This research bulletin includes reports of research (on children) in progress or recently completed from April through December, 1969. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1)…

This publication includes reports of research on children in progress or recently completed from June 1970 through February 1971. Each entry includes information concerning the investigator, purpose, subjects, methods, duration, cooperating groups, and findings (if available). The reports are listed under several topical headings: (1) long-term…

Extant theoretical models of the educational status attainment process were examined to determine their capability for measuring the influence of certain variables on the educational status attainment of young black and white males from the rural South. The Wisconsin social mobility model was modified to include the influence of counselors and…

The educational and occupational aspirations and expectations of 1,412 low-income youths were analyzed and compared to those their parents had for them according to such variables as social, racial, and cultural factors. Youths were from three low-income subcultures (urban Negro, rural Negro, and Appalachian rural white) in the Southeast. The…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics was awarded a contract to develop information that would present a comprehensive view of library manpower demand and supply through the mid-1980's. The study developed projections of employment requirements by employment setting--school, public, academic, and special library--and provided information on job functions…

This publication examines the results obtained from data gathered during the phase two (follow-up) of a three year longitudinal study to examine the effects of certain inhibitory factors on the plans of high school seniors. Factors postulated were: (1) familial economic factors; (2) proximity to higher education institutions; (3) scholastic…

This study was undertaken as a quantitative description of graduate degree holders within the Air Force line officer force; specifically, those on active duty between 1961 and 1968. Basic data sources were the Uniform Officer Record (UOR) and the UOR reformat, a historical research file maintained by the Personnel Research Division. Records of…

The original purpose of this longitudinal study was to determine opportunities existing in farming and current methods of getting established in farming. However, the purpose was subsequently broadened to a study of the nature of student decision-making. Factors which were considered to be associated with decision-making include family background,…

To evaluate the effects of selected treatment and classification factors on the preparation of high school students for initial entry into agricultural occupations other than farming, and to compare the effectiveness of structuring agricultural subject matter based on the principles approach with the traditional approach, 24 Nebraska schools were…

The Seguin Form Board Test is used to assess visual discrimination and matching and eye-hand coordination. Previous analysis has shown the vactor loadings for the same scale to differ among age levels, so the test may be measuring different abilities at different age levels. Test materials consist of ten differently shaped wooden blocks and a…

This study represents the first nationwide evaluation of programs funded under the Adult Education Act. Data were gathered across a variety of adult basic education programs (ABE), and a representative sample of 2300 program participants was studied longitudinally through a series of basic skills tests and interviews covering pre- and post-program…

This nationwide survey statistically documents the academic aspirations and achievements of students entering 248 institutions of higher learning in 1961. A second group of students entering in 1966 were chosen for comparison. The major portion of the study is devoted to statistical tables compiling the results of questionnaires completed by the…

This document is the fourth volume in a 5-part series that reports the results of a project undertaken to critically review and analyze major longitudinal studies of child and student development. These studies were conducted to discover the variables, techniques, methodologies, and problems pertinent to evaluation studies of the effects of…

The relationships between teacher ratings and standardized achievement tests as measures of student progress are investigated. Initial teacher ratings of pupils in grade 3 and subsequently in grade 6, were contrasted to scores obtained on the Metropolitan Achievement Test (MAT). It was found that a teacher's rating does not provide the same…

This is the third progress report on a 5-year longitudinal study of the labor market experience of a national sample of middle-aged men. The subjects were interviewed for the first time in the summer of 1966 when they were between 45 and 59 years of age. Twelve months later the sample was reinterviewed. Data from these two surveys are presented in…