A methodology for developing a teaching effectiveness rating instrument is provided which elicits measures in terms decision makers believe important, avoids redundancy, includes items raters are able to rate (as perceived by decision makers), and includes concerned parties in the development of the instrument. Methodology consists of development…

The project had three objectives: (1) to examine from a multi-disciplinary perspective the theoretical and operational meanings of the concept occupation, to develop a conceptualization which could synthesize the major emphases extant in several disciplines and to develop reliable measures of occupational characteristics consistent with the new…

This manual describes a new coding technique to be used in training and supervising interviewers. Section A contains a brief description of the system, including information about its development and the rationale underlying the procedures, the purposes for which it is intended, and the ways in which it has been used. Section B contains…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent and some of the characteristics of adult learning. Subjects were a random sample of 54 professional men. (Editor)

The data presented in this article represents the results of the most recent NACAC Salary Survey for College and University admissions officers. Salary data was collected for nearly 4,000 college and university admissions officers. (Author)

Children's naturalistic behaviors on a school bus were studied under two conditions: (1) riding to and from school with friendly, responsive adults; and (2) riding to and from school with adults with play materials and related activities to enhance the bus as a living-learning environment. (Editor)

This study was designed to assess the intercorrelations of selected variables of reading readiness to determine which measures were related. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the problems of beginning teachers and their measured self-concept. (Author)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress was established for the purpose of providing reliable information describing what young Americans know and do. This article described that assessment. (Author/RK) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Program Description.

Article provided some recommendations by the Hawaii Music Advisory Council on how to achieve a balanced music curriculum in Hawaiian schools. (Author/RK)

This study was designed to measure the effect of option on cognitive andaffective behavior and reexamine the function of locus of control as a predictor of academic performance in a situation where option-in-means is provided while option-in-ends is controlled. (Author/RK)

The use of fieldwork in evaluation presents the fieldworker and agencies connected with educational evaluation with a number of critical problems. Four of these problems are identified and discussed: 1) definition of the "problem"; 2) multiplicity of signals, expectations, and responses; 3) dispensation of fieldwork data; and 4) collection of data…

A preliminary design is presented for generating accurate student budget estimates as standards against which to measure individual needs when administering financial aid. Data collection methods are suggested for each budget component: housing, food, books and supplies, miscellaneous category, and dependent allowance. (JT)

The results of this study seemed to offer support for some popular "truisms" relative to women in professional education while raising serious questions about other such truisms. (Author/RK)

Condensed from "American School & University," Volume 41 (October 1968), 33, 52.