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National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges, Stockholm. Research and Development Unit. – 1979
An overview of the Swedish program for research in the field of higher education is presented. The research program deals with questions concerning the role of higher education in society, the design and governance of the system of higher education, the environment and working methods of research and of teaching, and the interplay between research…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Fooden, Myra – 1978
The kinds of content areas that mature students in psychological studies and human development select to pursue, given almost limitless free choice, were investigated at Empire State College, New York. One hundred and two programs of study were reviewed during a two-year period. Results indicated that adult students selected traditional course…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Curriculum, Higher Education, Human Development
Jantz, Richard K.; And Others – 1978
In order to determine the manner and extent of treatment of the elderly in children's television programs, a random sample of children's programs was examined. The purpose was to discover how frequently elderly people appeared during evening and children's Saturday morning programs; in what roles they were presented; in what occupations they were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Television
HAINES, PETER G.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE PROGRESS OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R AND D) PROGRAM IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION DURING THE FIRST 18-MONTH CONTRACT PERIOD IS SUMMARIZED, AND PROJECTIONS ARE MADE REGARDING ITS FUTURE OPERATION. THE R AND D PROGRAM IS ROOTED IN THE CLINICAL APPROACH TO TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROGRAM EXPERIMENTATION. THIS APPROACH UTILIZES THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Educational Experiments, Program Descriptions, Program Development
KRYSTALL, ERIC R.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS INTERIM REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY OF NEGRO VOTING AND NEGRO ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL DESEGREGATION. DATA WERE OBTAINED IN INTERVIEWS WITH 282 MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, NEGRO RESPONDENTS. WITHIN THE SAMPLE, 228 WERE REGISTERED VOTERS, OF WHOM 24 PERCENT REGISTERED AFTER THE DATE OF THE LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS BILL.…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Elections, Free Choice Transfer Programs
HEGER, ROBERT J. – 1968
THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF SUPERINTENDENTS AS RELATED TO THE SYSTEM THEORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE WAS THE CENTRAL FOCUS OF THIS STUDY. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO ANALYZE SUPERINTENDENTS' DECISION MAKING AS RELATED TO MODIFYING AND INITIATING VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN IDAHO, (2) TO TEST A THEORY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE AS RELATED…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Change Agents, Decision Making, Educational Change
Morgan, Carolyn A.; Boyd, Virlyn A. – 1966
Publications and reports related to factors in adjustment of families and individuals in low income rural areas of the South are reported in this annotated bibliography of research findings for 1960 through 1965. The 83 publications reported resulted from the Southern Regional Cooperative Research Project S-44. Topics related to vocational…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Annotated Bibliographies, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Experience
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Mehta, M.M. – 1966
Summaries of nine research projects completed and 26 research projects proposed or in progress, titles of papers produced in coordinated research and teaching programs, and a list of 13 international, national, or regional, seminars, conferences, or expert working group meetings contributing to human resources development in Asia and the Far East…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Resources, International Organizations, International Programs
Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge. Sensory Aids Evaluation and Development Center. – 1967
Proceedings from a conference on braille production and services are summarized. Only equipment which is ready for use is considered. Specific methods of producing braille discussed include the following: use of plates from a stereograph, computer line printer, braille embossers or braille writers, continuous strip embossed tape from a teletype…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Conference Reports, Electromechanical Technology
Rosenberg, R.C.; And Others – 1967
These research projects, designed to delve into certain relationships between humans and computers, are focused on computer-assisted instruction and on man-computer interaction. One study demonstrates that within the limits of formal engineering theory, a computer simulated laboratory (Dynamic Systems Laboratory) can be built in which freshmen…
Descriptors: Analog Computers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Digital Computers
Sheposh, John P.; And Others – 1976
Subjects were 44 males and 44 females. They were presented with a photograph showing a female with either an attractive or an unattractive male and with background information concerning the status of the male, (medical student or sales clerk). After receiving the information, subjects evaluated the female. Results revealed strong effects for…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Evaluation, Females, Interpersonal Attraction
Carsrud, Alan L.; Palazzolo, Salvatore A. – 1974
Assuming superiority is a function of sex-role, it was hypothesized that "masculines" would prefer aggressive humor against females more than would "androgeneous" or "feminine" subjects. However, results indicated that sex, rather than sex-role, affected preference for humor directed against members of the opposite…
Descriptors: Aggression, Androgyny, College Students, Humor
Rand, Colleen S.; Stunkard, Albert J. – 1976
This report describes a collaborative study undertaken by 72 psychoanalysts in an effort to (1) collect systematic data about obese patients in psychoanalysis and (2) assess the effect of psychoanalysis in the treatment of obesity. A total of 84 obese and 63 normal weight patients was studied. Each analyst completed a detailed questionnaire on his…
Descriptors: Body Image, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Exercise (Physiology)
Warren, Lynda W.; And Others – 1975
Chicanos comprise the second largest and yet least acculturated minority in this country. Existing literature suggests that acculturation is stressful for Chicanos because they are caught between two cultures with frequently conflicting values and role demands. However, current research indicates that Chicanos strikingly underutilize mental health…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anxiety, Attitudes, Cultural Influences
Women's Bureau (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1975
This progress report on the status of women presents: (1) the general background including structure (state, local, regional, and national), membership composition, and funding methods of such commissions; (2) general and special (Equal Rights Amendment, International Women's Year) program activities; and (3) lists of currently active state and…
Descriptors: Activities, Affirmative Action, Bias, Equal Protection
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