Implications of cohabitation for courtship were explored in a two-year study of 231 college dating couples. No differences were found between living together and other "going together" couples in rates of marriage or breakup. Differences were found in satisfaction, intimacy, problems, expectations, power, and transition to marriage.…

Four variations of a microtechnology process and its effects on the development of cooperative behavior of third-grade children were investigated. It was concluded that cooperative behavior could be increased by microtechnology processes; the process was effective with self-confrontation components; and short-term retention was exhibited.…

Holds that differences observed in instructor attention to Navajo and Caucasian children are due to the contrasting verbal and nonverbal-visual styles displayed by the two groups. Offers an evaluation program which attempts to offset teachers' tendencies to attend differentially to children displaying diverse behavioral styles in the classroom.…

The relationship between special admissions students' ratings of their skills and their use of campus programs was examined. High ability students participated in campus programs more. The smallest differences in use of campus programs between the ability groups were in areas most directly related to improvement of academic skills. (Author)

Describes the Beginning Teacher Evaluation Study, whose purpose was to identify classroom conditions and teaching activities that foster student learning in elementary schools. (Author/JM)

Describes an ethnographic research study of collective student activities that occur during instruction in basic subjects. Intensive observation was made of a first-grade and a fifth-grade classroom. Observations were recorded every day for five months. In addition, students were formally interviewed to get their interpretations of lessons. (SS)

A model of teacher expectancy postulating links between teacher expectations, teacher and pupil behaviors, and academic achievement was tested in grades three and four. Although a number of significant relations were found, it was concluded that a teacher expectancy effect was not operating in this situation. (Author/JKS)

The author describes and gives examples (from Boston schools) of a nonpunitive approach to classroom discipline designed by William Glasser. The Glasser approach involves getting the student to make a commitment to change his undesirable behavior through class communications. (MF)

Correlates 138 elementary school children's views about the purposes of school to their styles of reward allocation: academically motivated students allocated rewards equally to two hypothetical performers who had unequally helped a teacher perform a manual chore, while socially motivated children allocated rewards in an equity (performance-based)…

In an effort to break down barriers between the medical school and other parts of the university, the University of Rochester selects students to take undergraduate courses simultaneously with preclinical science courses. Academic performance, integration of course work and the depth and breadth of student choices are discussed. (JMD)

Educational researchers are urged to consider the benefits of creating a center for the study of unanticipated and short-lived educational phenomena. (MM)

Investigates the influence of treatment and the interactions between treatments and selected pupil characteristic variables, with respect to pupil achievement and preference for treatment, and examines treatment-teacher interactions. Among the findings, this study suggests that students prefer to operate in less structured modes for the medium or…

The effects of student self-recording and contingent points on undergraduates' verbal behaviors during class discussions were investigated. The contingency system increased the percentage of students participating and the frequency of individual comments during each discussion. The points were more effective with reticent students. Students'…

The Way Station notion that is of most interest to high school and college counselors is the one which conveys the notion of a pause in one's educational progress. The author presents some thoughts on time spent away from formal education, examining this phenomenon and its essential features. (Author)

Counseling interviews (N=19) were rated on the Counselor Rating Form in terms of perceived counselor expertness, attractiveness, and trustworthiness. Results indicated all three sources of perceptions were similar, although counselors rated their own behavior as significantly less expert than their clients. (Author)