This paper reviews research literature and research projects of the John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Education and Human Development, on the topics of the utility of dynamic assessment for predicting learning ability, its utility for generating educationally relevant prescriptions, and factors associated with the implementation of dynamic…

The purpose of this paper is to indicate how the ambivalent posture of the government toward families has affected federal support of research on the family and studies of the family as educator. After an introductory section providing background information about American public policy, families, and education, the discussion centers on the…

Papers on national library services and activities, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "The National Library of China in its Gradual Application of Modern Technology," a discussion by Zhu Nan and Zhu Yan (China) of microform usage and library automation; (2)…

In order for researchers to develop principles for successful adult education, they must use both quantitative and qualitative research methods. The first step in developing principles for adult education is to describe education and practices through descriptive research that objectively quantifies and classifies aspects of practice. Through an…

This case study, one in a series of research efforts designed to examine the utilization of the Administration on Aging's research, describes the different types of uses of findings of the Home Equity Conversion Project (HECP), which developed ways of converting home equity into usable income. The first chapter describes the project and overviews…

Subjects from two junior high schools were assembled in large and small groups and simultaneously administered the same self-concept, locus-of-control, and semantic differential attitude scales. No significant differences were found on any criterion. (Author)

Training of teachers in behavior modification techniques did not lead to differences in observed in-class behaviors compared to a control group. However, bug-in-the-ear training in their own classroom resulted in changes in the classroom behaviors of praise and contingency statements. (Author/SE)

This project studied the factor structure of the Behavior Problem Checklist, determined the extent to which factors generated from children in regular classrooms approximated those from children in special education, and examined the effects of class placement, sex, and the interaction of these variables on the average rating children receive.…

Data from a comparative study of 5,450 young males in six developing nations were used to investigate the association between modernization or modernity and negative attitudes toward aging. The data do provide support for the hypothesis that "modernization" (societal development) is related to negative perceptions of aging. (Author)

This ethnographic study of a self-contained classroom of eight-, nine-, and ten-year-olds examined sexual differences in peer interactions. Within the observed classroom, males and females established separate social systems which had only limited contact with each other. Males were found to interact with significantly more classmates than…

Explores the predictability of friendly, cooperative behavior of school children over a 5-week period. The basis for the predictions was the children's others-concept, as measured by the Paired Hands Test. In three tasks out of five the high others-concept children showed a higher frequency and greater proportion of task-related and friendly…

This article suggests policies and procedures to enhance the return and progress of older women students on campuses across the nation. Using a questionnaire to sample the 264 women, the author pinpoints resources the women use, problems they have and changes that need to be made. (EJT)

This study focuses on the local school board as an example of a small decision-making group involved in political decision-making. School boards in Kentucky (n=57) were included in the sample. Examined in particular the concepts of conflict and cohesion between school board members. (Author/EJT)

This study examined two career orientation textbooks to determine the level of sexism, as represented by the Double Standard of Mental Health, in them. The findings indicate tokenism in terms of representing males and females equally in careers. (EJT)

College students were found to have a significantly more positive attitude toward a teacher who was nonverbally active and expressive rather than toward a teacher who was "still" and made no intentional nonverbal behavior. (SE)