This study was undertaken to provide information on the perceptions of the ethnic minority group member participants of the National Multi-Cultural Institute Conference relative to career education. A Career Education Inventory was developed to gather the opinions of the 400 participants about career education. The group included members of…

This is the second of a two-part report on a study examining the relationship between effective school-community relations and student achievement. The research represents a case study of the school-community relations program of an inner-city school serving a population of 628 black students. An interview protocol was developed to gather the…

A model to encourage and facilitate change in school media programs was developed and field tested. The model was intended to provide assessment measures of media centers, planning strategies, and methods for implementing change. The model considered personnel, physical plant, collections, and operations. In 1975, the model was field tested in…

A study measured the effectiveness of the Channel One news program on student achievement in current events. Data were collected to measure the difference in current events knowledge between those students who viewed and discussed Channel One, and those students who had no access to the program. Data based on gender differences in student…

All secondary school assistant principals in Massachusetts were surveyed to assess the relationships between their backgrounds, training, and values and their concepts of, preparedness for, and processes for dealing with conflict situations. Data were collected through questionnaires and through the completion by the 122 survey respondents of the…

This study proposed that differential feedback affects change in principals' behavior as perceived by teachers. The population for the study consisted of 189 elementary schools of the Cleveland Catholic School System from which was drawn a sample of 40 schools. In addition to the general question posed, three more specific questions were asked:…

The summary describes a study comparing the perceptions of Research Coordinating Unit Directors (RCUDs) at various administrative levels and State Directors of Vocational Education (SDVEs) regarding the roles and objectives of the RCUs in the various States. Roughly 90% of the respective samples responded to mailed questionnaires. The data…

The report describes a study comparing the perceptions of Research Coordinating Unit Directors (RCUDs) at various administrative levels and State Directors of Vocational Education (SDVEs) regarding the roles and objectives of the RCUs in the various States. Roughly 90% of the respective samples responded to mailed questionnaires. The data…

The purpose of this study was to determine if verbal scores on the "Scholastic Aptitude Test" (SAT) were related to student birth order and number of siblings in the family. The SAT scores of 71 randomly chosen students of the 1978 graduating class of a suburban high school were classified by family size and class rank of student. Each…

The master's thesis discusses values orientation and career choice of male and female non-Anglo American college students. A review of sociological literature related to value schemes of Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Oriental Americans revealed that previous research is based almost entirely upon inferences made from studies relating…

Pupil learning about evolution under different types of instruction is examined. A branching style program in which written responses were required was compared with a program in which the same material was presented in straight narrative style. The project compiled and analyzed test results from 115 fifth-grade students. The students were divided…