The research was designed to determine whether: (1) ninth-grade male and female students differ in their perceptions of job characteristics which would be important to them in choosing an occupation, (2) ninth-grade male and female students differ in their perceptions of what constitutes job "success," and (3) counselors and teachers can predict…

This report describes the fourth in a series of annual conferences of doctoral candidates who have received dissertation research grants from the Manpower Administration. These conferences are designed to provide opportunities for the candidates to discuss their work with each other and to meet senior manpower specialists. In the 1970 conference,…

This study examines the relationship between the graduate student's political self-characterization and his responses to attitude questions, and tests the influence on his relationship to the variables of political interest and academic contest. Part one, ideological consistency, discusses the sample group, selection of indicators, analysis of…

The ADVISOR (revised form) was used to obtain student ratings of instructors and courses for classes offered in spring 1971. The classes were divided into nine groups according to the beginning time of class meeting to assess possible differential ratings by time. The first two subscales of the ADVISOR, Overall Evaluation of Course and Instructor,…

This study examines characteristics of parents in most, moderate and least agreement with their collegiate children. The sample consisted of the parents of 354 undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities). Eighty-one percent of the parents completed questions about their backgrounds, methods of influencing their…

This report presents the preliminary results of an effort to identify and measure the benefits stemming from one kind of departure from the dominant departmental structure of the modern university. Because money costs of programs in higher education are easier to identify than benefits, a successful effort of this kind is a prerequisite to…

This study was designed to obtain estimates of what opportunities are now available, via organized courses and degree offerings at the undergraduate level, for students to gain a better understanding of certain ethnic and racial groups, and to determine the extent to which students avail themselves of these opportunities. A questionnaire was sent…

The status of women at Duquesne University was examined with the use of questionnaires, testimony volunteered by individuals, interviews with administrative officers, affective attitudes expressed informally, and data obtained from the heads of various departments. Results indicated: (1) Women, whether faculty or staff, uniformly receive less pay…

A study was made of the history of the black officer in the Army, the sources and procedures the Army uses to procure black officers and the retention of black officers in the Army. Data was gathered by interviews with Department of Army personnel and black junior officers; questionnaires were used to gather information from professors of Military…

This study looks at 282 urban citizens' attitudes about campus dissent, attitudes about the legitimacy of a campus disturbance, and their satisfaction with a University soon after a serious campus disturbance. A majority of urban citizens were satisfied with the University. Their beliefs about the University were heavily related to their…

This essay examines the development of the Army ROTC core curriculum program and its implementation at the University of Hawaii, a school that has experienced anti-military sentiments. Data were principally obtained from search of laws, governmental regulations, publications and reports, newspapers, periodicals, and personal interviews. The…

The relationship between job scope and job satisfaction was examined for a sample of urban, predominantly blue-collar, employees. Incumbents in sixteen jobs provided data on job characteristics (N=164) and job satisfaction (N=593). Rank-order correlation coefficients were computed between mean job scope indices and mean job satisfaction levels for…

The first aim of this study is to see whether high dogmatic and field dependent measures, taken together, are related to being liked by others in a teaching situation. The second aim is to develop a reliable sociometric measure of peer judgement that would tap the interpersonal domain within the context of professional duties. The Hidden Figures…

This register lists and classifies current and recently completed projects in industrial training, and indicates the range of research in the training and closely related fields. The register is restricted to work undertaken in England. Each research project appears in the register under one or more of the following 10 schedules: General, National…

Before discussing plans for the National Institute of Education (NIE), the author briefly reviews some of the research products of the Office of Education including the comparative school mathematics program, individually prescribed instruction, microteaching, intermediate science curriculum study, and Sesame Street. The Institute will be a…