This manual is intended to provide users with a description of the information required by the New York State Library to adequately process a database search. Sections cover computer searching, what it and its advantages are; topic suitability; turnaround time for receipt of a database printout; reference interview to determine search topic;…

This paper develops two models of the effects of social class on educational attainment. A large body of research has documented the positive relationship between social class and educational attainment. However, research has shown that there is no relationship between graduation from the first college attended and social class. Data to test these…

Using Attribution Theory, this study examined the effect of exam failure on attrition. Previous Attribution Theory studies indicate that while ascription of failure to lack of ability leads to abandoning the activity, ascription to lack of effort does not necessarily lead to the same outcome. It was, therefore, hypothesized that lower-ability…

A national sample survey of innovation processes reported by superintendents in 353 school districts reveals four distinct patterns of belief regarding change. These four patterns are identified as "participative problem solving,""RD&D,""strategic manipulation," and "open advocacy-human revolution." Three of the four correspond closely to…

Presented are 18 case studies of successful and unsuccessful speech therapy with stutterers. Stressed is the importance of the therapeutic relationship for the success of any speech therapy technique. Each of nine therapists presents both a successful and an unsuccessful case study. Case studies usually include background information, a discussion…

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of time perspective on performance expectancies and the subjective evaluation of outcomes in regard to a task at which subjects had previously succeeded or failed. Subjects first succeeded or failed on either an easy or difficult task. They then stated performance expectancies and made…

This document reports on recent trends in graduate school survival. Data were obtained from a national study of 1950-1953 post-master's students; a recent pilot project in attrition conducted at the University of California, Berkeley; and on trend data in doctoral attrition provided by the Graduate Division at Berkeley. Emphasis is placed on the…

The ultimate purpose of studying the problem of students dropping courses is to develop a method of minimizing their number and maximizing the number of those succeeding in courses. The purpose of this preliminary study is to analyze presently available data in terms of success, failure, and dropping of courses. Data were obtained from the grade…

This book is a journal of lessons that were compiled as the author tutored a nineteen year old with severe reading problems. The interaction of tutor and tutee includes not only the pedagogical aspects of their relationship, but also the friendship that developed. (WR)

Basic problems in teacher recruitment, selection, guidance, standards, and practices are illustrated with case studies of unsuccessful student teachers. (MJB)

The results suggest that role orientation and achievement motivation of women influenced causal attribution for success and failure outcomes. In some cases these subject variables interacted with the competitiveness of the situation and with sex of partner or of opponent in determining causal ascriptions. (Author/AM)

Effective meetings require three simultaneous operations: task activity (working on the agenda), maintenance (keeping the group in good working order), and team building (strengthening group's capacity to face future issues successfully). Discusses twelve reasons for group dysfunction during meetings. (EM)

The various data analyses comparing different approaches to teaching the disadvantaged show that the Direct Instruction model was more effective in terms of basic academic goals and affective outcomes. (Author/AM)

The results of student perception of success and failure on exams and in courses indicated that most ethnic students viewed their own efforts (not their ethnic background) as the primary cause of their success or failure. (Author/AM)