This paper describes several learning laboratory program approaches to teaching students how to prepare for professional school admission exams. That these exams are true aptitude tests is a myth repeatedly deflated when students study for the tests and manage to score significantly higher on a second testing. Factors in addition to intelligence…

An analysis of the achievements of a large sample (4,388) of Wisconsin men during the 10 years following their 1957 high school graduation focuses upon their educational attainments, occupational achievements, and in particular, earnings, in terms of their social origins. Analysis uses a recursive structural education model of achievement. Seven…

The purpose of the 1975 yearbook for professors, teachers, and students of business education is to foster a better understanding of the foundations of education for business by insuring a better understanding of the business world and its underlying economic principles. Each of the 50 contributing authors to the yearbook were selected because of…

The volume, developed for use in graduate level courses in vocational education, contains 12 papers written by the author in 1973 and 1974. The papers are grouped into four categories: (1) curriculum concerns, containing papers on design of programs, the use of follow-up studies for increasing curriculum relevancy, and increased relevance through…

Methods and implications of various reforms in higher education are assessed. Such concepts as individualization, new roles for the teacher, the learning contract, the planning portfolio, and other wide-ranging resources for learning are discussed. Specific implications include: (1) the existence of more options and possibilities for students…

Relatively few studies of job satisfaction have dealt with sex as a significant variable. Recent studies have determined that Maslow's hierarchy of needs has particular application to the work situation and to an examination of sex differences in intrinsic job satisfaction. A questionnaire based on Maslow's hierarchy was sent to all of the 378…

The 1960's showed a surge of efforts to develop more creative ways of recruiting, training, and utilizing mental health manpower, breaking away from the traditional situation which relied on two levels of workers--the fully developed professional and the aide. Approximately 150 two-year programs have been developed in the last decade to train…

This document was designed to consider the respective roles of students, institutions, foundations, business and industry, the states, and the nation in support of graduate education to assure an adequate supply of trained manpower to meet foreseeable state and national needs. Following introductory material, emphasis is placed on the current…

The 13th in a series of annual publications provides an abstract of statistical information covering American education from kindergarten through graduate school. Subjects on which statistical are provided include the number of schools and colleges, and information on enrollments, teachers, graduates, educational attainment, finances, federal…

Described are program components and results of program evaluation of the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies' graduate program offering Masters' Degrees in mental retardation, specific learning disabilities, and behavioral disorders. Stressed is the program's design to incorporate philosophical changes such as noncategorial approaches to…

Statistics from the period covering the year 1973-74 and the fall quarter of 1974 are contained in this document. Statistics for fall 1974, include: (1) a summary of campus enrollment; (2) new, continuing, and returning students; (3) full-time and part-time students; (4) undergraduates by college or school and class level; (5) major field of…

This 16th annual national survey of public elementary and secondary school statistics presents data as of fall 1969 for each State, the District of Columbia, 14 of the nation's 15 largest cities, and several outlying areas, including American Samoa, the Canal Zone, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Summaries of trends are presented with…

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…

A description of the origin and development of the California Youth Conservation and Training and its relationship to federal legislation and actions is the focus of this report. The program, authorized by the state legislature in 1963, trained out-of-school, unemployed youth, 16-21 years old for a period of six months. Emphasis was on good…

To evaluate the preparation of post-high school agricultural graduates in Illinois, a four-phase study was conducted to: (1) determine the background, interest and abilities of the students, (2) determine student competencies and attitudes at the end of the first year of on-the-job training, (3) determine opinions of graduates and employers 6…