The objective of this study is to identify the correlates of student performance and teacher retention in an inner city elementary school district. The study is divided into two parts: a descriptive section which presents the data to be analyzed and the classical regression techniques to be used, and the analytic section which compares a principal…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparibility of counselor effectiveness ratings made by four different groups. This study examined the relationships among student counselors' self-ratings, peer ratings, supervisor ratings, and client ratings on the Counselor Effectiveness Scale, Form 2, a semantic differential rating scale…

Immediately before their second group therapy session, 10 newly formed inpatient therapy groups were randomly assigned to complete either collective or individual art projects. The members of a group in the collective-project condition completed a single art project as a group. Each member of a group assigned to the individual project condition…

The report of the Chairman, Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE), examines the question of funding for educational research in light of the present economic situation. While the Council was successful in obtaining grants to fund its projects, uncertainty of future funding is a major concern. The Chairman also stresses the importance…

Part IV of the Directory of Programs and Services for the Deaf in the United States covers research and information programs and services. (LS)

This study reports on a survey of admission deans at selected law and medical schools to determine their attitudes toward applicants who had graduated by means of some time-shortening mechanism such as early admission or an accelerated degree. Results indicate that admission deans would view such a candidate less favorably. (Author)

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory admission and remission profiles were compared in a group of 34 patients hospitalized for depression. Relatively normal profiles for the bipolar group and abnormal profiles for the unipolar group significantly differentiated the two groups at admission, but, with one exception, the differences dissipated…

A survey was conducted to determine the problems and needs of married university students. Results of the survey show that married students living on campus confront problems which are not being recognized by the institution. Suggestions are made about changes the university could institute. (EJT)

Examines the IQs of 75 preschool children perceived to be "at risk" by parents, teachers, and diagnostic nursery staff. Full Scale, Verbal and Performance IQs were correlated with: (a) assessment of problem area (b) socioeconomic and familial variables (c) gross assessments of speech and motor development and (d) improvement in a special preschool…

Social interactions between preschool behaviorally handicapped children were measured under three experimental conditions during free-play: (a) active teacher involvement; (b) no teacher involvement; and (c) teacher structured free-play. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for ameliorating social interaction deficits among…

The author believes that instead of using psychotherapy for children, manipulating a child's environment is a more effective way to deal with psychopathology. Using this approach, the author did a two-year follow-up study of effects on children referred to a community mental health clinic. The follow-up indicates that 86 percent had sustained…

A test-retest reliability study of the Singer Vocational Evaluation System indicated a moderate degree of stability over time of the entire Singer battery for an Educable Mentally Retarded population. (Author)

A comparative evaluation was made between behavioral replication and sensitivity training with regard to treatment efficiency for heterosexual dating anxiety. No significant differences were found between the two programs on measures of social anxiety. The behavioral program demonstrated significant treatment efficiency on more specific measures…

The aim of feelings classes is to help children learn how feelings and behaviors are related, and how they affect others and themselves. The present project studied whether a feelings class changed elementary school children's choices of potential behavioral reactions. The results indicate movements to more positive interpersonal interactings. (NG)