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Buripakdi, Chalio; Khanthajai, Nathabhol – 1977
The document, one in a series of seven reports from the Value of Children Project, discusses results of the survey in Thailand. The project conducted interviews with 360 married couples in the vicinity of Bangkok. The volume is presented in seven chapters. Chapters I and II discuss the conceptual model, research methodology, and sample…
Descriptors: Abortions, Children, Comparative Analysis, Contraception
Wu, Tsong-shien; Ward, Sandra E. – 1977
The document, one in a series of seven reports from the Value of Children Project, discusses results of the survey in Taiwan. A sample of 216 young married couples with at least one child provided data for the survey. The volume is presented in six chapters. Chapters I and II discuss the value of children in Taiwan, the research methodology, and…
Descriptors: Abortions, Children, Comparative Analysis, Contraception
Lee, Sung Jin; Kim, Jung-Oh – 1979
The document, one in a series of seven reports from the Value of Children Project, discusses results of the survey in Korea. The project conducted interviews with 378 married couples. The volume is presented in six chapters. Chapter I discusses the survey methodology and characteristics of the sample. Chapters II and III detail positive and…
Descriptors: Abortions, Children, Comparative Analysis, Contraception
Meece, Judith L. – 1980
Competence in mathematics has long been identified as a critical skill directly related to educational and occupational choices. Mathematical skills are important for admission to many college majors, for a number of professional occupations, and increasingly for computerized technical occupations. Yet compared to male students, fewer female…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Career Choice, College Choice
Williams, Robin M., Jr. – 1979
Sociological interpretations of racial and ethnic relations in modern industrialized societies are examined. Ethnic and racial relations are interpreted as areas of study within the discipline of sociology which focus on interaction of ethnic and/or racial aims and demands with social processes and cultural phenomena. To clarify the state of the…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Studies, Ethnicity
RAZIK, TAHER A. – 1965
COMPILED FOR CONVENIENT REFERENCE ARE 4,176 TITLES IN THE FIELD OF CREATIVITY AND RELATED AREAS. INCLUDED ARE DOCUMENTS PUBLISHED FROM 1744 TO DECEMBER 1964, AS WELL AS MANY UNPUBLISHED THESES, DISSERTATIONS AND SPEECHES. ALSO INCLUDED ARE FRENCH, ITALIAN, AND RUSSIAN DOCUMENTS ALONG WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS, WHENEVER AVAILABLE.…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Bibliographies, Creativity
EVANS, RICHARD I.; LEPPMANN, PETER K. – 1968
FOR THIS CASE STUDY, 80 PERCENT (319) OF THE FACULTY AT THE URBAN UNIVERSITY RETURNED A QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY VALUES, PERSONALITY TRAITS, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV) AND 14 TEACHING METHODS. AN HYPOTHESIS DERIVED FOR FUTURE RESEARCH WAS--ACCEPTANCE OF INNOVATION VARIES DIRECTLY WITH THE PERSONALITY ATTRIBUTE…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Change, Comparative Analysis, Educational Television
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1978
This handbook is designed to aid educators in implementing The Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12. It is not a course of study but an aid to implementing research and development activities into local industrial education programs. The book contains the following three sections: (1) seven content…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Improvement
Lawrence, Judith K.; Green, Kenneth C. – 1980
Studies concerning attributes of quality in higher education as defined in academic studies are reviewed. Separate reviews are presented for studies of quality at the graduate level, in professional programs, and at the undergraduate level. Academe's continuing attempts to quantify "quality" so as to measure it empirically rather than subjectively…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Assessment, Educational Quality
Avalos, Beatrice; Haddad, Wadi – 1979
Research studies of teachers in developing nations are discussed and synthesized. An examination of government policies in the different countries provides a background against which the findings are viewed. Institutional and methodological characteristics of the studies viewed in each region are analyzed. Unresearched or unanswered problems are…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, Educational Objectives
Shipman, Virginia C. – 1977
This study investigated the interrelationships among status, situational and process variables describing the child's home environment and the relationship of these variables to the child's concurrent cognitive-perceptual performance. Parent interview and child test data collected for 1212 predominantly low-income urban and rural study children (8…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Stenner, A. Jackson; And Others – 1978
Three assumptions underlying the use of norm referenced tests are examined: (1) that expressing treatment effects in a standard score metric permits aggregation of effects across grades; (2) commonly used standardized tests are sufficiently comparable to permit aggregation of results across tests; and (3) the summer loss of achievement observed in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating, Achievement Tests, Compensatory Education
Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1978
Various approaches to introductory courses in social work research in Canada are described. Objectives of the report are to promote informational exchange among instructors in schools of social work, to provide data on common practices employed in the instruction of introductory research, to encourage innovation and experimentation, and to aid in…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Curriculum, Comparative Education, Computers
Mandel, Barbara – 1979
Traditional sociological conceptions of human group development and early human group behavior are critiqued in light of anthropological, biological, and physiological data. The objective of the study was to identify shortcomings of sociological research when non-sociological data is consistently ignored. Review of sociological studies of human…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Behavioral Science Research, Biology, Culture
Boud, D. J.; Tyree, A. L. – 1979
A study of the role of self, peer, and instructor assessment in the self-concept of undergraduate law students focuses specifically on the assessment of students' class participation. The procedure described can be used for the assessment of class participation in any subject. The criteria for assessment generated by students are given, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Correlation, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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