This document emphasizes the importance and implementation of institutional goal consciousness in higher education. Following introductory material, six suggestions for uses of institutional goals are presented. These suggestions for utilization of institutional goals include: policy formation, decisionmaking guides, planning, management…

The orientation program of the Colorado Cooperative Extension Service was evaluated over a year and a half period focusing on revision of the Supervisor's Guide [CE 000 395] and development of the guide for new employees [CE 000 394). Among the findings were that the supervisor's use of the Guide was directly proportionate to his willingness to…

This experiment was designed to see if classroom instruction in the concept of water level and horizontality can improve students' knowledge of these concepts. The sample consisted of a kindergarten and a second grade class from one school and a first grade class from another school. Each class was divided into three groups. The first group was…

Two groups of educable retardates (16 gainers and 16 nongainers who were judged to have a more consistent history of failure) were identified on the basis of their ability to profit from instruction on the Kohs blocks. Success and failure on verbal and nonverbal tasks were manipulated and levels of aspiration were obtained. Nongainers were found…

Goal setting is a motivational technique effective in many subject matter areas with students of various grades and abilities. This paper describes the use of individual goal-setting conferences to increase learning in various subject matter areas. The technique includes a weekly individual conference in which the student is given the opportunity…

Spatial visualization is not yet clearly understood. Some researchers have concluded that two factors or abilities are involved, spatial orientation and spatial visualization. Different definitions and different tests have been proposed for these two abilities. Several studies indicate that women generally perform more poorly on spatial tests than…

This is a session-by-session lesson chart of component one of the Instructional Staff Development (ISD) program. The general purposes of this component are listed as follows: a) to provide participants with proper expectations concerning the purpose of the program, b) to promote a group feeling of familiarity among participants, c) to encourage…

A booklet designed to aid those who use agricultural campaigns in their educational and advisory programs is presented. It is pointed out that a good campaign works as a chain reaction, inciting enthusiasm among workers and planners. The five steps in a well-organized campaign are: (1) planning, (2) preparing people for their jobs, (3) producing…

A handbook to guide coordinators of parent activities in their role in a quality Head Start program is presented. Discussion includes the following topics: motivation, informal and formal participation, teamwork, and total involvement. A bibliography is attached. (CK)

This report evaluates "A Program for the Orientation and Induction of New Teachers" workshop (POINT) Developed by the District of Columbia Public School System. Forty-one elementary school teachers participated in the POINT workshop designed to develop and upgrade the professional staff. The focus is placed on developing a strategy to prevent "new…

The P.E.P. Report 1969-1973 focuses on the various findings and activities of the Program Evaluation Project. The establishment of validity is one of the major tasks of the developers of a measurement methodology. In this chapter, it is argued that the construct validity approach is essential to an understanding of the validity of Goal Attainment…

Persistence at learning digit spans and goal setting was measured in 20 internal locus of control boys and 20 external locus of control boys from a sixth grade rural low SES sample. (BRT)

Most women avoid the conflict of dual family and occupational roles by avoiding demanding professional careers and by placing family responsibilities above occupational goals. This avoidance syndrome serves as a barrier that discourages women from entering or pursuing high status professions. (Author)

Demonstrates the utility to group process facilitators of the Steinzor Effect, which states that within leaderless groups seated in circles, speakers are most apt to get responses from persons seated opposite or nearly opposite them, and least likely to get responses from persons seated alongside or nearly alongside. (Author)

Described is a 15-minute audio-tour that orients first-time visitors to the center by providing them with an organized walk through the facility and describing special features. (MP)