Establishment of an effective communication system, quality programing material, and development of viewer expectation of the programs are essential for the use of educational television in continuing dental education. (Editor)

Examines the relationship between levels of satisfaction experienced by teachers and the status of their decisional participation. (Author)

Team collaboration is significantly related to satisfaction of individual's needs, but generally not significantly related to organizational performance. (Author)

From the data, it was concluded that the group experience facilitated personal growth for almost all participants and could be a valuable learning experience for anyone entering a helping profession. (Author)

Describes program wherein upperclassmen volunteers act as "big sisters" to small groups of incoming freshmen women. Freshmen evaluation of program indicates that those who rate their advisers highly make the better social and academic adjustment during first year. (CJ)

Provides guidelines for ensuring teacher involvement in and satisfaction with inservice programs, using consultants in inservice programs, and involving administrators in inservice programs. (PGD)

Alumni and enrolled students from 22 university departments responded to items concerning instructional, curricular, advising, and operational aspects of their major departments. Comparisons of department means showed differences between alumni and enrolled students on several items, particularly vocational guidance. (Author/GK)

Studied adults who requested outpatient psychotherapy. Questionnaire items concerned the client's situation, past behavior in fulfilling commitments, self-prediction of session attendance, and reaction to the initial interview. A critical response scale proved highly predictive of the number of treatment sessions attended in both initial and…

Reports results of a questionnaire administered to participants in an antagonist drug outpatient clinic and an antagonist drug work-release program to obtain awareness of acceptance of the program participants. Naltrexone patients recommended an alternative method of administering the drug and changing the money system to award deserving inmates…

To develop an instrument to measure satisfaction gained as a result of participation in leisure activities, literature was reviewed and categories of effects were defined as elements of a measurement scale. Categories included psychological, educational, social, relaxational, physiological, and aesthetic effects. (JN)

Various reasons were explored to explain why individuals cease to participate in ongoing sports activities. The major reasons given were: (1) changes in the physical ability of the individual; and (2) changes in the relationships between the individual and the sports environment. (JN)

In light of rising costs of conference participation, the value of such participation is discussed and alternatives are considered. Questionnaires completed at the Southern College Personnel Association meeting (1978) emphasize the worth of conferences. (NRB)

In tests of three models of self-disclosure and satisfaction in marriage, only the linear model achieved substantial support. Communication about relatively personal and intimate matters constitutes an important step in the process of need and goal fulfillment in marriage. (Author)

Suggestions are made for promoting intramural sport programs in junior high schools. (JD)