A recent trend in American economic life has been the location of industrial complexes in traditionally rural areas. When this occurs, there are often accompanying rapid and sometimes traumatic changes in the rural community. These changes, in part, result from investment of new and massive amounts of capital, new employment opportunities,…

This pamphlet describes and/or lists available mathematical publications of SMSG. Described are 12 high school texts, three junior high texts, four texts for slow learners, seven texts for elementary school, three texts for culturally disadvantaged students, eight booklets of supplementary materials, two pamphlets on probability for elementary…

The annotated bibliography, one in a series of over 50 similar listings related to handicapped and gifted children, contains 83 references selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts dealing with slow learners. The entries, which include journal articles, texts, research reports, curriculum guides, and teaching guides, treat such topics as…

References selected from Exceptional Child Education Abstracts and pertaining to teacher aides and nonprofessional personnel (in schools, institutions, or elsewhere), particularly as related to handicapped children, are listed in the annotated bibliography, which is one in a series of over 50 similar listings concerning exceptional children. For…

One of the purposes of the North Central Rural Sociology Sub-committee on Farm Organizations is to serve as a mechanism through which statewide studies of farm organizations in Wisconsin and Michigan would be partially coordinated. To communicate both the knowledge needs and the accumulated literature on farmers' organizations and movements to…

Fourteen high school students, chosen at random from a group of 28, spent 5 hours participating in a business simulation, after which all 28 students took tests designed to measure their knowledge of business facts and concepts and their ability to evaluate business decisions. The simulation group outperformed the control group on both tests, but…

This investigation is an empirical attempt to locate variables which best predict individual modernity and to explicate causal relationships. The dimensions chosen for analysis are defined by several relevant models in past research. The independent variables include two personal characteristics (age and sex); five structural variables (residence,…

The purpose of this experiment was to relate two bodies of research on anxiety: test anxiety, or anxiety proneness specific to the testing situation, and trait-state anxiety. The author hypothesized that state anxiety--anxiety not tied to any particular situation but aroused in "any" situation--should be highly related to test anxiety during a…

This monograph is an outgrowth of a research and demonstration project designed to experiment with technique for increasing the quantity and quality of jobs listed with a state Employment Service Branch Office in order to create the potential for increased placements. The project's basic approach has been to improve the quality and extent of…

This study attempts to obtain an evaluation of the graduate training of the University of Georgia Ph.D. graduates along with a measure of how well they have done since graduating from the University. Information was obtained by means of a questionnaire to the Ph.D. graduates who received their degree from the University between 1966-70. This…

A study was conducted to determine if the tendency for faculty members of higher rank to receive the highest ratings on the Illinois Course Evaluation Questionnaire (CEQ) remained when variables such as class size and course level were taken into account. The relationship between CEQ ratings and instructor's rank, class size, and level of course…

To determine the present adequacy and future trends of the dormitory arrangements on each of Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned higher education institutions, a survey of administrators and students was conducted. The survey instrument, a four-part, 44-item student housing questionnaire, was developed and disseminated to the appropriate respondents at…

This report presents the results of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Survey of Scientific Activities at Universities and Colleges, 1971, dealing exclusively with the employment of scientific and engineering personnel and the financing of scientific activities in U.S. institutions of higher education. The survey was conducted by mail…

This study investigates the present state of sabbatical leave policies and practices in 4-year colleges and universities in New Mexico. A questionnaire was mailed to the Academic Affairs Dean or Academic Vice-President of nine New Mexico institutions. Follow-up letters were sent and responses were received from eight of the nine institutions.…

This compilation of research in agricultural education contains abstracts of 13 studies completed during 1971-72 in the Pacific Region. Studies are ordered and presented alphabetically by author and include the purpose, methodology, and findings. Eleven studies are on master's degree research, one is on doctoral research, and one is a staff study.…