The 13th Western Regional Conference on Testing Problems dealt with testing in relation to teaching and teachers. The following speeches were presented: (1) "Testing and the Teaching Act" by Arthur P. Coladarci; (2) "Examinations and the Advancement of Teaching" by Arthur Benson; (3) "An Exploration of Different Teacher Role Expectations" by A.…

This report examines inhibition in help-seeking for male subjects. Using a male and female experimenter, the study examined the following five variables: (1) sex of helper; (2) sex role appropriateness of task; (3) anticipated future audience interaction; (4) sex role ideology of subject; and (5) self esteem of subject. The report concluded that,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the ways in which the occupational behaviors of Montana secondary school counselors are complementary to, or in conflict with, the expectancies of their various publics. In this study the counselors and their various publics (counselor-educators, school administrators, teachers, students, parents) were…

This workbook of checklists is Attachment 2 to the document "Preparing Knowledge Linking Change Agents in Education: A Materials and Training Development Project," see ED 056 257, and should accompany Attachment 1, "A Guide to Innovation in Education." The nine checklists in the workbook are as follows: (1) Over-all Management of a Change Project;…

The authors investigate MacDonald's (1969) hypothesis that a sex by birth order interaction should be observed in measures related to sex typing. Since first borns are more thoroughly socialized, MacDonald reasons, and since parental expectations differ according to the child's sex, then first born boys and girls on sex typed variables.…

This report presents survey data on the effect of recent urban ferment and upheaval on the position of elementary school principal. The bulk of the report consists of written statements by elementary principals, in 57 of the largest urban cities, on their perceptions of the principal's role. According to the replies on one multiple choice…

Two hundred and eighty-one Chicana oriented books, documents, papers, articles, theses, dissertations, films, and newspapers published between 1923 and 1972 are listed in this bibliography. The selections pertain to the role of a Chicana in her culture and community, her education, and her socioeconomic background. Some of the selections are…

A guide for achieving effective two-way communication is presented. Its scope includes the following: (1) a discussion of the importance of effective two-way communication, (2) an examination of the ways in which communication works and some of the reasons for its failure, (3) an examination of the role of the supervisor as a key figure in…

This study examines the various sources of influences over 290 faculty members at a large public university. It was found that: (1) both the role expectations a faculty member has for himself and the role expectations of the employing organization predict positively and significantly the role behavior of the respondents; (2) the departmental…

To determine the attitudes of University of Missouri Continuing Education Programmers toward their job roles, questionnaires were mailed to all 24 programmers (10 women and 14 men). A 100% rate of return was obtained. A summary of the 17 findings is provided. Problems elicited from the questionnaires concern: (1) the difficulty in securing…

This paper reports on some recent data which deal with attitudes toward sex role as held by male and female, black and white college students. Its purpose is to describe rather than to test hypotheses, but some general conclusions can be drawn from the results. The data were obtained from the questionnaire responses of 300 college students…

In order to improve the quality of classroom discussion, Group Interaction Analysis (GIA) is suggested as a means of increasing an individual's awareness of the role he assumes in group discussions. GIA is a systemized technique involving the observation of both beneficial and non-beneficial discussion activities. These activities are: (1) fact…

Data were gathered from 18 superintendents, 15 curriculum directors, 16 principals, 92 department heads, and 120 high school teachers in the state of Delaware regarding their perceptions of high school principals' leadership role in the areas of curriculum development and instructional improvement. (Author/MLF)

This study examined the effect of the student teacher's perception of and preference for the role of the cooperating teacher and the cooperating teacher's perception of his role on the student teacher's effectiveness and satisfaction with the student teaching experience. Subjects were 98 student teachers and 98 cooperating teachers. Responses were…

A study of men nursing students at the University of Iowa identified these problems: failure of the baccalaureate experience to meet vocational expectations, and student criticism of professional education and frustration with the repressive nature of the system. A composite picture of the male student, incorporating the findings, is presented.…