The major objective of this project is to develop the intellectual independence of the student by enabling him to engage in self initiated scientific research. The program is structured so that the student selects an area for investigation, searches the literature, identifies a problem in that area, writes a rationale, designs the study, conducts…

Three hundred and seventy-seven research papers by graduates and undergraduates are listed in this bibliography, which both teachers and researchers are likely to find useful. All the papers deal with some aspect of Louisiana, but many contain implications and information of quite general application, such as "The Relationship of…

The Proceedings of this conference are intended to serve as a basis for further study, discussion, and action regarding the role of student-oriented institutional research in Florida colleges and universities. The first paper outlines the methods, dimensions, and benefits of studying student characteristics. The second paper traces the factors…

This compilation lists research completed in the areas of health, physical education, and recreation and allied areas during 1972. It is arranged in three parts: (a) the index lists research topics alphabetically and directs the reader to appropriate citations in the bibliographies of journal articles, theses, and dissertations; (b) the…

This document reports demographic information about the students of Empire State College (ESC), a new, nontraditional college without a campus of the State University of New York. Results indicate ESC students differ from their counterparts at other institutions in several ways including: older, higher percentage married, and higher percentage…

This manual offers an instrument for gaining knowledge about university power structures. Sample questionnaires for trustees, college presidents, deans and department heads, faculty students, campus workers, and community groups are given. Accompanying each example are discussions and alternative sources of information. Three hypothetical campus…

This document is the final report of the Model Educational Research Training (MERT) program, a graduate program of the New York University School of Education. MERT trains urban school staff in skills necessary to identify problems, design valid research projects, and apply research results. The long-term objective is the training of small groups…

This study was designed to investigate the effect that marriage appears to have on college attendance of a group of college-motivated youth during the academic year following their high school graduation. A total of 28,800 National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test participants were selected to compose 72 subsamples formed on the basis of race (black…

This report is a summary of a longitudinal study of nonmedical drug use among university students which was carried out by members of the staff of the University of Minnesota Health Service. The study was conducted in 2 phases. The subjects in the first phase of the study were students who registered for the first time at the University of…

Presents two approaches to de-mystify the research process: (1) students assume the persona of a famous author and write letters to each other; and (2) students establish a research and development division for school staff, which allows students to screen proposals, prioritize suggestions, develop research and report strategies, and complete…

A research paper can be seen as a reasonable goal by students if the teacher focuses on the process of writing as much as on the final product. The steps involved are explained and a reproducible progress chart is included. (MT)

Uses an experience from a senior-level research design class to disprove textbook suggestions that the illusory movement of the autokinetic effect is susceptible to suggestion. Cautions instructors not to use these misleading textbook accounts simply because they are a "grabber." (Author/GEA)

Presents the use of a poster session as an integral part of an experimental design course. Describes how the principles of experimental design are demonstrated when undergraduates design and conduct original experiments, using radishes as subjects, and present their results in a poster session. Discusses the benefits of using radishes as subjects.…

Reports on the efforts of a school newspaper staff to prove that the newspaper at Omaha Central High School is 100 years old and discusses the students' opinions of the paper throughout its history. (DF)