This report, prepared by the staff of the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs of the U. S. Senate, is intended as a profile of the "half-full, half-empty plate which the Federal food programs represent to the nation's poor." The report focuses on various aspects of poverty and hunger such as: (1) poverty in the nation--the poverty line,…

Data analysis and supporting computer software systems are studied. The idea of data analysis as an experimental science involving data-gathering and theory building is developed. Language's role as a determinant of meaningful theory and the informativeness of a language and data base pair are studied, along with the static and dynamic aspects of…

A module is presented which instructs the reader in the following activities: (1) identification of a researchable problem, (2) preparation of a research proposal, (3) selection of appropriate research tools and methods, (4) identification of different kinds of variables in research, (5) preparation of a research report, (6) drawing of conclusions…

Oregon's educational needs were identified through 120 in-depth interviews with the general public, educators, students, and dropouts. The result of these interviews was a list of 27 critical needs. An interview instrument was developed around these critical needs, and was administered to a statewide sample of the population of Oregon who…

A theory of psychophysics is discussed that enlarges the classical theory in three general ways: (1) the multidimensional nature of perception is made explicit; (2) the transformations of the theory are interpreted geometrically; and (3) attributes are distinguished from sensations and only partially ordered. It is shown that, with the enlarged…

The relationships between selected personnel and situational characteristics of adult basic education teacher trainers and their attitude toward adult basic education (A.B.E.) programs during a three-week period of intensive training were examined. Inherent within this examination was the evaluation of the effectiveness of the training period…

This study investigates the suitability of a particular conceptual framework for preparing secondary teachers. The program was aimed at developing five basic teaching behaviors--planning, motivating, verbalizing, controlling-disciplining, and evaluating. Three major tasks were identified: 1) to redesign the structure of the existing program, 2) to…

The objectives of this study were twofold: (1) to empirically identify and analyze trained and untrained observers' affective responses to a representative collection of paintings for the purpose of constructing art differential instruments, and (2) to use these instruments to objectively identify and evaluate the major affective factors and…

Part of the program of the Center for Social Organization of Schools at Johns Hopkins University is one which examines how a student's education affects his actual occupational attainment, and how education results in different vocational outcomes for blacks and whites. This report comes out of such a context. Properties of measures and models of…

Longley proposed a set of data for use in testing regression programs. This paper shows that the numerically accurate solution is likely to be an unreasonable estimate of the regression coefficients for this problem. This is true because the accuracy of the data and appropriateness of the model may affect the solution more than the computational…

Two distinct traditions have developed around the two leading methods of social research, i.e., surveys and field work. Because of the rivalry between the proponents of these two methods, there has been little opportunity to explore the advantages of combining them in a single project. Most sociological research either utilizes a single method of…

An investigation of techniques used to maximize response rates was the purpose of this study. Variables included perceived threat of questionnaire, questionnaire length, cover letter approach, follow-up correspondence, stamped/unstamped return envelope, and anonymity. The sample comprised 4,608 college faculty. Three analyses of response rates…

General problems of research in the area of communal childrearing are discussed. Clinical and experimental data related to childrearing on the Israeli kibbutz and in contemporary American communes are reviewed and supplemented by the author's personal experiences. (Author)

As first step in evaluation of basic education programs funded through Adult Education Act of 1966, analyses of interviews with students in first few months of 1972 are reported. 90 interviewing sites, located in 15 states representing all U.S. geographic areas were used. Program, class, and student test data are not reflected in this report.…

The Environmental Quality Ad Hoc Committee has prepared this report for the Governor's Natural Resources Council (Nevada). It is a compilation of available factual data focusing attention on needed statutory and administrative changes to preserve Nevada's environmental heritage and from which recommendations for future budgetary and legislative…