When people talk about themselves, psychologists have noted that their verbal reports can be categorized as simple factual communications about the self, i.e., self-disclosure, or as ways to instruct others about how one is to be regarded, i.e., self-presentation. Responses to items on objective self-report measures of personality similarly can be…

PURPOSES WERE TO CLARIFY THE PROBLEMS OF MIGRANTS, TO STUDY THEIR NEEDS, AND TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS TO ASSIST THEM IN ACHIEVING MORE ADEQUATE CITIZENSHIP. IN ADDITION TO CONFERENCES BETWEEN STATE DEPARTMENT AND MIGRANT SCHOOL PEOPLE, A 1-DAY CONFERENCE FOR SUPERVISORS OF MIGRANT PROGRAMS WAS HELD, IN WHICH NEW RECORD FORMS AND NEW STATE AID FORMULAS…

PERFORMANCE MATERIALS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAMS DO NOT ADEQUATELY REPRESENT THE BODY OF SIGNIFICANT MUSIC WHICH IS A PART OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE. THE JUILLIARD REPERTORY PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED TO FIND NEW MATERIALS, IN THE FORM OF GOOD MUSIC IN ITS ORIGINALLY COMPOSED STATE, SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE…

SUPPORTED BY A MANPOWER INSTITUTIONAL GRANT, THE CENTER'S PURPOSES WERE TO (1) CONDUCT BASIC MANPOWER RESEARCH OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, (2) DEVELOP A SUPPLY OF SCHOLARS IN MANPOWER, (3) UPDATE SKILLS OF SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES, AND (4) DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A CLEARINGHOUSE OF RESEARCH AND TO…

AN ASSESSMENT WAS MADE OF PRINCIPLES USED FOR PROGRAMING MATHEMATICS IN AUTOMATED INSTRUCTION. THE FIRST CHAPTER PRESENTED A SUMMARY OF RESEARCH ON THE TEACHING AND LEARNING OF MATHEMATICS BY PROGRAMED INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES. THE RESEARCH AND FINDINGS WERE CONSIDERED WITH RESPECT TO THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY OF EDUCATION.…

IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS ABOUT ORGANIZING CHILDREN FOR LEARNING, A SURVEY OF THE RESEARCH AND LITERATURE ON GROUPING OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUPILS WAS CONDUCTED BY THE U. S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. AFTER MANY RELEVANT STUDIES WERE EXAMINED, THE AUTHORS CONCLUDED THAT--(1) LEARNING RESULTS FROM MEMBERSHIP IN MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS, (2) ACHIEVEMENT GAINS…

AN ASSESSMENT PROJECT TO EVALUATE THE EDUCATIONAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEMSELVES AND THE CULTURE-AT-LARGE WAS INITIATED SO THAT CURRICULUM APPROACHES AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE TO THEIR NEEDS COULD BE DEVELOPED. THE SAMPLE CHOSEN FOR THE STUDY WERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH SPANISH…

ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT ARE REPORTED FOR THE FUNDING PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1967. THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIT WAS TO CONDUCT, PROMOTE, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH ON AN INTRA- AND INTER-STATE BASIS. IT CONDUCTED TWO IN-HOUSE PROJECTS--ONE TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF…

THE COMMUNITY-ORIENTED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (COVE) USES THE COMMUNITY AS A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION RESOURCE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY FOR THE HANDICAPPED. THE HANDICAPPED BECOME PRODUCTIVE, LEARN WORK SKILLS, AND COLLECT VOCATIONAL INFORMATION THROUGH JOB SAMPLING. THE CONTRIBUTING EMPLOYERS PROVIDE GUIDANCE,…

THE BOSTON YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT HAS DEVELOPED ITS PLANS FOR AN ATTACK ON DELINQUENCY IN THE FORM OF AN ACTION-RESEARCH PROJECT. THE PROJECTS' ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY ARE GIVEN, AND THE LARGER AREAS FOR THIS ATTACK ARE DESCRIBED. THE PROJECT IS AIMED AT REDUCING THE VOLUME AND SERIOUSNESS OF CRIMINAL-TYPE BEHAVIOR OF MALE YOUTH 12…

A REVIEW OF MAIN TRENDS IN RECENT HUMAN RELATIONS RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY AS ILLUSTRATED IN THE WORK OF SIGMUND LIVINGSTON FELLOWS, IS PRESENTED. THE FOCUS IS ON STUDIES DEALING WITH ETHNIC, RACIAL, OR RELIGIOUS CATEGORIES, AND ON RESEARCH DEALING WITH INTERGROUP PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION. THE THREE MAJOR TRENDS IN RESEARCH…

THROUGH A PROCEDURE INVOLVING RESPONSES FROM 85 PERCENT OF THE STATE JUNIOR COLLEGES AND WEIGHTED RANK ORDERING OF ITEMS BY MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE'S ADVISORY AND STEERING SUBCOMMITTEES, 26 OF THE MOST CRITICAL NEEDS AND PROBLEMS ARE IDENTIFIED AND RANKED. THE FIRST FIVE ITEMS ARE CONCERN FOR EFFECTIVENESS…

ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE PROJECTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN ARE DESCRIBED IN THE SECOND ISSUE OF THE INVENTORY OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES IN READING AND ENGLISH, MAY 1967. SIX TYPES OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATION ACTIVITIES ARE INCLUDED--(1) ACTION PROGRAMS EXPLOITING ADVANCES IN LINGUISTIC SCIENCE AND RELATED FIELDS, (2) PROJECTS AND…

The importance of research training for the undergraduate psychology major is examined. Undergraduate research projects should provide experience in generating a design, implementing the project, writing the report, and presenting it to others. Research training courses should be tailored to fit both the individual student's needs and abilities…

Using Quay's typology, three equal groups (n=12) of adolescent psychopathic, neurotic, and subcultural delinquent males and a matched nondelinquent control group were individually administered Kohlberg's structured moral dilemmas, two Piagetian tasks of cognitive development (pendulum and balance), and an adaption of Flavell's role-taking task.…