The utility of self-control procedures and covert sensitization as alternatives to rapid smoking in smoking cessation was tested in two studies. Subjects (N=33) were at least 21 and had smoked a minimum of one pack per day for five years or more. Relaxation training and discussion of goals were presented to subjects. In Study I, both groups…

Provided are ten student exercises designed for orientations in the sciences, particularly biology, and for a class entitled Literature of Science, Technology, and Agriculture. An introduction outlines the use of 5 classroom exercises and 5 library exercises, and an appended section provides brief comments concerning the applicability of each of…

An outline of reference works on history is presented, with emphasis on those bibliographies which provide appropriate research tools and methodologies without restriction to a particular library. The guide is presented in six sections. Section I identifies guides to bibliographies and sources of bibliographies including standard historical…

A THREE-YEAR STUDY OF THE ORIENTATION OF INMIGRANT TRANSIENT CHILDREN WAS INITIATED IN SEPTEMBER, 1960. SECOND REPORT, 1961-62, SUPPLEMENTS THE FIRST YEAR'S REPORT AND INCLUDES OBSERVATIONS BY PERSONNEL. ELIGIBILITY FOR PLACEMENT AND TRANSFER PROCEDURES IN ORIENTATION CLASSES ARE DESCRIBED FOR ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR, AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.…

THIS RESEARCH ATTEMPTED TO ESTABLISH A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROBLEMS OF CONGENITALLY TOTALLY BLIND CHILDREN AND TO TEST THE POSSIBILITY OF MEETING THESE PROBLEMS WITH A SPECIAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN GENERAL ORIENTATION AND SPACE PERCEPTION. A SAMPLE OF 60 CHILDREN WAS SELECTED FOR THE EXPERIMENT. THESE SUBJECTS WERE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL…

A 28-MINUTE FILM, "HOMEFIRES," DRAMATIZING THREE CASE HISTORIES OF HOMEMAKER SERVICE, WAS DEVELOPED TO BE USED AS A TRAINING AID, AN INSTRUMENT FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES AWARE OF THE SERVICE, AND A TOOL FOR RECRUITING CANDIDATES TO THE HOMEMAKER AIDES TRAINING PROGRAMS. HOMEMAKER SERVICE IS A FORM OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY HEALTH AND WELFARE AGENCIES…

MICROTEACHING WAS USED IN A SERIES FOR THE IN-SERVICE TRAINING OF SUPERVISORS. TEACHERS AND SUPERVISORS WERE GIVEN ONLY A CURSORY AMOUNT OF TRAINING AND INITIAL APPLICATION, YET SUPERVISORS WERE ABLE TO NOTICE DIFFERENCES IN TEACHING BEHAVIOR. THE TRAINING SEMINARS DEMONSTRATED THAT MICROTEACHING CAN BE OF REAL VALUE TO EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL.…

THIS HANDBOOK IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL NEWSPAPER ADVISOR PREPARED BY NEITHER TRAINING NOR EXPERIENCE FOR THE TASK OF SUPERVISING THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER. CHAPTERS DEAL WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER, THE ADVISOR'S ROLE, STAFF SELECTION, PRODUCTION METHODS, FINANCING, HOW TO CONDUCT…

BECAUSE OF GROUNDWORK ACCOMPLISHED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT FOR IMPROVEMENT IN LEARNING AND OTHER COMPLEMENTARY FACTORS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI, BELIEVES IT IS IN THE UNIQUE POSITION OF BEING ABLE TO COMPLETELY REVAMP ITS EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE, RATHER THAN RENOVATING PIECEMEAL THE EXISTING FRAMEWORK, AS IS COMMONLY…

TO IDENTIFY COMMON PROBLEMS, HELPFUL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, AND EFFECTIVE ORIENTATION PROCESSES ENCOUNTERED BY NEW TEACHERS, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 5,628 FACULTY MEMBERS IN 429 COMMUNITY COLLEGES. FROM THE 2,783 USABLE RETURNS, NINE MAJOR PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED--(1) LACK OF TIME FOR SCHOLARLY STUDY, (2) ADAPTATION OF INSTRUCTION TO…

The use of volunteers is one answer to the short supply of human and financial resources in our nation's secondary schools. There is evidence that volunteer programs planned with broad based faculty-student involvement greatly enrich classroom activities. The principal holds a key role in assuring the success of volunteer programs by coordinating…

INVESTIGATED WAS THE EXTENT TO WHICH STUDENTS COMPLETING PLANNED MATHEMATICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS (1) WERE PROFICIENT IN SPATIAL VISUALIZATION ABILITIES, AND (2) HAD DEVELOPED MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDINGS. THE EFFECTS OF THE MATHEMATICS CURRICULA UPON SUCH DEVELOPMENT WERE INVESTIGATED BY COMPARING GROUP MEAN TEST SCORES OF PROSPECTIVE ELEMENTARY AND…

Information obtained from Mexican American students in a 1967 study of high school sophomores in 4 Texas counties was analyzed empirically relating to occupational goals and expectations. It was concluded that: (1) large proportions of the Mexican American youth studied desired high-level occupations; (2) little difference existed between the…

The project was designed to orient educators and behavioral scientists to information systems capable of supplying work-related data. This goal was accomplished in two ways: (1) a series of seminars was held at the annual conventions of the American Sociological Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Vocational…

This is a handbook for those who get work done through other people; it concentrates on that part of their task which has to do with encouraging employees to develop abilities and attitudes which assure accomplishment. It presents principles and practices which apply to all employees. Chapters cover Employee Development: A Business "Must,"…