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Download full textJeffres, Leo W. – 1982
A study was conducted to examine the relationships among communication, social class, and ethnic heritage. Eleven of thirteen ethnic groups in a Midwestern metropolitan area who had been studied in 1976 were surveyed again in late 1980 and early 1981. Groups surveyed were Irish, Greek, Czech, Italian, Lebanese, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors
Smith, James F. – 1982
This paper reviews research studies conducted during 1970-1980 in the area of adolescent pregnancy. Research information is presented in a column format: column 1 provides the research findings, column 2 supplies the sources of findings, and column 3 provides interpretations of the findings. In addition, findings are organized around 11 separate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Child Rearing, Health
Gullo, Dominic F. – 1981
Preschool children's responses to "wh-questions" (those including the concepts who, what, where, when, how, and why) were studied in order to determine the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on frequency of correct and incorrect answers. Investigation focused on three questions: (1) When a response to a wh-question is incorrect,…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Individual Differences
Carter, Launor F. – 1980
This interim report summarizes the procedures and results of the Sustaining Effects Study (SES) on Compensatory Education, conducted at selected elementary schools during the 1967-77 school year. Data from the study are presented for the following findings: (1) poor and educationally needy children are the principal recipients of Compensatory…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
PDF pending restorationGouran, Dennis S.; Bradley, Patricia Hayes – 1979
After 24 triads of college students discussed hypothetical situations of serious and moderately serious acts of plagiarism by either high or low status individuals, they designated a punishment. The hypothesis was that the severity of the sanction would be a joint function of the severity of the act, the attribution of responsibility for the act,…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Behavior Problems, Cheating, College Students
DeZee, Matthew R. – 1980
The scholarly productivity of criminology and criminal justice faculty and programs was investigated. The methodologies that were used to rate journals that publish articles in the criminology/criminal justice field and to select 71 schools with graduate programs in criminology or criminal justice are described. Primary interest focused on…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Criminology, Departments, Graduate Study
PDF pending restorationLisack, J. P. – 1981
Major findings and recommendations for postsecondary education in Indiana are presented. Topics discussed include enrollments, postsecondary participation rates, College Board admission test results, educational attainments of the Indiana adult population, characteristics and plans of Indiana high school seniors, characteristics and plans of…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adult Students, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Braddock, Jomills H., II; McPartland, James M. – 1981
This report examines previous research on school desegregation effects and suggests new research directions to provide information for policy deliberations. The current imbalance in school desegregation research is attributed to unresolved technical disputes in policy debates, the limitation of debate topics relevant for research, and the absence…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Desegregation, Desegregation Effects, Elementary Secondary Education
Sutton, Jane H. – 1981
The American family has undergone many changes in the last 20 years, due to divorce, death, or separation of parents, parents who have never married, and mothers who work. To determine how well school reading materials reflect the changing American family, seven basal reader series for grades four, five, and six were studied. Three random family…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Education
Gronhoj, Bodil – 1981
Survey data were collected for the purposes of describing and comparing various forms of day care provision for preschool children within Danish municipalities with different day care provision and different degrees of urbanization. Information concerning the family background of subjects, parental assessment of different aspects of day care and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
Connecticut Association for School Administration, Hartford. – 1978
Four questions were asked in this study: (1) Can educational opportunity be defined in terms of measurable alternatives? (2) Can the variables be grouped into separate meaningful factors? (3) What are the relationships among the factors? (4) Are the towns and school districts that are disadvantaged under one of the factors also disadvantaged under…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Attitudes, Educational Attitudes, Educational Research
Thompson, Mark E. – 1978
Graduate education in the United States is viewed as a narrowing and intellectually confining experience, and its effects on the student and society are discussed. The experience of the graduate student includes learning how to deal with departmental requirements, course expectations, and demands from professors. The ability to "hustle" to meet…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Departments, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Sherman, Lawrence; Hofmann, Richard J. – 1978
The relationship between locus of control (LC), grade point average (GPA), standardized achievement test scores (SAT), sex, and socioeconomic status (SES) was investigated among a sample of 174 eighth graders who responded to the Nowicki-Strickland locus on control instrument. Certain partial correlations between momentary achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Path Method, Grade Point Average, Locus of Control
Farago, P. J., Ed.; And Others – 1976
This book is a result of a project sponsored by the Working Party on Chemical Education of the Federation of European Chemical Societies, UNESCO, the Chemical Society and the Royal Society, London, England. The purposes of this publication are to: (1) inform chemists of the level and significance of the various chemical qualifications in Europe;…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Educational Status Comparison
Natriello, Gary; Dornbusch, Sanford M. – 1979
A report is made on studies designed to experimentally assess the effects of student ethnicity, sex, achievement record, and behavior record on teacher presentations of standards and teacher warmth. Teachers reported on how they would respond to hypothetical classroom problems presented by students selected at random from their roll books.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Theories, Bias, Ethnic Status
