Thirty-four research reports and summaries of projects studying law school admission and the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) are presented. These research projects were supported by the Law School Admission Council between 1970 and 1974. A subject index and an author index for volume I, covering 1949-1969, and for this volume are also provided.…

The impact of an experiential/feedback oriented curricula on levels of confidence of dental students was examined. The study was conducted in the TEAM (Training in Expanded Auxiliary Management) program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. The subjects were 31 senior dental students (fourth year) who had completed a…

Results of an analysis of associate degree trends on three levels--college, state, and national--which may merit further study and use in program planning are presented. These results, in tabular format, show: (1) an increase in degrees and awards below the baccalaureate level; (2) a decrease in the proportion of degrees awarded for programs in…

The Oregon State Board of Education has rejected the use of cut-off scores on a proficiency test to establish minimum performance standards for high school graduation. Instead, each school district is required to specify--by local board adoption--minimum competencies in reading, writing, listening, speaking, analyzing, and computing. These…

It is proposed that research universities are a vital component of higher education in the United States because they provide cultural and intellectual leadership, research potential, and the professional and technical human resources to translate research into social, industrial, and economic action. The future of these institutions in view of…

Patterns of enrollment at major U.S. research universities from 1965 to 1977 are examined in terms of headcounts, full-time equivalent students, and full-time and part-time students by type of institutional control, by sex, and by level of study. Data are presented for two groups of research universities: (1) the 51 leading universities in terms…

A study was conducted by the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to determine VCCS first-time enrollment projections for recent high school graduates in the face of estimated decreases in the number of high school graduates from 1980 through 1985. The projections were determined by an analysis of Virginia Department of Education graduation…

Using data collected between 1971 and 1979, a study was conducted at Oakton Community College (OCC) that assessed the information that was known about OCC graduates and non-graduates who continued their education. Selected findings indicate that 436 students who graduated between 1971 and 1979 could be identified as having gone on to other…

Requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree are listed and explained. The intent is to present the prospective Ph.D. student with a reasonably clear picture of the tasks to be completed, the level of performance to be achieved, and the expected schedule for completion of the degree. University faculty and academic administrative officers may…

A team teaching model for teacher interns is described. The teaching team is comprised of education professors and graduate student assistants who work closely with individual interns. Three components undergird the model: 1) the teaching team's acceptance of goals expressed by the interns; 2) the team's agreement with the plans and approaches…

A study evaluated career attainment and job satisfaction of young adults from nonmetropolitan Washington and identified factors influencing them. Results were based on data collected in a 1973 mail survey of members of high school classes graduating in 1965 and 1966. Career attainment was measured by occupation, earnings, place of work, and…

The purpose of this study was to determine characteristic learning patterns of technical education alumni at a mid-western engineering school (institute of technology). The research also included efforts to track cognitive and career development of the engineers in the study. The research sample consisted of five graduating classes selected at…

A TRAINING CAMP FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH NEAR RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA IS DESCRIBED IN THIS SUMMARY OF A DETAILED REPORT, "AN EVALUATION OF THE CONCEPT OF TRAINEE CAMPS FOR UNEMPLOYED YOUTH," PREPARED BY THE STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SRI). YOUTH BETWEEN 16 AND 21 YEARS OF AGE, NOT IN SCHOOL, AND WITH LITTLE CHANCE OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE OF…

IN AN ATTEMPT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS THROUGH OAKLAND CITY COLLEGE, AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF ONE ENTERING CLASS OF 1,463 FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN WAS STARTED IN THE FALL SEMESTER 1960. A SERIES OF EIGHT REPORTS FOLLOWS THESE STUDENTS FOR SEVEN SEMESTERS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE STUDY 11 PERCENT OF THE ORIGINAL GROUP WERE STILL…

QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 1,201 OF THE 1,540 GRADUATES FROM A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 52 OF THE 89 HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA WHO HAD COMPLETED 1 OR MORE YEARS IN VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND WHO GRADUATED IN 1953, 1954, AND 1955 TO DETERMINE (1) THEIR CURRENT OCCUPATION, (2) FACTORS RELATED TO THEIR OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE, (3) WHETHER THEY HAD…