Reported was a 3 week fluency shaping program in which 56 stutterers (aged 8 to 59 years) were each assisted by a single speech therapist through the following program stages: very slow speech; vowels; consonant initiated syllables; one, two, and three syllable words; short, self generated sentences; spontaneous speech; and transfer. Ss also…

This manual describes a comprehensive system of procedures or a model constructed for the purpose of improving occupational student follow-up in California community colleges. The manual deals with such pragmatic research considerations as conceptualization of research design, sampling, questionnaire content, suggestions for data processing, and…

In 1968, 107 members of the AAHPER Council on Outdoor Education and Camping were surveyed to determine their attitudes toward the meaning of the term "outdoor education". Using the same rating sheet, this survey determined the Council members' present attitudes. An influence questionnaire was also designed to investigate the influence of…

In an effort to construct a quantitative aspiration measure for adults, a hypothetical situation with job related conditions was presented to a stratified sample of 21 counties in 5 southern states randomly selected from a 7-state regional sample of low-income county household heads and homemakers in 1960. Resulting data were tested for…

Data on 62 graduates of the Stephens College Without Walls program were gathered from student records, transcripts, and a questionnaire to measure program success as perceived by the student in terms of work effectiveness, access to advanced programs of study, and impact on life outside of work and education. The nontraditional degree was rated…

To provide preliminary data on the usefulness of conclusions previously based on longitudinal prediction studies of career choice, the authors describe the extent to which general practice and residency training programs are pursued and the rates of attrition from each. (LBH)

A study of the statistical relationships between gender, undergraduate area of study, undergraduate grade point average, further educational plans, and student participation in an honors program both (1) confirms earlier research about gender-related differences in educational plans (2) and suggests that fewer graduates are pursuing further study…

Twenty-nine children with autism were assessed with the Developmental Profile and followed up four to seven years later with maternal reports concerning the child's current functioning in the areas of self-help, motor skills, social skills, school work, and speech. Each scale correlated significantly with its corresponding behavioral domain.…

Continues a previous five-year follow-up of preterm and full-term children by studying the continuity in their intellectual and emotional development. Prematurity was predictive for school adjustment at ages six and seven only when regression was performed on the preterm group, but failed to be predictive when mixed groups of preterm and full-term…

Addresses the problem of improving transfer of training from the seminar setting to participants' work setting and proposes use of a post-seminar lay-consultant program offering encouragement and technical counselling to participants. The training of 16 lay people as consultants and implementation of a consultant program for seminar participants…

A nationwide assessment of doctoral programs in industrial arts was conducted to (1) determine the number of industrial arts doctoral degree graduates for the 1980-83 school years and (2) assess information about employment of these graduates. Results showed a decline in the number of degrees awarded and an increase in foreign teaching. (CT)

Committee on Schools entitled "Assessing Student Outcomes: A Guide to Incorporating within School Self-Study Activities and the Team Visit an Evaluation of the Extent to Which Student Outcomes Objectives Are Being Met." Presents procedures for assessing district or school student and instructional program outcomes. (AYC)

Follow-up to a 1965 study of the relationships of student self-concept, values, vocational choice, and education suggests that (1) while career choice may be harder for this generation of students, they have higher expectations, and (2) the real personal values guiding career choice may be revealed only well after schooling is completed. (MSE)

Surveyed 181 experienced elementary and junior high teachers and 189 preservice teachers regarding their perceptions of school psychologists. Results revealed significant differences between preservice and experienced teachers' effectiveness ratings of school psychologists on eight tasks and on ratings of school psychologists' qualifications. (NRB)