An interdisciplinary course in energy policy was offered at the University of Houston to graduate students in law, economics, political science, and business administration. The course was the result of a cooperative effort by executives from Shell Oil and professors at the university. Course origins, purposes, content, organization, and an…

Describes a study to investigate attitudes of college-trained teacher-volunteers toward the Farmers' Functional Literacy Programme, part of the National Adult Education Programme in India. Item analysis of the attitude statements response indicated for the most part strongly favorable attitudes toward the program to educate farmers in improved…

Investigated effects on group member satisfaction and communication behavior when male and female leaders either maintained or lost reward power during problem-solving sessions. Found group member communication was more substantive and positive when leaders maintained reward power than when they lost it; communication behavior was also affected by…

A survey of 1,000 college home economics students (718 responses) found that perceptions of courses, satisfaction with the university, attitude toward major, and occupational orientation were significant predictors of satisfaction with majors/departments. Significant differences in satisfaction, attitude, career and academic influences, and…

The practice of dividing up a group of students on the basis of previous educational experience or achievement, and subjecting the different groups to different educational experiences is defended. Two case-studies of streaming in the departments of accountancy and physics at a university in New Zealand are presented. (Author/MLW)

Current newspaper articles are used in the form of a weekly short quiz in advanced English reading classes at Nara University of Education. The quiz focuses on the articles' immediacy as a motivating factor for Japanese students who have lost some motivation after passing the university entrance examinations. (Contains seven references.) (LB)

Parents (n=280) of young children disabled or at risk assessed help-giving practices of early intervention/human services program personnel. Sources of variation in parents' assessment were related to differences in program models and not parent or family characteristics, and differences in parents' personal control appraisals were attributable to…

Evaluation of a classroom mnemonic instructional method to teach science content to 19 mildly disabled students (grades 6-8) found mnemonic instruction resulted in improved initial content acquisition, higher delayed-recall scores than traditional instructional procedures, and generalization of mnemonic strategies to novel content. Students…

Describes a study of the goals, goal attainment, satisfaction with academics and support services, and satisfaction with preparation for advanced course work of 137 students who graduated from the Community and Technical College at the University of Akron between 1969 and 1988, and who were over 23 years old at matriculation. (DMM)

The retrospective evaluations of their degree courses by 8,948 British 1980 graduates suggested 2 routes of analysis--one based on respondents' satisfaction in becoming an educated person and one based on satisfaction in acquiring an interesting job with a good income. Graduates differed according to the relative importance of the route used. (DB)

A survey of 353 adults with learning disabilities concerning their knowledge and perceptions of vocational rehabilitation found that there was a large group who were either ineligible for rehabilitation services or dissatisfied with services received. Generally, respondents' knowledge of vocational rehabilitation was limited. (Author/JDD)

A survey of 128 parents of hearing-impaired children enrolled in residential schools for the deaf found that many parents were not given information about placement options or were dissatisfied with the information. The paper examines reasons for residential placement, parents' views of the advantages and disadvantages of residential placement,…

Virginia college and university students (n=761) with disabilities were surveyed to determine their levels of satisfaction with accessibility, special services, and accommodations at their schools. Respondents generally expressed satisfaction with services, but the majority had encountered accessibility, attitudinal, and resource problems that…

Describes Finnish children's views about their early childhood education experiences, comparing children attending preschools, day-care centers, and family day care. In written essays, 704 urban and rural children in third, fourth, and fifth grades reported their experiences regarding basic care, education, caregivers, peer relationships, physical…

Compared two sections of upper level undergraduate course on professional stress and burnout, one delivered to students (n=11) by interactive audio teleconferencing and other delivered to students (n=36) by traditional on-campus classroom instructional mode. Results indicated that student academic achievement and satisfaction with course was…