A study was conducted to determine if eight distinct subcultures of college students reflect differences concerning psychological anomie (alienation) and existential frustration. In addition, the purpose of this study was to explore the interaction among eight college student subcultures and sex and race for psychological anomie and existential…

The purpose of the study was to establish perceptions of selected groups about the impact of Federal programs planning activities of State Education Agencies (SEAs). OE administrators and SEA administrators, local school district administrators, and professors of educational administration in 18 States were mailed a 31-item survey instrument.…

Background on the creation, governance, program development, and planning of the new National Institute of Education (NIE) are provided in this speech. Summary descriptions of NIE's plans for basic research, research and development and utilization systems, and programmatic research and development. The latter category is NIE's major concentration…

This report describes work accomplished by the Committee on Research and Development in Modern Languages in Scotland during the period from 1964-67. Sectional reports include (1) the language scene, (2) the work of the committee, (3) research, (4) Centre for Information on Language Teaching, (5) teaching methods, materials and aids, (6) languages…

An exploratory study of a prison community is presented. The study employed a three-phase design: (1) a pre-survey of the prison community, (2) limited intervention, based on findings of the pre-survey, and (3) a post-survey to determine effects of intervention and to validate findings of the pre-survey for which no intervention had been designed.…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1500 words) of a new approach to the teaching of mathematics in Mexican elementary schools. Three aspects of mathematical reform are discussed: (1) syllabus content; (2) teaching methods; and (3) the question of introducing the pupil to modern mathematics at the earliest possible stage…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a summary of the contents of a decree covering the education objectives, theories, research, and future legislation as envisioned by the Soviet Academy of Pedagogical Sciences. Although the decree praises the outstanding past achievements of the Soviet education system,…

One of the strongest common assumptions in most Western societies is that education is the key to upward mobility. The few studies to the contrary have been easily dispensed with by reference to flaws in theory or methodology. It is only when an attempt is made to fit some of the key pieces from various areas together (to focus particularly on…

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released Mexican American Education Study findings in a series of documents: (1) "The Ethnic Isolation of Mexican Americans in the Public Schools of the Southwest" (ED 052 849), "The Unfinished Education" (ED 056 821), and "The Excluded Student" (ED 062 069). The research methods…

An effort is made to present a model of the R&D process which is comprehensive enough to handle the full range of events and activities which take place within it, including evaluation, and which has compatability at both macrostructural and microstructural levels of analyses. The first part of the paper focuses on the R&D process. An overview is…

Two hundred males and 212 females in grades three through eight were tested for conformity to peers using Asch-type stimuli and a modified Crutchfield procedure. The results showed that, with difficulty level controlled, conformity decreased with age between eight and eleven years and then increased to age thirteen. Discrepancies among earlier…

This project resulted in the development of an Educational Resources Management System (ERMS). The primary purpose of the project was to develop a conceptual design for an integrated system of planning-programing-budgeting-evaluating (PPBES) appropriate for local school districts. In an ERM system, emphasis is on outcomes in terms of learners'…

This study focused on the relationships between attitude congruence and the selector's decisions about teacher candidates. Selectors rated a teacher applicant as part of a simulated teacher selection situation. Applicants were represented by written information in which the proportion of attitude congruence with the selector and the relevance of…

A 1971 pilot project was conducted in North Carolina to promote more effective utilization of research and development activities at both State and local levels. The project provided research information on structure and techniques in new programs to educational program decisionmakers prior to the time for decisions to be made on their own new…

A set of articles presenting a broad base for displaying the thinking of outstanding researchers and scholars on the subjects of English and Reading is given. These articles were drawn from papers read at a series of institutes cosponsored by the University of Illinois and the National Council of Teachers of English. Each paper reflects elements…