This bibliography lists comprehensively the literature and research on group procedures in guidance and counseling in educational settings. Books, dissertations, unpublished documents and journal articles are included. The bibliography is organized into two major sections: a topical listing and an author listing. Specific publications are listed…

Large-scale, on-line information storage and retrieval systems pose numerous problems above those encountered by smaller systems. A step toward the solution of these problems is presented along with several demonstrations of feasibility and advantages. The methodology on which this solution is based is that of a posteriori automatic classification…

The relevance of general semantics to subject areas in the behavioral sciences has been established many times over, although the application of the principles concerned does not always reflect acceptance. The problem of semantics as related to mental retardation has great importance as life affecting decisions are made in accord with beliefs and…

Three sets of library arrangement guidelines are given for the small-school teacher. These guidelines relate to (1) order and receipt of materials, (2) classification and cataloging, and (3) care and repair of books. Details are given for establishing the card catalog, arranging books according to Dewey Classification, and organizing non-book…

This study investigated the determinants and consequences of teacher-parent relations in the preschool context. Differences in teacher-parent relations appear to depend on the relative power of the two parties. Since teachers always control the main service offered by the institution, i.e. care and/or education of young children, and are always…

This study sought (1) to discover ways to teach kindergarten children to listen to a rule that defines a concept and then to apply it, and (2) to learn if rule-learning is facilitated when the pupil is required to verbalize the rule while using it. The task used in the study (1) involves deductive reasoning, (2) requires rule utilization rather…

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) was developed specifically to make possible the implementation of Carl Jung's theory of type and is concerned mainly with conscious elements of the personality. It assumes that to function well, an individual must have a well-developed system for perception and a well-developed system for making decisions or…

The effect on concept learning of requiring the memorization of either examples or nonexamples prior to going through a theoretically effective training program was compared to the performance of groups of seventh and eighth graders who either memorized nothing or memorized subconcepts of the concept definition. Correct classification scores and…

The author proposes a method of examining and organizing the principles relating to the conditions of institutional change. Those conditions of change involve principles which relate to three elements--people, places, and things. Within these categories, principles may be enumerated which operate to facilitate or restrain change or innovation…

The classification divides 2,827 higher education institutions into 5 main categories and a number of subcategories, or 18 categories in all. The 5 main categories are as follows: (1) Doctoral Granting Institutions; (2) Comprehensive Universities and Colleges; (3) Liberal Arts Colleges; (4) Two-Year Colleges and Institutes; and (5) Professional…

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the development of evaluative and taxonomic encoding in children's memory. The task used was a modification of the Wickens short-term memory task in which subjects' recall of words is tested following a distraction task. The first experiment found that 11-year-old children, but not 8-year-old children,…

In an effort to develop behavioral objectives for students of Phoenix Indian High School, project staff attempted to identify student behavioral outcomes which would serve as guidelines for total school program development, with emphasis on pupil personnel services. Preparation of such guidelines involves not so much formulation of specific…

Two methods are presented for extending Holland's occupational classification to include all occupations in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT). Holland's classification is based on a theory of personality types, with occupations in the classification organized into major categories (Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social,…

Resources located in the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Headquarters Library are inventoried in this library bulletin. Entries follow the IPPF classification scheme and are arranged by topics: (1) general office management and administration; (2) contraceptive methods; (3) family planning (general); (4) United Nations,…

This three-point classification scheme reflects the socioeconomic status of the child's family. The teacher classifies each student according to the father's occupation: professional, skilled, or unskilled. Detailed guidelines for classification are included. Studies in which this scheme was used are listed. (MS)