This preliminary model deals with manpower requirements to 1980 and jobs for University of Georgia graduates. Emphasis is placed on suggested methodology for dealing with a projected output of graduates in terms of speciality fields and the correlation of this projected output with projected manpower requirements in the related speciality fields.…

The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) developed a series of Data Element Dictionaries primarily servicing the instructional function. This report, developed by the University of Georgia, clarifies and adds elements relating to research and service…

Volume I of a four-volume study of the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) training programs for higher education personnel presents introductory information and study findings. The first section addresses the three major concerns of the study: (1) What new professional training does American higher education need? (2) How do current EPDA…

Measures of the perception of occupational prestige and vocational maturity of 313 high school students representing grades 9 through 12 were investigated together with variables: father's occupation, occupational choice, grade level, age, intelligence, verbal and non-verbal abilities, and reading and math achievements. Significant correlates of…

Subject matter concept attainment by adult Ss was studied by experimentally manipulating instructional instances which were either positive or negative, clear or obscure, or presented in large or small variety. Training and testing instances were composed of case studies communicated via prose description that had been analyzed for relevant and…

A total sample of three 4-1-4 calendar/curriculum institutions and two control programs were selected for participation in this evaluation research project. Data were collected in three separate but related phases: compilation of institutional data, questionnaire, and interviews. The study concentrated upon the impact of the interim term upon the…

This report describes a unique institutional approach to study the causes of student attrition recently completed at Nasson College, Maine. The population of the study included all students who had been enrolled during the preceeding seven semesters and who subsequently withdrew or were dismissed for academic reasons. A questionnaire survey…

The summary report and recommendations of the Ford Foundation studies in income contingent loans for higher education are presented. Recommendations regarding the pay-as-you-earn concept concern the role of credit in financing higher education; the search for more manageable debt; capitalizing a loan plan; institutional loan plans; short-term…

This paper focuses on the work of department heads and the opinions of those holding this position in a state university. Forty-three department heads responded to a questionnaire involving departmental goals, job requirements, and job satisfaction. The results show that the heads are basically satisfied except for opportunities for…

Hypotheses were tested regarding the relationship between learning effectiveness in six subject areas and the interaction between student and teacher characteristics. The student-teacher interaction was also examined in relationship to several teaching approaches. Over 1,000 students from 53 different classes with 27 different faculty members…

This report describes a workshop combining training in questioning, explaining, and listening. When revised, the workshop will become part of the Model Teacher Training System being developed by the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching. Questioning, explaining, and listening skills were presented in a workshop and were tried…

The report presents results of both basic and applied research conducted at the Center for Research on Language and Language Behavior. Research was interdisciplinary and oriented toward the goal of contributing to the more effective learning, teaching, and use of language by persons of all ages and abilities. Studies described concerned oral word…

The way in which agricultural scientists of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station research staff pereive aspects of the uses and importance of the mass media in communicating their research work was surveyed. The profile developed from the 65 responses to the survey shows that agricultural scientists place only moderate importance on mass…

The Sports Institute for Research Through Change Agent Research (SIR/CAR) is an interdisciplinary, public professional, study/action group, which brings together theoreticians and practitioners to investigate topics of vital interest to sport or athletic organizations functioning at the community, provincial/state, national, or international…

Little empirical study has been done on the efficacy of the variety of psychological approaches used to treat depression. The author reviews theoretical points of view: psychoanalytic, cognitive and behavioral, and constructs an experimental design to compare the relative effectiveness of cognitive therapy, assertiveness training and insight…