED SYSTEM FOR OFF-CAMPUS VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. A PRELIMINARY LITERATURE SURVEY REVEALED SEVERAL GENERIC ELEMENTS, BOTH TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE, WHICH CONSTITUTE A…

There is some confusion in discriminating basic educational research (which explores the why's and how's of learning) from applied research (which seeks to test the implications of basic research results) because some investigations are conceived without a clear purpose. Thus, it is not uncommon for researchers to suggest implications that…

This technical report documents the development and initial empirical testing of a practical method for estimating the capacity of Air Force operational units to conduct on-the-job training (OJT). The method is based on a conceptual model of OJT capacity that describes the complex interrelationships among the level and quality of mission…

Two allocation methods for studying costs per student credit hour at Montana State University are compared. Both a long method and a short method, using the same source of data, were proposed prior to the study. The long method required much more effort, in that it considers every individual faculty member's salary and, for each faculty member,…

This paper describes a longitudinal research study on the development of sextyping in adolescent females during their sophomore, junior, and senior years of high school. Each fall the test group of 65 females was administered the Bem Sex Role Inventory. Respondents whose self-perception was characterized as feminine demonstrated consistency across…

Previous research studies show that interacting elements affecting reported classroom observation of teacher behavior are: (1) teacher characteristics; (2) observer characteristics; (3) influence of status characteristics upon social interaction; (4) effect of sex and topic on judgment of competence; (5) beliefs concerning teaching and teaching…

The purpose of this research is to show that the logical formula for equivalence, (A=A; but is not A'), originates in the early manual actions of the young child. Having two hands that are bilaterally opposed and initially function in bilaterally symmetrical action might serve to structure the form of early sensori-motor experiences and this…

School desegregation has been one of the most controversial issues on the American political scene during the last quarter century and has sparked considerable controversy among researchers as well as among the general public. Although there has been very real disagreement among researchers on a number of specific issues, virtually all recent…

Some of the distinguishing features associated with behavioral prevention methodology are discussed. Behaviorists for Social Action have already implicitly identified target populations for preventive interventions, and the two distinct populations which have been identified can form the focus of preventive endeavors. The dissimilar populations…