The study examined the impact of high school extracurricular activities on learning in 515 award-winning high school students and student leaders. Fifteen research questions are listed (with data reported in separate charts for each question) on such topics as degree of involvement, participation in athletics, effects of numbers of awards and…

Prepared and designed to provide general information in the administration of speech activities in the Nebraska schools, this manual offers rules and regulations for speech events, high school debate, and one act plays. The section on speech events includes information about general regulations, the scope of competition, district contests, the…

The behavior of young and adolescent male children from homes without fathers was compared to comparable groups of children from intact homes. Teachers reported no difference in academic and extracurricular participation and performance. It was concluded that, in general, the behavior of children with and without fathers is not appreciably…

This booklet presents and discusses results of a national survey that queried secondary school administrators, activity sponsors, and students about a variety of issues related to extracurricular activities. The booklet opens with a brief discussion of the myths, realities, and current challenges surrounding extracurricular activities and then…

This student booklet outlines seven steps to aid elementary and secondary school students in participating in a social studies county fair. The first step is an understanding of the fair rules. Second, the student decides whether to work in a group or alone, after reading advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. Step three, choosing a…

An attempt to increase academic achievement by increasing student participation in school organizations yielded mixed results. From 1975 through 1979, local school and community leaders used increased funds, staffing, and publicity to encourage involvement in school organizations in a predominantly black, low-income high school in the Dallas…

THIS MONOGRAPH IS CONCERNED WITH THE EXTRACURRICULAR DIMENSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. SPECIFICALLY, IT DEALS WITH THE ROLE OF THE ADULT ADVISOR IN STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. IT IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A HANDBOOK FOR THE BEGINNER IN GROUP ADVISING. THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE CONSIDERED--(1) DEFINITION OF RELATED TERMS, (2) A HISTORICAL…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO ASSESS (1) THE CURRENT STATUS OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES (S.A.) WORK, (2) THE PERSONS ASSUMING MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE S.A. FUNCTION AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS, BACKGROUND, AND GOALS, (3) THE FUNCTIONS OF PERSONS WHO TAKE LEADERSHIP FOR S.A. PROGRAMS, AND (4) THE TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN S.A. COPIES OF A FIVE-PAGE…

THIS STUDY COMPARED COUNSELOR PREDICTIONS OF COLLEGE ACHIEVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN A GROUP OF UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS. COMPARISONS WERE MADE BETWEEN 3 GROUPS OF COUNSELORS AND ONE GROUP OF NON-COUNSELORS TO IDENTIFY CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD CLINICAL PREDICTORS AND TO COMPARE EFFICIENCY OF CLINICAL…

Documentation presented concerns the planning, implementation, and evaluation that took place in the development of a club program in a public intermediate school in New York City. The club program provides activities during the lunchtime period that expand and/or enrich the school curriculum offerings. Club activities offered were a rap group and…

THIS BOOKLET, ONE OF A SERIES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT, A PROGRAM FOR MATHEMATICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED PUPILS. A PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING INSERVICE TEACHERS, IS BEING USED TO WRITE AND DEVELOP THE MATERIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THIS BOOKLET INCLUDE (1) RECOGNIZING SETS AND THEIR MEMBERS, (2) EQUIVALENT SETS AND EQUAL…

THIS BOOKLET, ONE OF A SERIES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE PROJECT, A PROGRAM FOR MATHEMATICALLY UNDERDEVELOPED PUPILS. A PROJECT TEAM, INCLUDING INSERVICE TEACHERS, IS BEING USED TO WRITE AND DEVELOP THE MATERIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THIS BOOKLET INCLUDE ACTIVITIES ON (1) CONSTRUCTION OF SQUARES, RECTANGLES, TRIANGLES, AND…

This paper examines the impact of financial need on vocational decisionmaking. Two hundred and ninety-one students in their second semester, second year in 4 state-supported institutions were divided into 3 groups: (1) the Financial Aid Group, consisting of students who had received sufficient financial assistance to meet their needs; (2) the…

The need to identify the mode of integration of learning resources on contemporary US campuses grows as institutional expansion becomes a primary organizational concern. The implications drawn in this paper from the culture of the campus to the organization of learning resources is that many of these resources must be drastically decentralized…

This study was initiated to investigate student activities in the 2-year college and the role of the college union. This study attempted to answer the following questions: (1) What are some of the identifying characteristics of the 2-year colleges which have college unions? (2) What are the existing union facilities in the 2-year college? (3) What…