Students nominated for a leadership training course were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups in a post-test-only research project. Training did not produce significant differences between these groups in terms of experimental variables. (Author)

This study sought to determine if an increased knowledge of the physically disabled would affect the personal-space behavior of sixth-grade children on encountering a person who appeared to be disabled. A significant difference between the mean distances of the experimental and control groups was found. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of occurrence of counseling errors as perceived by 60 former counseling service clients, and to see whether those errors are associated with counselor levels of training and experience. Results indicate they are related to level of training. (Author)

The working or nonworking status of married women free of the financial need to work was studied in relation to the balance between their instrumental and expressive needs and to their own and their husband's attitudes towards women's roles. (Author)

Demonstrates that the process of vocational development is related to cognitive development: children's choices and reasoning reflect their changing modes of understanding the world. (Author)

This study of 84 interdisciplinary research projects does not support the argument that institutes increase cross-disciplinary collaboration and the management of interdisciplinary research. (Author/IRT)

Looks at the process of photosynthesis in a new light, to show that distinct possibilities exist for using photosynthesis to harvest fuel, food, fibre, and chemicals. (GA)

Intended for use by college level economics instructors contemplating use of the Teaching Information Processing System (TIPS), the article analyzes TIPS with emphasis on its benefits as perceived by students. Consideration is also given to residual effects of TIPS and to installation costs. (Author/DB)

The author examines the "University 50 Plus 12 Project," a DHEW program that (1) gathers information on campus drinking practices and attitudes, and existing programs and needs; (2) disseminates information concerning alcohol, its use and abuse; and (3) encourages education and communication on the issue. (MJB)

The study is based on responses of 8,553 public school students in New York State, in the seventh through twelfth grades. Family affinity was found to be positively related to students' interest in school and who they would go to for help with a drug problem. (Author)

Examines effect of facilitative communication training on quality of teacher response to various student problems and to accompanying emotional states of anger, joy, or depression. Results indicated significant differences between trained and untrained groups. (Author)

Obtained perceptions of regular class teachers who taught children who had been in EMR programs, but had been decertified (D) and returned to regular classes. Teachers perceived D subjects to be significantly lower than regular class (RC) students in both academic achievement and social acceptance. (Author)

Male and female graduate students interviewed an actor and an actress whom they believed to be real clients. To half of the counselors, the players posed as well-to-do individuals, and to half as working class individuals. Counselors may unconsciously emply a different decision-making process for high- and low-status clients. (Author)

Relationships between first name desirability and school readiness, IQ, and school achievement were explored using 1,727 elementary school children. School readiness, IQ, and achievement variables showed small, but significant, correlations with first name desirability for girls; boys also showed a first name effect. First name desirability was…

Spatial egocentrism and its relationships to discrimination ability and communicative egocentrism were investigated in a sample of 80 adult males from a single institutional setting. Significant effects of order of task presentation indicated that the experimental procedure influenced performance on the spatial and communicative egocentrism and…