This study was conducted to design an objective examination to measure the knowledge of superintendents and principals in the area of vocational education needs and programs. Examination of the literature showed: (1) Academic preparation is available on a very limited basis in the area of vocational education needs and programs, (2) Administrators…

To determine junior college community service personnels' perception of the Cooperative Extension Service, a random sample of 200 community service directors received a questionnaire concerned with: (1) their status, (2) associations with the Extension Service, (3) importance of the Service to their clientele, and (4) understanding and opinions of…

Realizing the importance of colleague communication to the physician's medical knowledge, this study attempted to determine what variables affect the success of local colleague networks in raising the individual physician's information level. In an interview of 400 general practitioners and internists in 15 counties in three states, the questions…

These 2 articles argue that the presentation of drug information in drug education has no relevance. Hoffman reviews the various approaches to drug education, most of which are based upon the idea that giving people information will act as a deterrent to their use of drugs. A scale was administered to a large and varied population of students to…

This document is concerned with the efforts of the United Nations toward putting into concrete form the problem of adult education and its multiple aspects in an attempt to launch an attack against illiteracy. The point is put forth that one of the scandals of the 20th century is the percentage of people in the world who do not know how to read or…

The question of whether readers subjectively perceive the meaning of written materials is a specific form of the more general issue of whether human beings make or find knowledge. The subjectivist paradigm asserts that the first priority in the search for knowledge is the individual's awareness of personal motives for obtaining that knowledge. The…

This study showed that course-acquired knowledge can apparently be kept fresh over long periods by small amounts of properly spaced review activities. (PCB)

Results of this study indicate no superiority for competency based instruction in tennis over traditional instruction in the beginning skills and knowledge of males and indicate less effectiveness with females. The vast majority of participants indicated they wanted the instructor to assume a more traditional role in teaching. (MJB)

The literature on adolescent cognitive development and issues related to the prevention of teenage pregnancy are briefly discussed. The author outlines relevant questions which should be understood by professionals working in sex education and human services programs, and presents implications for research. (GDC)

Examines the extent to which the declining affection for the presidency among maturing youth results from increased knowledge about the presidency and about general political and social issues. Findings indicate that as youths' cognitive abilities become more mature, they find it easier to assimilate conflicting information and resist adult…

Compares the performance of three groups of students on two instruments developed to measure an understanding of: (1) metric relationships and (2) metric applications. It is concluded that participants are able to perform paper-pencil computation with metric units without being able to apply them. (HM)

Discusses a survey to investigate discrepancies between high school social studies teachers' knowledge of and attitudes toward test item-types such as true-false, multiple-choice, and essay. Findings indicate that teacher perceptions of the relationship between item-type and cognitive skill assessed are incongruent with the perceptions of authors…

Describes an experiment to determine whether an economics course affected student opinions about economic issues. Findings indicated that students adopted slightly more conservative opinions as a result of taking the economics course. (Author/DB)

A study of variables related to undergraduates' opinions about behavior modification indicated that previous coursework in behavior modification resulted in greater knowledge about the topic and more confidence in its effectiveness as applied to diverse problems. (Author/AV)

People who have less prior knowledge of others in a group give more personal information. In dyads low-prior knowers give and receive more personal statements than high-prior knowers. Therapists can support confiding personal information about his/her self. (MFD)