Although research on masculinity and femininity has increased over the past decade, longitudinal studies addressing predictive elements are lacking. The Rush Medical College Longitudinal Study examines the correlation between masculinity and femininity on the one hand and adjustment, interpersonal functioning, and impairment on the other. During…

Two groups of grade 12 French immersion students in Ottawa and Carleton, Ontario, one having been in immersion French since at least grade 4 and one having started in grade 6 or 7, were administered three tests of French proficiency in a study of the groups' comparative language achievement. Scores sufficiently high to excuse the students from the…

Trends in values development over 10 years were studied with university students/graduates of the University of Qatar, which is located in the Western Arabian Gulf. In order to define and identify values, content analysis of student autobiographies was conducted for 60 students in their last 2 academic years. Autobiographies by each student were…

Based on the increased public pressure of the governors in Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky for higher education to make significant strides in "outcomes assessment," a national survey of the 361 colleges and universities identified in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication directory as having undergraduate…

City-wide all-day kindergarten was instituted in the New York City public schools in the l983-84 school year. Follow-up studies of two evaluations of all-day kindergarten, a prospective study and a retrospective study, were undertaken to examine whether enrollment in all-day kindergarten (ADK) resulted in higher third-grade academic achievement…

For many years, a dual enrollment program for academically talented high school students has been offered at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC), permitting approved students to take up to 25 credit hours each year to simultaneously satisfy high school graduation criteria and MDCC associate degree requirements. The program helps fulfill the…

Information on the progress of the 1980 graduating high school seniors' educational attainment, work history, marital history, attitudes, and civic participation is presented in this fourth in a series of descriptive summaries about the status of the 1980 high school seniors. Information spans the period from 1980 through 1986. Chapter 1 looks at…

Findings from the High School and Beyond (HS&B) longitudinal study supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) are presented. HS&B followed the activities of 1980 high school seniors and sophomores (who became 1982 seniors) through 1986. Enrollment of these students in postsecondary institutions was examined for each…

This compilation of 32 research briefs provides summaries of studies conducted at John Tyler Community College between 1986 and 1988. The collection provides information on: (1) student characteristics; (2) headcount enrollment by curriculum; (3) faculty characteristics (e.g., average salary, rank, tenure, and sex); (4) the employment/educational…

This report summarizes and documents the major technical aspects of the High School and Beyond (HS&B) third follow-up survey conducted during the spring and summer of 1986. Young persons who, either as sophomores or as seniors, had participated in the base year survey in 1980 were contracted for the fourth time in 1984 and asked to complete…

This project was conducted to study home economics curriculum needs by surveying former secondary home economics students to determine what tasks they learned in class and what instruction would have been helpful in order to provide curriculum managers, developers of materials, administrators, and teachers with more guidance in meeting the needs…

In 1982-83, a study was conducted of Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute's Recreation Leadership program to determine if program objectives were being met, to measure program success, and to identify aspects needing improvement. Surveys were sent to 36 students who graduated before 1978, yielding a 44% response rate; to 31 students…

The study sought to assess adolescents' school functioning following discharge from short-term placement in a psychiatric hospital. Follow-up data were obtained on 46 students (ages 13-18) discharged during a 6-month period. Conduct disorder (socialized aggressive) and major depression were the most frequent diagnoses. Questionnaire data results…

In spring 1988, a follow-up study was conducted of students who first attended Howard Community College (HCC) in fall 1984. The primary objectives of the survey were to determine the students' educational and career achievements subsequent to attending HCC and to assess the effectiveness of the college from the students' perspective. All other…

A study was conducted at Dutchess Community College (DCC) to provide a broad picture of the further education and employment status of DCC alumni several years after graduation and to determine how satisfied alumni were with the education and services provided by the college. Survey questionnaires were mailed to a random sample of 20% of DCC…