This study analyzed the attitude of resignation to inferior economic status from the standpoint of ethnic origin, social and financial background, and response to job retraining opportunities. Detachment from others, lack of commitment and ambition, aversion to work and planning, and restricted hopes and aspirations were determined to be major…

This study concentrated on evaluating the success of the Lincoln Skills Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan, in helping trainees improve their basic education and vocational skills and then to find suitable employment. Relationships were also investigated between vocational proficiency and literacy skill levels as well as between basic education…

An assessment was made of clergymen's attitude changes toward American agriculture, business, and labor as a result of participation in educational programs sponsored by the Clergy Economic Education Foundation. Differences in pretest attitudes toward these institutions were also evaluated. Subjects (87 participants from Florida, Kentucky, and…

This study in upstate New York investigated certain characteristics of 602 public affairs education discussion groups; relative group stability in terms of change in size over time; whether characteristics affect group survival; and how group structure is related to certain attitudes on individualism and community growth. Data were gathered by…

Using questionnaire responses from the wives of Army officers on duty in the United States, this study explored participation in the areas of education, volunteer services, and employment, and the premise that there are certain characteristics of the military environment which might influence and modify that participation. The study focused on…

The Matching Familiar Figures Test is a measure of the response style "reflection-impulsivity." The version of the test used in the longitudinal study test battery consists of two practice and 18 test items. On each item, the child is shown one standard and four comparison figures. Figures are simple line drawings done in black on a…

The Sigel Object Categorization Test (SOCT) is used for studying classification abilities in young children, the criteria for which is considered indicative of both cognitive ability and style. The test consists of two types of stijuli--one set of 12 relatively familiar three-dimensional objects and a second set of colored photographs of these…

This section of the 1970-1971 National Assessment of Educational Progress presents summary data for the responses to literature assessment. Data is presented in graph and tabular form and discussed in detail for the educational attainments of nine year olds, thirteen year olds, seventeen year olds, and adults (ages 26-35). The data is also…

Information on assessment of citizenship achievement is presented in this report which compares 1970 first assessment results for the two sexes, four regions of the country, and four community sizes. Age groups assessed were 9, 13, 17, and 26 through 35 age group; geographical regions were Northeastern, Central, Western, and Southeastern; and…

SUBJECTS (398) IN THE NINTH AND 12TH GRADES, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE, WERE ASKED TO RATE INITIAL, FILMED COUNSELING SESSIONS AS IF THEY WERE THE COUNSELEE. FIVE DIFFERENT COUNSELING APPROACHES WERE USED IN THE FILMED SESSIONS--(1) ADVICE GIVING - THE COUNSELOR ADVISES THE CLIENT ON A PROGRAM OF ACTION, (2) QUESTIONING - THE COUNSELOR POSES A QUESTION…

The aim of this investigation is to report on the perceptions and attitudes of a special group of residents toward voluntary urban relocation. Using respondents from two Model Cities neighborhoods in Houston, Texas, the survey focuses on specific socioeconomic variables such as income, education, occupation, employment status, family size, and…

This article, which focuses on speech differences of age groups, is part of a larger study of occupational jargon, its characteristics and underlying features and the part it plays in reflecting the workers' knowledge of their jobs and their attitudes toward jobs in general. The project incorporated a case method of research in a china factory.…

Presents findings of a survey which gathered information on criteria applied by British employers in the library and information science sector when appointing staff and seeks to establish the relative importance of various educational qualifications and other characteristics such as personality, age, and work experience. The survey questionnaire…

Reviews study that investigated the interaction between the age of the viewer and the gender of the narrator of a film. Visual attention to the program by second and fifth graders is described, and recall of story ideas as measured by a multiple-choice test is analyzed. (21 references) (LRW)

Nineteen Indonesian students enrolled in a University of Virginia special education training program were assessed on the importance of English-language proficiency. Academic performance was significantly related to English-language training scores but not to preadmission "Test of English as a Foreign Language' scores, student attitudes, or…