Stanford's Environment for Teaching study involved analysis of data collected in 1973 and 1975 by questionnaire and interview from 188 principals and over 200 teachers from a stratified sample of 46 elementary schools drawn from 34 San Francisco Bay Area school districts. Using aggregate indices, the study examined data relating school complexity…

This paper reports on a survey of Indiana public secondary educator perceptions of student discipline problems. An extensive list of specific student misbehaviors are rated by respondents answering the following four questions. Which misbehaviors are problems in the area of discipline? How often does each occur? How serious would it be when, or…

An interactive, computerized model developed for Old Dominion University utilizes university historical data, demographic characteristics, projected selected economic variables and population figures by various age groups and planning districts to forecast enrollment, financial projections, and future fiscal conditions of the institution. The…

A survey of colleges and universities yielded information about current tenure practices; distribution of faculty in selected fields; how the tenure selection system worked as measured by approval rates, deferred decisions, and early releases of tenure-track faculty; and what changes were anticipated in the practices in the next five years. Among…

As more emphasis is placed upon institutional research that provides information relating to long-term strategic planning, as well as to short-term operational considerations, program evaluation techniques that merely analyze past or current budget and enrollment statistics will become increasingly inadequate. Such techniques are based on data…

This paper describes functions of a computer system for management of individualized instruction, details of a computer managed instruction (CMI) facility, the role of the teacher in utilizing a CMI system, and five programs which implement the concept of individualization with computer assistance. CMI system functions described include…

CONTRARY TO THE OPINION OF MANY PEOPLE, PROJECT HEADSTART (HS) IS NOT A STABLE AND UNIFORM PROGRAM WHICH DEALS WITH AN EASILY DEFINABLE POPULATION. THERE ARE, THEREFORE, SEVERAL PROBLEMS WHICH EXIST IN CONNECTION WITH EVALUATIVE RESEARCH CONCERNED WITH HS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN PROGRAM PLANNING, THIS RESEARCH SEEKS TO DESCRIBE POTENTIAL…

THREE GROUPS OF FIRST- AND SECOND-GRADE CHILDREN, TWO LOWER-CLASS AND ONE MIDDLE-CLASS, WERE ASKED TO LEARN AND RECALL SEQUENCES OF WORDS AT FOUR LEVELS OF CONCEPTUAL DIFFICULTY--NONSENSE SYLLABLES, HIGH FREQUENCY NOUNS, ANOMALOUS SENTENCES, AND MEANINGFUL SENTENCES. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE STUDENTS' VERBAL MEMORY WOULD INCREASE WITH…

THE 1965-66 EVALUATION OF AN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE I PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES INTENSIVE THERAPY FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH SEVERE LANGUAGE HANDICAPS IS PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT. THERE IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE SPEECH TEACHERS' EVALUATIONS OF THE PROGRESS OF EACH OF THE TEN PARTICIPATING PUPILS. IN ADDITION TABULAR DATA IS…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WERE (1) TO DEVELOP AN EVALUATION MODEL IN THE FORM OF A HOW-TO-DO-IT MANUAL WHICH OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING IMMEDIATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEGREE TO WHICH A PILOT PROGRAM ACHIEVES ITS STATED FINAL OBJECTIVES, (2) TO EVALUATE THIS MODEL BY USING IT TO EVALUATE TWO ONGOING PILOT PROGRAMS, AND (3) TO…

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS (NAM) HELD FOUR TYPING LABORATORIES IN 1965 AND 1966 AT NAM HEADQUARTERS (NEW YORK CITY), COLLEGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (INDIANAPOLIS), CHEMICAL BANK NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY (NEW YORK CITY), AND PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY (SAN FRANCISCO) TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF TRAINING TYPISTS WITHIN THE…

IN COOPERATION WITH THE BUREAU OF RESEARCH OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION, THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED A SYMPOSIUM ON EDUCATIONAL MANPOWER, WHICH WAS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ON JANUARY 25 AND 26, 1967. THE PURPOSE WAS TO CLARIFY CONCEPTS AND ESTABLISH…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXPERIMENT WAS TO EXPLORE WAYS TO COUNTERACT THE NEGATIVE AND UNFAVORABLE PARENTAL APPRAISALS OF LOW-ACHIEVING JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHICH REINFORCE THEIR NEGATIVE SELF-CONCEPTS AND IMPAIR THEIR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE. A 1-YEAR COUNSELING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO COUNTERACT THE NEGATIVE PARENTAL INFLUENCE THROUGH THE POSITIVE…

THIS STUDY INVESTIGATED THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE IN 221 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND (1) CLASSIFICATION OF THE SCHOOL BY ITS URBAN, SUBURBAN, OR RURAL LOCATION, (2) SCHOOL SIZE AS MEASURED BY NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, AND (3) ECONOMIC LEVEL OF THE COMMUNITY SERVED BY THE SCHOOL. AN ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE…

TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR AN OVERALL DIRECTION IN EXPANDING THE PUBLIC, HIGHER EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THIS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY IS CONDUCTED TO--(1) COMPILE FACTUAL DATA WHICH MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN EVALUATING APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CONSTRUCT ACADEMIC FACILITIES AT ELIGIBLE…