This study examined students at two different age levels to determine if those forced into having valid expectations tended to exhibit increased motivation and, by extention, improved performance. Motivation was determined by measuring both student performance and the time spent on the performance task. Eighty students from two grade levels (six…

This report examines the financial condition of men when they are released from state prisons. To what extent are they any better off than when they went in? With few exceptions, the author finds very little difference: they leave prison as they entered, still poor, with few employable skills and little work experience. The little money men do…

The values and processes which underlie people's birth planning decisions were studied via decision theory. Sixty-three married couples including 23 with no children, 33 with one child, and 27 with two children were presented with a large set of personal values related to birth planning decisions. Individuals rated the importance or utility of…

To provide a profile of the organization and evaluation concerns of the state advisory councils for vocational education, a questionnaire form was sent to the 52 state advisory councils, with 37 respondents. On the average, each group had about 20 members with two elected officers and two salaried staff members. The average amount of federal funds…

Three hundred and seventy-seven research papers by graduates and undergraduates are listed in this bibliography, which both teachers and researchers are likely to find useful. All the papers deal with some aspect of Louisiana, but many contain implications and information of quite general application, such as "The Relationship of…

Described are 2,589 research projects under the general headings of: Properties of Water, Water Motion, Meteorology, Survey and Prediction, Living Systems (non-human), Public Health and Safety, Marine Geology, Engineering and Technology, Costal Zone Management and Use, Legal Studies, Education and Training, and Facilities. Each description…

Two papers are presented. The first, "Report of the AISI Research Project on the Paintability of Galvanized Steel," was a project aimed at determining optimum procedures for painting bright-spangled galvanized sheet steel products using three classes of trade sales paints--metallic zinc-dust, portland cement-in-oil, and water base emulsion paints.…

Private foundations have exercised a significant influence on higher education in the past and will probably continue to do so. In the future, foundations could cooperate with higher education in: bringing about a creative synthesis of the liberal arts with technology; developing the urban university; developing more effective management…

This document summarizes recent graduate studies (independent or for degree) on junior colleges. The topics examined were: general education requirements in three states; characteristics and attitudes of women students; student characteristics (five studies); self-concepts of selected students; socail studies curricula in three states; secretarial…

This report covers the period from the initial grant award for the establishment of a Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) by the Office of Education in June 1966 to August 31, 1969. There are four major sections. "The Problem and the Proposed Solution" deals with the historical background of the RCU and lists the objectives set forth in the proposal.…

Among the accomplishments of this Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) were the development of a practical model for determining occupational opportunities and educational programs, and the initiation of a program of selective dissemination of information to persons in 63 separate user categories. At present the RCU is cooperating with several…

The 23rd Annual Central Regional Research Conference in Agricultural Education was attended by 67 participants and guests representing 12 states. This report contains summaries of major presentations, including: (1) "Research Strategies for the Seventies," by John Coster, (2) "Project REDY," by L.J. Phipps, H. Thomas, and D.L. Williams, (3)…

This compilation of research in agricultural education includes studies completed during 1968-69 in the eight states of the American Vocational Association Pacific Region. One staff study and 24 masters theses are summarized by listing their purpose, methodology and major findings. Studies in progress, not completed during the 1968-69 year, are…

The objective of the study was to develop a test which could measure both the qualitative and quantitative aspects of drug-using behavior, including such factors as attitudes toward drugs, experience with drugs, and knowledge about drugs. The Drug Use Scale was developed containing 134 items and dealing with five classes of drugs: marijuana,…

Challenging Horner but following Berger and Luckmann, "female motive to avoid success" is interpreted as a normative response to social deviancy. Previous studies of this "motive" have analyzed male S's response to male success at activities typified for males but female S's response to female success at activities non-typified for females. This…