A study examined the sources of stress and satisfaction for Black students in two large, urban southwestern universities, one predominantly Black, the other predominantly White. The study investigated the effects of these college environments on academic performance, vocational aspirations, cognitive growth, and competitive performance in…

Reports the test-retest reliability coefficients for each of the five scales of the College Student Satisfaction Questionnaire over a seven-day interval. The reliability coefficients for both male and female private university undergraduate students (N=89) were significantly and uniformly high. (Author)

Reviews literature on cognitive style (especially field-dependence-independence) to demonstrate how persons of different cognitive styles are differentially responsive to Human Relations Training (HRT). Provides a conceptual framework for a matching model approach to HRT research. (JAC)

Discusses ways people cope with extramarital relationships of their spouses. Results found avoidance was significantly more common among women, especially among women with a low self-esteem. Both avoidance and reappraisal correlated positively with neuroticism. Communication occurred more often among people with high marital satisfaction. (Author)

Compared two levels of goal setting. In the first level adolescents were involved in setting goals for behavioral counseling. In the second level they were informed that goals were set, but were not involved. Results indicated greater degree of goal attainment and counseling satisfaction for participating pupils. (Author/JAC)

Studied satisfaction in couple relationships as related to social style. Social style considers the pattern of relationships in an individual's social network as partly the expression of personal needs and gratification patterns. Research confirmed the hypothesis that similarity in social style is closely associated with reported satisfaction.…

Studied the determinants of psychological propinquity and communication satisfaction in face-to-face, audio, and video conferences. Assessed the effect of a number of variables. Confirmed the importance of feedback in promoting communication satisfaction and the feeling of spatial closeness. (PD)

This paper discusses a small-scale study of student reaction to a new choice-based modular course structure in the Department of Education, University of York. Implications for university planning in an era of financial and enrollment decline are drawn from these findings on student choice of courses. (SJL)

Methods of studying the gap between predisposition and actual behavior of consumers of spectator sports is discussed. A model is drawn from the areas of behavioral sciences, consumer behavior, and leisure research. The model is constructed around the premise that choice is primarily a function of personal, product, and environmental factors. (JN)

Illustrates the importance of adopting a formal strategy for eliminating programs. Outlines a three-step procedure for identifying candidates for elimination, evaluating these programs, and implementing the decision. The procedure provides community service agencies with guidelines for better serving the needs of their clientele. (SK)

This study examined a Queensland secondary school where students select a track: Academic, Commercial, or General. Six months into their program, Grade 9 students were queried about their school experience, track choice, peer relationships, and future plans. Responses of the three track groups are summarized, with consideration of sex differences.…

Examined the degree to which faculty and students found the programs satisfactory in meeting their needs. Evaluations of teacher preparation programs should include written feedback from students and faculty. A survey of both groups resulted in data that can be used to revise and improve programs. (Author/BEF)

Results indicate that an inverse relationship exists between trainee levels of self-acceptance and client's ratings of counseling satisfaction. Supervisor's ratings of trainee performance and progress in supervision are also inversely related to trainee levels of self-acceptance. Supervisor's ratings of trainee performance and client satisfaction…

Results indicate student involvement scales manifest levels of reliability which are adequate for studying group differences, such as dropouts and persistors. Scales tend to be positively related to student satisfaction in conceptually similar areas. (Author)

Participants showed low drop-out rates and high levels of expressed satisfaction; were likelier to engage in extracurricular health-related activities; studied and trained more; explored more before making an employment choice; and showed higher levels of job satisfaction, higher earnings, and less turnover. (Author)