Family research has been hindered by a reliance on either empirical relationships or abstract theoretical claims. There has been no effective way to bridge the gap between statistical relationships and theoretical propositions. The application of linear structural equation models helps to bridge this gap. Empirical propositions are not developed.…

One of a series of reports resulting from a Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education project to improve planning and evaluation in community colleges, this report explains how colleges can use census data to assess the characteristics and educational requirements of individuals in their service areas. The report begins with a…

Evidence from Ghana is presented to show the possibility of downward mobility of elite children through lack of success in a selective educational system and the ability of children from lower status homes to use this system to overcome their initial disadvantages. (Author)

Using Schachter's theory of emotion as a starting point, two predictions regarding the interaction of alcohol consumed in social and solitary situations were tested experimentally. (Editor)

Considered pupils about to be admitted to secondary school and compared SCE examination results of pupils in 'selective' and 'comprehensive education'. (Author/RK)

Recent studies suggest that the negative recency effect in final free recall is a function of the type rather than the amount of rehearsal given to terminal list items. From such findings it was predicted that by varying the type of rehearsal, positive recency in final free recall could be obtained. (Editor)

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of various attributes of the family in the structure and process of social influence during adolescence. (Author)

Author investigated the impression that students in coeducational schools are as good or better in examinations than those students in single-sex schools. (Author/RK)

Presents data from a study of member institutions of the Association of American Universities to determine the extent to which early retirement is being used in the nation's higher education institutions. (Editor/PG)

The purpose of this study was to determine what effects manifest anxiety has on the achievement of selected reading variables (also tasks or skills) of children who, according to their CMAS scores, vary in general drive or anxiety levels. (Author)

The purpose of the present experiment was to further investigate the potential of the PA contingency as an academic motivational factor. (Author)

Article evaluated the merits of the practical test, regarded as a valuable one for measuring aspects of science achievement other than the aspects measured by paper-and-pencil type tests. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was: (a) to acquaint readers with Tryon's spherical analysis and show that spatial configuration analysis is a special case of Tryon's method and (b) to determine if items from ACT's Vocational Interest Profile conform to previous results obtained from a spatial configuration analysis of the VIP Scales. (Author)

An alternative evaluation procedure is critiqued that utilizes both a time-series design and a time-series data analytic procedure. The bases for this critique are the authors' experiences and reflections upon their involvement in a recently completed evaluation project that used a time-series approach. The study was a sixteen month evaluation of…

Article investigated the effectiveness of a procedure designed to accurately reflect a student's reading level. (Editor/RK)