Six motivational items from the North Carolina Central University freshman survey were investigated as possible predictors in the undergraduate admission equation. Equations were computed using data from 1976 to 1978, employing a double cross-validation design. A scale combining the six motivational questions was used in the equation along with…

This study, part of an ongoing effort to determine the future structure of secondary education in Northern Ireland, surveys teacher attitudes on the organization of secondary education. Questionnaires were sent to a sample of primary, secondary, and higher education teachers. Teacher opinion was divided most strongly with regard to the present…

AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED OF THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AS CONTRASTED WITH THEIR PEERS IN A BUSINESS ORGANIZATION. THE EFFECT OF THIS DISTINCTIVENESS ON THE PERSONAL NATURE OF TENSIONS AND CONFLICTS ASSOCIATED WITH JOB PERFORMANCE, CAREER GOALS, AND CAREER PATTERNS WAS ALSO STUDIED. ITS GENERAL OBJECTIVE WAS TO…

THE CONCERN OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO ANALYTICALLY COMPARE THE VERIDICALITY AND ACCURACY OF THE SOCIAL ROLE COGNITIONS ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS--THAT IS, HOW SIMILAR ARE THE GENERAL PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHER BEHAVIOR TO THEIR ACTUAL BEHAVIOR (VERIDICALITY), AND HOW WELL MATCHED ARE THE PERCEPTIONS ATTRIBUTED TO TEACHERS TO THE ACTUAL BEHAVIORAL…

STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND HIGH SCHOOL OFFICIALS WERE INTERVIEWED IN AN EFFORT TO DETERMINE THE REASONS WHY CERTAIN YOUTHS WHO RANKED IN THE UPPER 10 PERCENT OF THE 1965 GRADUATING CLASSES OF INDIANA HIGH SCHOOLS DID NOT CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. FOUR QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, OFFICIALS, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS. AREAS COVERED WERE…

TO INVESTIGATE (1) THE TYPES OF SPEECH-COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTION USED IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY, (2) THE CRITERIA BY WHICH BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY SELECT STAFF FOR THEIR SPEECH-COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS, AND (3) THE AVAILABILITY OF CORPORATE JOBS FOR SPEECH TRAINED PERSONNEL, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO PERSONNEL DIRECTORS OF THE 100 LARGEST…

THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT RESPONSES TO CERTAIN ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY FACTORS BETWEEN PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THE HEAD START PROJECT AND THOSE WHOSE CHILDREN WERE ELIGIBLE BUT DID NOT PARTICIPATE. ALL PARENTS OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN, 2 1/2 TO…

THIS PAPER DESCRIBES THE DESIGN AND INSTRUMENTATION OF A STUDY TO DETERMINE (A) THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL APPROACHES IN TEACHER EDUCATION UPON THE ATTITUDES, PERCEPTIONS AND BEHAVIOR OF STUDENT TEACHERS, AND (B) THE INFLUENCE OF THESE TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS UPON "MENTAL HEALTH" IN THE CLASSROOM. THREE VARIABLES WERE IDENTIFIED--(1)…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN 221 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND (1) CLASSIFICATION OF THE SCHOOL BY ITS URBAN, SUBURBAN, OR RURAL LOCATION, (2) SCHOOL SIZE AS MEASURED BY NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, AND (3) ECONOMIC LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE SCHOOL. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE…

A STUDY WAS MADE OF SEVEN NDEA INSTITUTES, GIVEN IN THE SUMMERS OF 1965 AND 1966 FOR UNDERGRADUATES PREPARING TO BE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS, TO DETERMINE IF THESE INSTITUTES ARE AN EFFECTIVE SUPPLEMENT TO COLLEGE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. INFORMATION SOURCES FOR THE STUDY WERE INSTITUTE DIRECTORS AND THEIR STAFF, VISITORS' OBSERVATIONS, AND…

WITH IMPROVED CLASSROOM TEACHING AS A MAJOR GOAL, RESPONSES FROM 717 TEACHERS (72.7 PERCENT OF THE 929 SURVEYED) WERE ANALYZED TO DETERMINE CAUSES OF IDAHO'S RELATIVELY HIGH RATE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER MOBILITY AND TO RECOMMEND MEASURES PROMOTING TEACHER RETENTION. BASED UPON SIX CONTRIBUTING FACTORS--ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC,…

ATTITUDE CHANGES OF STUDENTS UPON RECEIVING GRADES WERE STUDIED. MEASURES WERE DEVELOPED TO DETERMINE THE STUDENTS' (1) ATTITUDES TOWARDS GRADES AND SCHOOL, (2) EXPECTANCIES FOR FUTURE GRADES, AND (3) ESTIMATIONS OF ABILITIES. A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 7TH- THROUGH 12TH-GRADE STUDENTS (1,000) WAS SELECTED. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADMINISTERED TO ALL…

Sample procedures, data formats; questionnaires, and explanations are presented that institutions can use to adapt and implement the planning process described in "A Handbook for Institutional and Academic Program Planning: From Idea to Implementation" (Kieft, Armijo, and Bucklew, 1978). Materials are designed for use by two-year and four-year…

A questionnaire was sent to part-time instructors of adults in four selected areas of Ontario to determine the kinds of adjustments made and the resources used in the move from teaching children and youth to teaching adults. The study reveals that continuing education programs are characterized by informality, fewer discipline problems, and a…

The economic impact of St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, on the local economy was studied. Using models developed by the American Council on Education, estimates were made of the dollar outlays by the local economic sectors that are associated with or influenced by the university. The focus is the measurable impacts, in dollar terms, of the…