THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN-FOREIGN STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS IS A CYCLICAL PROCESS THAT REQUIRES PROGRAMMING TO GENERATE THE PROCESS. THE FOREIGN STUDENT ADVISOR IS PRIMARILY A CATALYST. HIS ROLE MAY ALSO INCLUDE COORDINATION, SUPPORT, CONTINUATION, EVALUATION, AND CHANGE. SUGGESTIONS RELEVANT TO THE FORMULATION OF THE GOALS OF SUCH RELATIONSHIPS ARE…

Antecedent and current theories of achievement motivation are stated, and a broader theory of achievement motivation presented, which attends to the effects of anticipated future achievement goals on present achievement oriented behavior. This broader theory suggests that an individual's characteristic achievement motivation is accentuated when…

A program called "Headstart to College" was designed to help students coming to Foothill College meet the problems of orientation, study habits and reading before they entered the college in Fall 1966. Two counselors presented courses entitled "Introduction to College" and "Effective Study," and a reading specialist taught "Analytical Reading."…

Research dealing with the occupational status orientations of Negro youth is described and evaluated. Occupational status orientations are defined as projections by individuals of potential or probable future positions within the structure of occupational statuses. Of the 24 studies abstracted, six are concerned solely with Negro youth, four…

A two-week orientation program designed to acquaint pre-freshman engineering students with material relevant to their subsequent curriculum was successful in boosting the students' chances for survival in both engineering and other academic programs. Verified by carefully drawn samples from three separate entering classes, it was found that the…

This paper lists goals for curriculum development in environmental education prepared in response to objectives proposed at the Tbilisi Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education in 1977. The goals are presented in four levels. In level one, the ecological foundation level, nine conceptual components are presented including…

This study proposes to (1) explore the responses of boys and girls at three age levels to several different barrier situations; (2) assess the personality correlates associated with barrier behavior; (3) evaluate covariance differences between the sexes; and (4) determine the relationship between barrier behaviors and sex-role typing. A total of…

To investigate the effect of mirror-image and aligned relative positions with learning disabled (LD) children, and to explore the development of orientation ability in both LD and normal children, 30 LD and 30 normal Ss (6- and 8-years old) were given a task in which they were required to match their "horseshoe" to that of the examiner.…

In order to evaluate the four-day faculty orientation offered by William Rainey Harper College, a survey was sent to all 202 full-time faculty in the fall of 1975. Ninety-one completed evaluations were returned. About 50 percent of the faculty felt that the orientation was very beneficial and should be continued as is. In 1974, 71 percent felt…

Evaluated with two age groups (mean age 8.1 years or 10.6 years) totaling 22 learning disabled children was whether there is an age related increase in recognition for visual nonverbal short term memory (STM) and the effects on STM of stimulus dimensionality, primacy, recency, and second choice responses. A serial recognition task was used to…

This manual offers guidelines for training of personnel involved in the manufacture of bricks, including employment practices; handling and preparation of raw materials; making, drying, firing, sorting, packing, and loading of bricks. A major emphasis is placed on industrial safety. (MF)

Cost Utility Analysis (CUA) is, basically, an administrative tool to be used in situations where making a choice among meaningful programs is necessary. It does not replace the administrator, but can provide a significant source of data for the decision maker. CUA can be a guide to the selection of an optimal program in terms of available funds,…

Virtually the entire body of literature in the area of freshman orientation which has been published since 1923 is reviewed. The author sketches the historical background of the orientation concept; early practices, and more recent trends with current emphasis on the Freshman Week and the Pre-College Clinic are presented. While it is hoped that…

Student involvement in the assessment of reading status and progress is important, because the effectiveness of teachers and tests as evaluators has limitations. Translating test results into meaningful behavioral descriptions is a difficult task, and teacher assessment is sometimes limited by the temptation to respond quickly and definitely to a…

Research on the first year of teaching reveals consistent experience with particular problems which can be organized into the following categories: culture shock, instruction, students, parents, administrators, fellow teachers, and extensive isolation. The beginning teacher's insecurity about himself and his professional ability serve only to…