This document reports the working papers of a research project designed to develop quantitative management techniques applicable to the university environment. The University of Copenhagen was selected as the target institution for the research. Presentation of the papers is divided into four parts: introduction, general information and overview…

This study summarizes the responses to a 52-item questionnaire of the 1967 baccalaureate graduates who attended the 6 Kansas colleges and universities under the Board of Regents. The questionnaire was designed to appraise the quality of education received by these graduates. Results indicated that 1967 graduates had more positive than negative…

This report covers a detailed tabulation of costs and related factors for the years 1971-72, and is divided into two groups. One group of nine has been reporting this data for 5 consecutive years and represents a fairly good cross-section sample of the schools of the area. The other group of ten have reported data for 1 to 4 years. The group of…

This report begins with an overview of placement and proficiency testing, with emphasis on the benefits to students and instructors of such testing. Various ways in which proficiency credit may be earned at the University of Illinois are discussed. In particular, the freshmen Placement and Proficiency System is described in detail. Some data are…

This study summarizes the responses to a 90-item questionnaire of 1972 seniors who attended the 6 Kansas colleges and universities under the Board of Regents. The questionnaire was designed to appraise the quality of education received by these seniors. Results indicated positive feelings about the education and training received during the time…

The study compares the problems perceived by leader, non-leader, and deviant adolescents. A total of 2,948 secondary school students in the West Vancouver School District, British Columbia, were divided into three behavior groups and an analysis was made of the problems checked on the Mooney Problem Check List (MPCL) by members of each group. The…

The relationship between trial-to-trial changes in free recall and eight intelligence and memory abilities was investigated in a sample of 72 college students. Despite identical acquisition curves under immediate and delayed recall, differences between the two groups in correlational pattern between recall performance and abilities were striking.…

The purpose of this study was to examine the nature of sexist attitudes among male university students. A Situational Attitude Scale of ten personal or social situations with some relevance to a sex related response and 100 bipolar semantic differential word scales was created. Two forms of the instrument, each containing the same situations,…

This publication is intended to present science teachers with an opportunity to communicate to students the idea that science is an ongoing and never-ending process. The booklet contains supplemental materials, valuable as enrichment materials. A selection of ongoing research in the biological sciences, physics and astronomy, oceanography,…

This document highlights the activities and accomplishments of the Puerto Rican Research and Curriculum Development Coordinating Unit during the 1971-72 year. The Unit includes the following components: (1) Educational Research, (2) Curriculum Development, (3) Information and Dissemination, and (4) Planning and Evaluation. Included is information…

This paper presents a research method derived from the functional analysis of behavior currently common among operant behavior therapists. Naturalistic observation, the method used, encompasses behavioral-level description of events, systematic observation and recording by means of codes, assessment of inter-judge reliability, as well as targeting…

The study was designed to determine the effect of T-group experience on an individual's perceived level of personal functioning. An experimental group of eight counselor trainees, who received a T-group experience for an academic quarter, was compared with a control group of eight students, comparable in age and experience who were enrolled in a…

This report, developed by the Committee on the Education and Employment of Women in the University, presents the results of a survey of Stanford seniors and makes recommendations on how the university can end discrimination and provide more opportunities for women. Data were the result of a survey of 280 graduating seniors. The survey was designed…

This document is the first of three reports designed to provide information on the student at Stony Brook. The academic and nonacademic student life at Stony Brook is discussed in relationship to the entering students; academic life; the social and psychological dimensions; the residences; the services and peer helping; women undergraduates;…

The 1968 summer conference of the Speech Association of America (now the Speech Communication Association) was concerned with developments in speech communication research, with primary focus on the recommendations of the February New Orleans conference (ED 028 164), cosponsored by SAA and the U. S. Office of Education. The summer conference…