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PHILLIPPI, WOODROW L.; AND OTHERS – 1962
A VOLUNTEER, EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IS DESCRIBED. TWO MAIN PURPOSES ARE--TO INTEREST AND STIMULATE GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND BROADENING OF THEIR PERSPECTIVES IN THE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS AND TO ENCOURAGE THESE STUDENTS TO UNDERTAKE A PROJECT IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS, IN THE NATURE OF…
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Gifted, High Schools, Mathematics
SUCHMAN, EDWARD A.; AND OTHERS – 1958
THE GUIDE WAS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST IS ENTITLED--"THE GENERAL PROPOSITIONS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS," A LIST OF THOSE SOCIAL SCIENCE PROPOSITIONS OR FINDINGS WHICH HAD GREATEST RELEVANCE TO DESEGREGATION. THE SECOND, "RESEARCH ON DESEGREGATION," EVALUATES THE MAJOR RESEARCH APPROACHES IN THE LIGHT OF PAST AND PRESENT…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Methods, Integration Studies
COOK, DESMOND L. – 1965
THE PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REVIEW TECHNIQUE (PERT) USED IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT WAS DESCRIBED FOR THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. THE MANAGEMENT PROCESS IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WAS REVIEWED, AND THE NEED FOR NEW TECHNIQUES WAS IDENTIFIED. THE BASIC CONCEPTS, TECHNIQUES, AND METHODS OF PERT WERE COVERED UNDER (1)…
Descriptors: Administration, Critical Path Method, Program Administration, Program Development
Domino, George – 1976
One of the claimed benefits of Transcendental Meditation is increased creativity, although the literature neither supports nor negates such a claim. Four groups of 35 subjects each were studied over a six-month period and administered a battery of five creativity measures, both before and after the study period. One group of adults was enrolled in…
Descriptors: Adults, Creativity, Creativity Research, Imagination
TIEDEMAN, DAVID V.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO OUTLINE THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR VOCATIONAL DECISIONS DURING ITS SIXTH QUARTER (1 SEPTEMBER 1967 TO 30 NOVEMBER 1967) AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY. THE REPORT INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ON PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED, SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS, AND PLANNED FUTURE ACTIVITIES. IT COVERS THE…
Descriptors: Career Development, Data Processing, Information Dissemination, Information Systems
Grognet, Allene Guss. Ed. – 1968
This Handbook was compiled for the 43rd Linguistic Society of America Meeting in New York, December 28-30, 1968. It consists of the official program for the meeting, abstracts of 98 of the papers presented there, and advertisements. The abstracts are arranged in alphabetical order by author. , and in some cases are accompanied by handouts. (JD)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Linguistics
Pietrofesa, John J. – 1968
Some 854 upperclassmen and graduate students were administered the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule (EPPS). Profiles were analyzed in individual groupings by major area of study, natural combinations of interest, and indivudal major area groupings by school to identify the dominant personality needs of each group. Cross comparisons were also…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Personality Assessment, Psychological Needs
Patten, Thomas H., Jr. – 1968
This demonstration project determined if the application of diagnostic techniques, remedial services, and intensive job development efforts on an individualized basis could develop or improve the employability of applicants in professional occupations who were not competitive in the Detroit job market. A comparison was made of the experiences of…
Descriptors: Consultants, Demonstration Programs, Employment Services, Job Placement
Office of Manpower, Automation, and Training (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1964
Contracts and grants sponsored under the Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962, as amended, which were active during fiscal year 1964 are described and projects are grouped under headings of: (1) Present Requirements, (2) Future Requirements, (3) Present Resources, (4) Future Resources, (5) Development of Manpower Resources--Education, (6)…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Grants, Labor Force Development, Labor Utilization
Warmbrod, J. Robert, Comp. – 1968
The purpose, method, and findings are given for each of 55 research studies in agricultural education completed in 1966-67 in the 13 states of the American Vocational Central Region. Also listed are the 66 investigations which were in progress in 1967-68. Summaries are arranged alphabetically by author and are available for loan from university…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research
Dickenson, Walter A.; Traux, Charles B.
Some of the controversy concerning the efficacy of psychotherapy or counseling has been resolved by recent evidence that studies reporting no effects had indiscriminately lumped together the high and low therapeutic conditions which are associated with successful and unsuccessful outcomes. The present study extends these findings to a group of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Group Counseling
Altschuler, Ellen; Farley, Frank H. – 1977
This study investigates physiological arousal and overt behaviors of hyperactive children in comparison with nonhyperactive children. It was predicted from Farley's (1974) theory of hyperactivity that hyperactive children would exhibit lower arousal and a stronger stimulation-seeking motive than nonhyperactive children. Four measures of…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Behavior Patterns, Children, Hyperactivity
Schilit, Jeffrey – 1977
The study involving 100 police officers, 75 lawyers, and 35 judges was designed to investigate and analyze the criminal justice system (CJS) personnel's understanding of mental retardation and the mentally retarded (MR) offender. Among findings obtained from responses to questionnaires were the following: 65% of the respondents indicated they…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Criminal Law, Knowledge Level, Lawyers
Weisgerber, Robert A. – 1978
The paper reports on a study aimed at developing: (1) a compendium of environmental sensing skills and behaviors, (2) a set of selection procedures and performance trials for matching blind candidates with electronic travel aids, (3) a standard evaluation of pre- and post-training performance, and (4) training guidelines. The materials are noted…
Descriptors: Blindness, Electronic Equipment, Research Projects, Travel Training
Cvetkovich, George; Grote, Barbara – 1977
This study considers how adolescent development is related to teenage fertility. Findings from two studies indicate that in some ways teenagers as a group differ from older individuals. The paper details some of the ways in which sexual experiences are influenced by social and emotional maturity and outlines some of the problems which result from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Contraception, Individual Development
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