An analysis, development, and research (ADR) approach for planning educational research and development programs was used as a model for planning the National Institute of Education's School-To-Work Transition Program. The ADR model is system oriented and utilizes an iterative approach in which research questions are raised as others are answered.…

This handbook contains basic resource material for debating significant changes in the United States jury system. Chapter 1 outlines available sources of information for preliminary research. Chapters 2 and 3 present background information on the federal and state court systems and the jury system. Chapter 4 discusses an interpretation of the…

The purpose of the study was to provide an ecological-demographic analysis of a suburban elementary school attendance area by examining the sociocultural elements within the spatially delimited boundaries. The area, though beyond the limits of the incorporated city, was part of the urban school district which transcended the political boundaries…

This volume is a compilation of the summaries of news-editorial research reported in the American Newspaper Publishers Association News Research Bulletins during 1967. Of the 44 studies reported in this volume, twenty were done by universities, ten by individuals, nine by research agencies, and five by other organizations. The studies are arranged…

Following an analysis of work in the area of relationships between concept development and social development, a preliminary research project carried out to examine these relationships is discussed. Piaget's "The Language and Thought of the Child" served as a springboard for the past and present investigations. In the experiment…

In a multiple (or multivariate) regression model where the predictors are subject to errors of measurement with a known variance-covariance structure, two-sample hypotheses are formulated for (i) equality of regressions on true scores and (ii) equality of residual variance (or covariance matrices) after regression on true scores. The hypotheses…

Participant observation is a research and evaluation strategy in dealing with complex educational settings, organizations, and curricula is explored. Three alternative models are presented. The first is a general structural model involving three research strategies: an experimental design with pretests and posttests; a social survey with…

This study describes the total speech communication coursework required within New York State secondary level teacher programs in 1968-69 with a focus on three questions: (1) What speech-communication coursework is required within secondary level teacher preparation programs; (2) What discussion leadership principles are required; and (3) Does the…

Problems in measuring the attitudes of whites toward blacks have included: (1) Lack of contemporary content in existing measures; (2) Difficulty of determining scale validity; and, (3) The strong social reinforcement for being "tolerant" toward blacks making the assessment of "true" racial attitudes more difficult. The…

This guide presents many new experimental designs for data analysis and reviews certain standard procedures. It is hoped that the treatment of the material will stimulate new applications since the emphasis of the guide is on the problems encountered in running experiments rather than on an elaboration of mathematical models. Discussed are:…

This study attempts to determine whether the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale is appropriate for use with varying population types, and whether the dimensions identified by it are sufficiently consistent across samples to allow some clarification of the nature of self-concept in children. (AE)

Methodologies were proposed for combining background and aptitude and/or achievement information in an approach to the classification problem using the concept of under- and overachievement. The methodologies were applied to independent samples from four high school curricula. The results suggest that when past achievement and/or aptitudes were…

A set of 10 articles which first appeared in the Japanese periodical "Studies in Broadcasting" comprises this collection. Of the four essays dealing with Japan, one covers the historical changes in its broadcasting policies, treats the legal character of the Japanese public broadcasting company (Nippon Hoso Kyokai), and also reports on…

A reliable instrument was developed to assess the value orientations of individuals toward four basic epistemological dimensions concerning the perceived nature of knowledge, the learner and learning activity, and the purpose of schooling. Earlier research has shown these four dimensions discriminate between curriculum materials and instructional…

This paper discusses research and developments in the study of Papuan languages, a designation formerly used to group those languages which were geographically close to, but structurally quite different from, the Austronesian languages; the grouping had nothing to do with relationships among the Papuan languages themselves. Increasing knowledge…