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Helbing, Hans – 1978
The relationship between separate dimensions of vocational maturity and different self-concept and identity variables were examined. Subjects were Dutch students, age 14-18 years. The vocational maturity dimensions were measured by Dutch adaptations of American vocational maturity scales. Instruments for self-concept and identity measurement were…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Decision Making Skills, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
Hoyt, Donald P.; Spangler, Ronald K. – 1977
In a study of administrative effectiveness, a total of 103 academic department heads in four universities rated a set of 15 administrative activities as to their importance. Faculty members in the 1,333 departments used the same set of activities to rate both the importance they should be given by the department head and the effectiveness with…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Responsibility, College Faculty
Arter, Margaret H. – 1979
Recent revenue curtailments at both state and federal levels and the increasing importance of external funding have established a need to set priorities for the expansion and continuance of funded research and sponsored projects within the university or college. This study developed a set of priorities for external funding possibilities in an…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Educational Planning, Evaluation Methods
Download full textWhaples, Gene C.; Ewert, D. Merrill – 1979
The proceedings of the 1979 Lifelong Learning Research Conference held at the University of Maryland are reported in this document. Focusing upon non-formal adult education, the papers presented deal with environmental/leisure education issues, adult/continuing education concerns, community development, international education, volunteerism, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Community Development, Conference Reports
Lamiell-Landy, Ann; Landy, Frank J. – 1978
Examined are two dimensions of leadership style (task-orientation and person-orientation) as they also define teacher style, specifically, as a function of context (grade-level, teacher experience, and socio-political differences). The Teacher Opinion Questionnaire was utilized to obtain opinions of ideal teacher behavior. Subjects were…
Descriptors: American Culture, Behavior Patterns, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Sternberg, Daniel; Del Porto, Delbert – 1978
Stress management training contributes to weight loss, maintenance of weight loss and improved social and occupational functioning in obese women. Data from the Beck Depression Inventory and the Assertiveness Questionnaire indicate that obese persons have poor self-concepts which result in depression which is inversely related to assertiveness.…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Change, Body Weight, Employment Problems
Broomall, Lawrence W.; And Others – 1978
Economics of scale for public colleges and universities in Virginia and 22 major public universities were determined by regression analysis. The institutions were analyzed in terms of the number of full-time equivalent students and costs. Results indicate that economies of scale are not necessarily a function of the type and size of a university.…
Descriptors: Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Expenditure per Student, Higher Education
Farrell, W. J. – 1977
Federal governmental impact on the University of Iowa has four forms. The first and most significant is through expenditures on education, student aid, research, health service, and similar efforts. Dramatic variations in the level or kind of expenditures in these areas have far greater effects on higher education programs than do regulations. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Regulation
PDF pending restorationFarrow, Dana L.; And Others – 1979
The possibilities of providing, for a manager, an individualized prescription of what he can do to increase the performance of his work unit on designated criteria in selected organizational settings are demonstrated. The information is couched in terms of a 31-variable system described by the manager and his immediate subordinates. Regression…
Descriptors: Administrators, Behavior Patterns, Employer Employee Relationship, Environmental Influences
Kohn, Patricia – 1980
A three-day conference was held to improve counselors' abilities to help female clients respond to changing roles. An extensive evaluation was conducted to determine: (1) the extent to which the workshop changed participants' knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding women in the work world; (2) how the workshop could be improved; and (3) for…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Counseling Objectives, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
Jaynes, W. E. – 1980
As a follow-up to studies by McKechnie (1974) and Marano (1976), the relation of self-report questionnaire measures of worker motivation and temperament to similar measures of participation in leisure activities was explored. One sample of 72 college students was given worker motivation and temperament questionnaires. A second sample of 126…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Higher Education, Individual Activities
Callister, Sheldon; Berger, Mike – 1980
Mental health center administrators are concerned about persons who contact centers but fail to keep initial appointments. Factors within centers that discourage client follow-through must be identified and changed. Telephone surveys were attempted for 50 such individuals from the youth (N=23) and adult (N=27) team logs of the Weber Mental Health…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Dropout Prevention
Paez, Adolfo L., Ed. – 1977
The National Crime Survey (NCS) program has conducted a continuous national survey and separate surveys in 26 central cities to study the impact of crime on American society. Attitudinal information obtained from a 1974 survey of occupants of 4,929 housing units (9,650 residents age 16 and over) in Miami reflects crime trends, fear of crime,…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys
Kahnweiler, William M.; Rollin, Stephen A. – 1980
The Counselor Rating Form (CRF) and Counseling Evaluation Inventory (CEI) were used in an applied setting to evaluate counselor interns. A sample of 17 counselor trainees conducted two interviews with two internship. After each interview, the trainees rated themselves on the CRF and the clients rated the trainees on both the CRF and CEI.…
Descriptors: College Students, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Educators, Counselor Evaluation
Bladh, Agneta; Premfors, Rune – 1980
Theoretical issues concerning research and policy-making and three empirical studies of the higher education sector in Sweden are discussed. A major concern is the utilization of social science research and development efforts by public policy makers. Additionally, the characteristics of the public policy-making processes that influence the scope…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Planning, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
