This study represents an attempt to identify variables which might differentiate continuing students from withdrawn students at New College of Hofstra University and, consequently, variables that might be worthwhile monitoring in the future. A total of 55 students who had withdrawn over a period of three semesters (September 1973 to January 1975)…

This document describes the procedures which were followed in conducting a training program in the Taylor County, Georgia Public School System. The program which was conducted focused on training high school students in performing appropriately assertive behavior in various social situations. In this program, a number of high school students were…

This report was prepared for the Dothan City Board of Education by the Human Resources Research Organization to describe work done as a part of the Dothan City Schools' project "Comprehensive Services for Socio-Emotional Conflict," a three-year project which had as its fundamental objective the reduction of undesirable effects of socio-emotional…

An examination of the history of student dissent in British universities reveals recurring tensions involving social change and higher education. It is possible to perceive some similarities in the social dynamics of the various instances of dissent which have occurred over the last 700 years. A review of the research concerning the relationship…

There may be many social psychological variables that influence or are influenced by children's behavior in organized sports. The major variable discussed in this paper is the child's motivation to participate. One cognitive theory--the attribution theory-- offers insights into the child's view of his motivation, and the effects upon this…

The Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study (BTES), Phase II, was a research project on effective teaching behavior--what teachers do that significantly affects what and how pupils learn. The purposes of Phase II were to (1) develop an assessment system for measuring teacher and pupil behaviors and other factors which could influence each of them and…

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of the influence of literature on the attitudes, values, and behavior of adolescents; to determine the relationship between certain personal and contextual factors and the influence of literature; and to analyze the characteristics of the literature which does influence adolescents. A…

This bibliography lists recent books, articles, masters' theses, and doctoral dissertations dealing with the subject of school discipline. Entries are limited to materials that have appeared since an earlier bibliography on this topic was published in March 1972. Sources consulted in preparing the bibliography include the Bibliographie du Quebec,…

Developed from a systematic analysis of driving behaviors, this publication contains a set of instructional objectives for driver education courses and a series of tests designed to measure the degree to which the instructional objectives have been met by students. Part 1 provides a description of objectives for 74 learning units, including such…

The purpose of the investigation reported here is to test and extend the argument that teachers engage in subtle forms of discrimination in the classroom. Further, other arguments suggested are that teachers base this discrimination on ascribed characteristics of the student; manifest this discrimination in the form of differential expectations…

The Social Science Observation Record (SSOR) is an interaction analysis-systematic observation scheme enabling users to engage in interaction analysis as a descriptive record. Pilot studies suggest that the knowledge of the system enables pre-service social studies teachers (using microteaching simulation) to modify their own behavior in…

This dissertation discusses teaching English to the adult (24 years old or older) undergraduate. The purposes of the paper were to make a statement on teaching the adult; to survey adults for their perceptions of their needs and the ways the courses met them; to review findings of schools offering special adult degree programs; and to develop a…

Teacher behavior is not likely to be "valid" in general, but rather only under specified conditions, such as the nature of the learning objective which is being pursued, the personal and demographic characteristics of the pupil being taught, the length of time during which learning takes place, and probably the context of other classroom behaviors…

This bulletin is one of four containing reprints of working papers used in developing the teacher performance specifications for the Georgia educational model for the preparation of elementary school teachers (ED 025 491). "Teacher performance specifications" are defined as descriptions of behaviors regarded by the Georgia study as…

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of social reinforcement by the teacher on the classroom behavior of economically disadvantaged adolescents. The study also investigated the length of time necessary to demonstrate marked changes in behavior and the effect of social reinforcement on non-target class members. Subjects were six…