This study investigates the relationship between perceived message distortion and job satisfaction. A single hypothesis was tested: there is a positive correlation between a supervisor's job satisfaction and the extent to which he perceives messages from his subordinates as accurate. The subjects for the study were 32 first-line supervisors in the…

Area studies are calculated to restore a measure of cultural equilibrium to any American-based endeavor, to supply basic data from a rich variety of cultural contexts, and to add orderly descriptions, analyses, and interpretations of economic, political, and social systems other than American. This pamphlet details the interest of the Social…

This document has four major objectives: (1) to synthesize and summarize the relevant literature on the employment of paraprofessionals; (2) to present the insights and impressions gained from experiences in a limited field investigation; (3) to relate both the literature and the field investigation to a conceptual framework; and (4) to discuss…

Included in this guide are ideas on evaluation and conduct of outdoor education classes and unit guides and lesson plans. An interdisciplinary approach is emphasized and the unit guides and lesson plans present activities related to science, mathematics, social studies, art, and music relevant to outdoor education in general. Unit guides for soil,…

The procedures for the selection of a test population to use and evaluate the short units developed by the Sociological Resources for the Social Studies Project (SRSS), "Episodes in Social Inquiry Series," are considered. They wanted to assess the effectiveness of the materials under a variety of circumstances: classes from different…

As illustrated by survey studies of four large school systems, studies of school systems may be sponsored (1) by outside groups interested in the schools, (2) by boards of education, or (3) jointly by agencies both within and outside the school system. A study of the Cincinnati school system was sponsored by a citizens' group. Studies in Columbus,…

This manual was prepared for a teacher workshop in marine science. It includes information on when, where, and how to collect marine mollusks, and how to prepare a shell collection; a partial key to the classes, subclasses, and orders of the mollusca; notes on the ecology and physiology of marine bivalves and snails, and recipes for solutions…

The article discusses how the wishes and needs of a university for better designed university buildings may be communicated to architects and engineers. The author describes his own experience with written program requirements and architect field studies, and reproduces a check list used by architect and university staff in a housing project. (FPO)

Urban planning agencies are presently playing a role in planning for community health services and facilities, and could increase this role in the future. Data gathered from published information, questionnaires, and field studies are used to: (1) describe and analyze the health service and facility planning currently being done by urban planning…

This document presents the argument that it is time for the school counselor to accept the dual role of counselor-researcher. No longer does the practitioner-researcher have to rely on the difficult and time-consuming comparative group research design. Rather, he has available to him an intensive design or empirical case study approach to…

This report presents the findings of the data collected from 29 day care centers (in the Chicago area and downstate Illinois) during the field test of the Day Care Cost Analysis Manual. The test had two aims: (1) to determine whether the manual's procedures are feasible for conducting a cost analysis, and (2) to collect data on the income and…

Described here is a curricular effort to respond to the need for more adequate preparation of students in the areas of negotiating skills, cooperative efforts, and the nature of professional work. Successful cooperative and negotiative efforts require a high level of skills--skills that the isolated nature of our educational structure seldom…

Field studies conducted in six communities as part of the first phase of a national survey of day care had two purposes: to develop informed, current pictures of the state of day care in representative American communities and to provide the basis for final selection of variables for emphasis in the national survey. The community studies focused…

This model for solving educational problems consists of four major steps: (1) the problem is defined and verified; (2) solution criteria are established; (3) solution alternatives are surveyed; and (4) a solution is selected. "Problem" is defined as the discrepancy between an existing condition and a desired condition. This model is to be…

This issue of Curriculum Report is concerned with environmental education. Presented are: (1) primary purposes and premises of environmental education; (2) examples of secondary school environmental education programs; (3) the use of outdoor laboratories and nature centers; (4) environmental education programs for students with special needs; and…