This study investigates the underlying constructs of two instruments which purport to measure the locus of control of reinforcement variable. Instruments used were the IAR and the Career Development Responsibility Scale (CDR). Principal components analyses were computed separately for each instrument from the intercorrelation matrix of the items…

A range of hypotheses of varying specificity is examined in this paper in an attempt to account for the location of racial disorders. The initial sections consider what general assumptions must be met by any satisfactory explanation of the distribution of disorders. Mathematical models are constructed which embody the most prevalent assumptions as…

In an attempt to secure a better understanding of why some males withdraw or refrain from entering the nation's labor force, 99 volunteers were interviewed to: (1) identify by name and address, men who are not in the labor force but who, under some circumstances, would want to work, and (2) develop techniques for identifying economic, social, and…

A project was conducted to teach behavior modification techniques in a number of school settings and to get teachers to apply the techniques in their classrooms. Techniques, which consisted of making some consequence (reward) contingent upon appropriate behavior emitted by the individual or group, were demonstrated at teachers' meetings in a…

See TE 499 864, above.

Grievance arbitration is utilized on a nearly universal basis, but the process is malfunctioning in several ways. The study was based on a review of the literature, in field interviews, and in-depth correspondence with knowledgeable management and union practitioners; findings are limited to the arbitration step in contract administration. Twenty…

This instrument was developed to assist educational leaders in the collection of data relating to the attitudes of their publics on vital social and educational concerns. It classifies the concerns under: social problems, school program, teachers and instruction, administration, students, and index of attitude toward change. It provides for…

This report contains a summary of the recommendations of the 4 Task Forces created to study 4 significant aspects of higher education in Connecticut. These areas were: (1) needs: socioeconomic, manpower, and regional; (2) function, scope and structure of Connecticut's higher education system; (3) financing; and (4) qualitative and quantitative…

This paper reports on a study of the administrative behavior of school principals made through direct observation and a set of unique categories. Study objectives were to describe (1) the sources of principals' problems, (2) the principals' initial reactions to problem stimuli, (3) the patterns of principals' decisionmaking, (4) the premises…

This study provides the officials of Tempe, Arizona, with a wide range of baseline information regarding citizen attitudes toward the City. It contains a design for an information system which could increase the breadth of information available for decision-making city officials and increase citizen participation in the process. Sixteen community…

In Businesses, leaders control an array of delegated powers that are valued or required by followers. The present study is concerned with the power holder, and is an examination of factors influencing a supervisor's use of delegated power when attempting to correct subordinate behavior. In a previous study, conducted in a non-union setting, use of…

This manual systematizes the techniques and strategies that employment workers used in Jobs Now, the manpower agency which developed the coaching role that has subsequently been adopted throughout the country. It is designed both for those people with a general interest in staff-client relations and techniques and for those concerned with specific…

The possibility of preparing a set of word problems of a predicted level of difficulty based on six variables (for multiplication, division, recall, conversions, operations, and number of words in the problem statement) and on regression equations developed in previous work was investigated. Four problem sets were used in grades four through six,…

The central purpose of this study was to collect and analyze incidents which new and experienced college and university presidents reported as having had an impact on their effectiveness as presidents. The Critical Incident Technique was modified and used both for data collection and analysis. The sample consisted of 26 presidents of 4-year…

The author enters the debate on whether problem solving ability consists of sets of situation-specific behaviors or whether it is a general set of mental abilities. The study, utilizing a nonrandom sample of 60 female college sophomores, was designed to test the feasibility of teaching behavior patterns which facilitate problem-solving in diverse…