Discusses a study on the areas of concern in the relationship between government funding agencies and university based research programs. The conclusions about accountability which resulted from the study are given. (SA)

Louis Lehrman opened the Lehrman Institute in 1973 and has managed to attract the country's best-known scholars to its seminars and research projects. A biography of Lehrman, some past research fellows, and a description of the Institute are included. (MLW)

Land between the Lakes, the nation's only federal demonstration area in outdoor education, environmental education, and resource management, provides both recreational facilities for the public and outdoor educational training for college students. Article describes programs, facilities, and objectives of the 170,000 acre "university of the…

A research administrator is seen as one who provides an environment conducive to the performance of research by allowing the principal investigator to spend as little time as possible with administrative paperwork. A protocol routing sheet and a checklist for protocol submissions are provided. (MLW)

Describes student participation in research projects as part of an undergraduate course in applied research methods. Twenty-three projects in which students collected information on issues important to public service agencies are evaluated. (KC)

Discusses a study which investigated the possibility that Watergate influenced certain nonpolitical beliefs of Americans. Analysis of data indicated that many members of the public identify with political leaders to the extent that certain actions by these leaders become a reference point for basic beliefs about people in general. (Author/DB)

Compared the attitudes toward physically disabled persons held by individuals at three educational levels who had personal contact vs no such contact with the disabled. Data analyses revealed a significant main effect for education. The higher their educational level, the more positive were the students' attitudes. (Author)

A version of the Tennessee Self Concept Scale was used to measure self-esteem and adjustment in groups of users and nonusers of the counseling center at a French Canadian University. Users were found to have significantly lower self-esteem scores than nonusers. Sex seemed unrelated. (Author)

Intervention procedures, consisting of a brief report of vocational interest scores and small-group sessions on vocational planning, were designed to encourage girls to consider the full range of occupations, unrestricted by sex-role stereotypes. Outcomes differed according to interest type, thus suggesting that certain students may need more…

Studies a sample of Mexican-American students identified as potential dropouts and finds drug use is widespread. Cigarettes, marijuana, and alcohol are used by the majority of students. "Social" drugs are used more often. Students do not think that general drug use causes social problems; however, girls' attitudes differ from boys'. (Author/BEF)

Evaluates the Bardis Familism Scale. Data were collected in 1975 from 586 Indian college students. Results indicate that the scale consists of two separate subscales, labeled Nuclear Familism and Extended Familism, which coincide exactly with Bardis' revised subscales. The scale strongly indicates two dimensions of familism. (Author/BEF)

Tests designed to determine behavioral, emotional, social and academic changes occurring in hyperkinetic subjects were administered during childhood and 13 years later. Findings were more positive than other longitudinal studies. Some secondary symptoms, possibly precursors to later psychopathology, appeared. This population, therefore, is still…

The major implication of this study is that school rebellion is not a response to the school experience itself. Other findings are presented concerning the scalability of school disruption items, the nature of expressive alienation and its components, and the impact of sex, race, and neighborhood on school rebellion. (KC)

Earlier project reports compared childhood social behavior of nonmigratory schizophrenics and normal classmates by analyzing teachers' comments in school records. This article expands the sample to include migratory schizophrenics and analyzes childhood intellectual functioning. Behavioral differences indicated emotional immaturity and social…

This study investigates the relationship between membership in a homophile organization and the dependent variables Self-Esteem and Alienation. It was found that Self-Esteem remained unaffected while Alienation levels decreased initially but started rising again after a 1-year period of participation in the organization. (Author)