Characteristic of contemporary knowledge is its exponential growth. The era of generalists is over, and what is needed is scientific literacy and an orientation toward solving real, not academic, problems. University-industry cooperation offers excellent opportunities for the development and transfer of new knowledge. (MSE)

Applies the economic model of utility maximization to two areas of faculty performance evaluation: (1) relationship between teaching effectiveness and research productivity and (2) validity of student evaluations of teachers. (Author/JW)

A behavioral intervention program for conduct problem children with both behavioral and academic difficulties in elementary school was evaluated. A standard 20-hour treatment program was provided. Significantly greater behavioral improvement occured for treated than for control children. However, at follow-up, these differences were no longer…

The Test of Emotional Styles measures three broad dimensions of emotionality: responsiveness, expressiveness, and orientation. This study examined the relationships between the forced-choice Test of Emotional Styles dimensions and measures of related constructs. The patterns of correlations generally support the construct validity of the test.…

The present study hypothesized and found that test-anxious subjects can learn to redirect their attention to the task, and away from the internal stimulation resulting from anxiety. Observation of a model successfully coping with anxiety and subsequent role playing of such behavior produced the desired results. (Author/NG)

The study investigated levels of agreement among graduate students (n=14) and school psychologists (n=18) in scoring drawings for the 10 designs on the WPPSI Geometric Design subtest. Considerable scoring disagreement occurred within each group. Results suggest careful study of the WPPSI scoring criteria is needed to achieve scoring proficiency.…

Coping with husband absence, an enigma of family life in the military, stimulated questions as to how wives endure hardships engendered by war-induced separations. The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action. Findings are explained in terms of psychological and sociological theories of coping. (Author)

Presents a basically simple, yet effective approach for evaluating a school guidance program. (HMV)

Age differences in attitudes toward aging were investigated as a function of three-hour training program with 322 women (18-74 years) from various geriatric health care and social service contexts. Results indicated few instances of unfavorable attitudes toward aging in any age group. (Author)

The way a person styles his or her name seems to be related, not only to an individual's sex or marital status, but to his or her job. A study of 3,735 university employees' signatures suggests variations form a pattern related to the social structure in the university's work setting. (Author)

Undergraduate student head residents and professionally trained (master's degree) head residents were compared in performance on interpersonal and administrative behaviors, judged by resident assistants and student personnel administrators. Results indicate employing undergraduate head residents may be an appropriate alternative to professionally…

The relationship between career maturity and self-concepts of 252 sixth-grade black males was investigated. Results indicated relatively weak-positive relationships between career maturity and self-concepts. Significant career maturity differences were found. However, self-concepts of the three groups were not statistically significantly…

This study explores the relationship of computer-assisted career guidance activities and career maturity and describes the counselors' role in using the computer. The study used computer-assisted activities with community college students and compared the latter to a control group. The experimental group had greater increase in vocational…

A research colloquium entitled "Alternative programs for teaching French as a second language in the schools of the Carleton and Ottawa School Boards" was held by the Ontario Ministry of Education in April 1976. The purpose, background, and program of the colloquium are described. (RM)

An overview and synthesis is given of a number of studies concerned with different aspects of a major research project related to French programs in Carleton and Ottawa schools. Comments and criticisms are made by three guest analysts. (RM)