This annual report of the Scottish Council for Research in Education provides: (1) a list of officers, members and officials; (2) reports of council and committees; (3) reports on projects; (4) reports on liaison with other organizations, papers delivered, and consultative services undertaken by the Council's staff; (5) a report of the…

Designed to bridge the communication gap between the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) and public and private sectors of the country, this directory has been prepared as a compilation of scientific and technical research and development activities at federal laboratories, which are directing technology transfer efforts toward increasing the use…

THIS REPORT DEALS WITH THE ORGANIZATION, RATIONALE, METHODS AND EXPECTED END-PRODUCTS OF A RESEARCH PROJECT (SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION ON JUNE 23, 1970) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND VALIDATION OF A RELIABLE VOCATIONAL MATURITY MEASURE (VMM). THE PROJECT'S EIGHT PHASES AND ACTIVITIES ARE EXPLAINED. THE PROJECT ASSUMES--(1) THE INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY AS…

The predictive validities of various SVIB academic interest scales were assessed with first semester freshman males at the University of Massachusetts. Both the Rust and Ryan and the Campbell and Johansson scales contributed significantly, albeit modestly, to a multiple correlation coefficient consisting of high school rank and scholastic aptitude…

Some 23 11th-grade underachievers were exposed to group counseling sessions once each week for a period of about eight months during the 1967-68 academic year. The purpose of the investigation was to determine if group counseling could produce changes among underachievers in motivation toward school, acceptance of self, and realism of occupational…

This is a report of the development of a system of scoring the Strong Vocational Interest Blank (SVIB) for Men. The scales which were developed supplement the occupational scales. Their main concern is identifying important clusters of interest which can be generalized beyond a single occupation. Development of the scales was based on an item…

Contracts and grants sponsored under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, and active in fiscal year 1963 are described. Included is research on automation, mobility, manpower development and utilization, manpower requirements and resources, effect of family on unemployment, and a research information and communication conference. A…

This report is based upon an analysis of the evaluation procedures outlined in 21 funded Title III proposals. The proposals were analyzed from a number of points of view. (1) Using the Stufflabeam model as a guide, they were examined to determine what, if any, provisions had been made for each of the four classes of evaluation: context, input,…

This bibliography lists research reports issued during 1976 by the Human Resources Research Organization (HUMRRO), a non-profit research and development corporation whose purpose is to improve human performance, particularly in organizational settings, through behavioral and social science research, development, and consultation. It also includes…

Increasing numbers of aging developmentally disabled individuals have led to a recent emphasis being placed on service provision for this population, the education of professionals working with them, and the assessment of current conditions and needs of these individuals. Through the University Affiliated Program, a project of national…

This report describes the design and results of an experiment to test whether a $10.00 payment to participate in the national Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (HANES) would significantly increase the response rate for the survey. The design and findings of the study, as well as a comparison of response rates prior to and following…

There has been a decrease in research and development activities focused on agricultural education probably due to expanded research in other areas. The document consists of 24 abstracts of completed studies and a list of 23 studies that were in progress during the preparation of this document. The studies are arranged alphabetically by author.…

This report contains one-page summaries of a majority of the 134 research studies funded through the Oklahoma Consortium on Research Development. The research covers the whole spectrum of academic topics , from nursing to ecology to art to politics.. Brief summaries of a majority of the 37 development seminars funded through the Consortium are…

The report describes the results of a study of the extent and characteristics of coverage of the agricultural literature by the "Bibliography of Agriculture" (B of A). Statistical details regarding the language, national origin, form of publication, and subject coverage were derived from a sample of over 5000 citations from the 1967…

A survey collating information on educational research in member states was carried out by questionnaire; this volume contains the replies from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The report from each country is divided into two parts: (1) Governmental Activities, and (2) Activities of Educational Research Institutes. The sections on…