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Jones, Mary Evelyn; And Others – 1979
With the advent of the feminist movement it is probable that attitudes of women regarding mate selection have undergone significant changes in the 1970's. A replication of a study first conducted in 1939 which concentrated on the values and attitudes of females toward mate selection was updated using 935 single college females from 31 different…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Females, Higher Education
York, John Richard; And Others – 1979
Research indicates that traditional values regarding the family are learned early in life and tend to change slowly, if at all. Therefore, it is probable that values and preferences expressed in mate selection would vary little from one generation to the next. A replication of a study first conducted in 1939 which concentrated on male attitudes…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Interpersonal Attraction
Download full textZook, Joan M.; Repinski, Daniel J. – 2002
Noting that when adolescents select friends, they are creating a relationship context that will be an important source of influence, this study examined the criteria adolescents use when choosing friends. Adolescents in grades 7 and 10 were interviewed about the criteria they used when selecting friends, particularly the importance they placed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Age Differences
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Direct linkLounsbury, John W.; Gibson, Lucy W.; Sundstrom, Eric; Wilburn, Denise; Loveland, James M. – Journal of Education and Work, 2004
An empirical test of Munson and Rubenstein's (1992) assertion that 'school is work' compared a sample of students in a high school with a sample of workers in a manufacturing plant in the same metropolitan area. Data from both samples included scores on six personality traits--Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Openness, Emotional Stability,…
Descriptors: Metropolitan Areas, Manufacturing, Grade Point Average, Personality Traits
Brian, Sally; And Others – 1981
Part of a multi-campus comparative evaluation of National Second Step Programs (NSSP), this technical supplement contains data collected from a sample of 800 students, graduates, and faculty of the first six accredited second step programs in nursing education as well as copies of survey instruments used in the study. It consists of five sections.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, Employer Attitudes
Maxwell, Jane Carlisle; Wallisch, Lynn S. – 2000
This report presents the results of a survey on drug and alcohol use among students in elementary and secondary schools. Schools in 15 counties along the Texas-Mexico border were oversampled so that substance use among students could be looked at in detail. A total of 63,292 students (grades 7-12) and 43,915 students (grades 4-6) were sampled.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Nichols, David L. – 1980
During the orientation program for freshmen at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1973, students were surveyed by questionnaire. In 1976 a followup survey was sent to a random sample of 700 of those students, 40 percent of whom responded. The latter survey consisted of 301 multiple choice items, 127 of which are identical to the…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, College Students, Comparative Analysis
