Temporal variability within the record was more easily attributed to the adequacy of past accountability research and to public policy than to program effects, socioeconomic climate, or changing receiver group attitudes. (Author/SEW)

Follow-up data provide evidence regarding the strengths and weaknesses of students and programs as well as implications for teachers and administrators. Areas of concentration focus on equipment update, curriculum revision, employment stability, and training needs. (JOW)

A study of 1,433 college seniors who had participated in a program offering high school seniors college courses taught in the high school by high school faculty suggests those who went to college had a very low attrition rate, achieved exceptionally high grades, and generally did not seek time-shortened degrees. (Author/MSE)

Reviews ERIC documents considering the economic benefits of community colleges on their communities; the effects of college programs on the various individuals and communities served; and the effects of community college attendance on the careers, earnings, and educational attainment of students. Provides a bibliography of impact and follow-up…

Presents a follow-up evaluation of a freshmmn year experience-based, interdisciplinary curriculum founded on Piagetian ideas. Compared the experimental program to two other academic programs. Found experimental students more than the comparison groups valued personal development, experiential and practical modes of learning, and their own academic…

Examined the perceived effects of holding a resident assistant position on the lives of former resident assistants (N=59) 5-20 years later. Results showed interpersonal and group skills influenced them more than personal skills; length of time spent as a resident assistant increased the benefits; and females reported more impact. (JAC)

A hypertension screening and followup program was made available to inner-city adolescents. Results support the idea that research studies on hypertension in adolescents have a greater impact on participants when the school nurse is a member of the research team. The role of the school nurse should be that of educator, followup facilitator,…

Contains six articles illustrating techniques used in working with adult dyads at the Marriage Council of Philadelphia. Describes cognitive therapy, values analysis, and individual interview methods. Discusses effects of rape on couple adjustment, interrelationships of sexual adjustment and marital satisfaction, and a 20-year longitudinal study of…

Eighteen low-income, socially isolated mother-child dyads were referred for psychological help because of the children's oppositional behaviors and the mothers' aversive reactions to the children. Findings were taken to suggest that a mother's extrafamily social contacts may influence her child interaction patterns at home. (Author)

College freshmen practicing rhetorically based sentence combining for a semester proved superior to conventionally trained students in both quality and syntactic maturity of writing. After 28 months, on a post test, intergroup differences were no longer statistically significant. (This study report includes a research review and experimental and…

In 1974-76, student teachers in the College of Education, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, were asked to rate their academic preparation as satisfactory/unsatisfactory in helping them to meet ten specific problems encountered in student teaching. Results were analyzed by grade level and sex. No statistically significant trends were found.…

Effects of the Vocational Exploration Group in aiding students to develop positive attitudes about career exploration and become more knowledgeable about the world of work were maintained for six months. Such attitudes seem to encourage junior high students to actively engage in career education programs. (Author)

A program that attempted to upgrade prospects of students entering Memorial University of Newfoundland Regional College in Corner Brook is described. The results of the program, which compare the academic performance of marginal students who participated in the program with that of those marginal students who did not, are presented. (Author/MLW)

Changes in attitudes of first-year medical students after a seminar on aging and health are described. Students' attitudes toward the elderly were assessed before and one year after the seminar. Factors in changing attitudes were: factual information, personal contact with sick and well elderly, and personal contact with role models. (Author/MLW)

This paper considers how differences between groups in investment in on-the-job training (OJT) may affect secondary vocational program evaluations using single-period earnings. Utilizing the human capital model, a correction factor for OJT is derived and applied to Borus' data (Comparative Education Review, February 1977). (Author/SJL)