Counselors and teachers are sometimes asked for advice concerning the advisability of changing a response made to an objective test item. This article examines the current beliefs of students, the advice given in the 'how to' literature, and the effects of changed responses. (Author)

The factor structures of the College Student Questionnaire were investigated for three large samples of freshmen. The results demonstrated the variety of information contained in these instruments and questioned the choice of some items used in the suggested scales. (Author)

The presentation of Patricia McGill Smith of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services reviews recent activities of this office to improve educational services for the disabled. Among topics covered are the Regular Education Initiative and research activities concerned with the regular education setting as the primary context of…

Conditions for developing international university cooperation are identified, along with stages of international cooperation in education. Guidelines to promote cooperation are provided. The dominant focus and new role of universities has become problem-solving and community development, as distinct from the previous institutional-building…

The use of a modified form of the Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR) technique was studied as an influence on the counseling dimensions of level of regard, empathic understanding, unconditionality of regard, and congruence. Analysis of covariance revealed no significant differences between groups on each of the four variables. (Author)

This study evaluated a procedure for teaching facilitative communication skills in small groups whose membership included staff members from various professional areas. (Author)

Article focuses on cohabitation among college students by first considering an explanation for the existence of cohabitation in the larger society and on college campuses and then by identifying a pattern of consensual unions among college students. It concludes that cohabitation is becoming an accepted relationship among college students and…

This study was concerned with trends related to client behavior, and counseling efficacy with respect to religious sentiment. A number of significant relationships were found between counseling efficacy and orthodox religiousity. Hypothesized trends and correlates of client in counseling behaviors and religious orthodoxy were not supported by the…

An anonymous poll of 768 students completed just prior to the 1972 presidential election showed that 81 percent intended to vote, and of those, 65 percent were for McGovern. There was not direct campaign participation by large numbers of students. (Author/EK)

This article provides an accurate account of the history of the Texarkana Project, the first attempt to demonstrate accountability in education by using the engineering model. Using the average per pupil expenditure as a basis for comparison, the cost of engineering in Texarkana is shown to be very high. (Author)

Three surveys representative of students in a large metropolitan university taken in February, 1971, November, 1971, and in October, 1972 show that the proportion of students who have tried or use marijuana has stabilized at .77, but the proportion of daily users continues to rise significantly. (Author)

The study presented was conducted to examine potential relationships between attitudes regarding the dying process, including acceptance of euthanasia, and other attitudinal or demographic attributes. The data of the survey was comprised of responses given by 331 respondents to a door-to-door interview. Results are discussed in terms of preferred…

Four topics are likely to constitute the foci of any planning for a Chinese-English dictionary: the need for a dictionary, the possible desirability of establishing a dictionary project center, the specifics of the ideal dictionary and the methodology for compilation, and cost estimates. (Author/RM)

Prior to beginning therapy, 88 children (ages 6-12) participated in either a therapy preparation interview or a social history interview that was irrelevant to therapy. It was found that prepared clients were less likely to terminate therapy prematurely. (Author)