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Amato, Josephine A. – 1979
Teacher achievement expectation effects were investigated for third- and fourth-graders (24 boys and 24 girls, each grade) in open and traditional classrooms. The main and interaction effects of teacher achievement expectation (High/Low), class type (Open/Traditional), sex of child and grade level on students' behavior and teacher-student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Design, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Karweit, Nancy – 1976
This paper explores how organizational features of high schools influence the informal interaction of students attending them. Size of school, composition of the student body, and differentiation into curriculum and grade levels are factors which affect the patterns of informal interaction among students. The informal social arrangement of…
Descriptors: Friendship, Group Membership, Group Structure, Interaction Process Analysis
de Wolf, Virginia A. – 1978
A sample of students were surveyed who were enrolled at the University of Washington during the autumn quarter of 1977 but did not continue at the university the following quarter. Survey items included: reasons for not continuing, occupational status as of spring 1978, effect of not continuing on present occupation and plans for the future,…
Descriptors: Career Planning, College Students, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Download full textCongress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1979
Hearings of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Government Operations on how educational institutions that receive federal grants and contracts for health research and other restricted purposes account for the use of the funds are presented. The hearings also examined the quality and effectiveness of federal financial audits, which are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Compliance (Legal), Contracts, Educational Finance
Lueck, Lowell A.; Gilbert, Charles C., III – 1978
The relationship between attrition and choice of major was studied at Western Illinois University. A secondary purpose was to determine whether measures of accademic ability, as well as curricular choice, will provide a basis for determining if attrition is likely to occur. Entering freshmen in the summer and fall terms of 1974, 1975, and 1976…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attrition (Research Studies), College Students, Courses
SCANDURA, JOSEPH M. – 1967
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO EXTEND, ELABORATE, AND IMPROVE THE SET-FUNCTION LANGUAGE (SFL). THE SFL IS A NEW SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE FOR FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON MEANINGFUL LEARNING, FRAMED IN TERMS OF THE MATHEMATICAL NOTIONS OF SETS AND FUNCTIONS. IN THE FIRST PAPER, THE SFL IS DESCRIBED. ITS RELATION TO THE STIMULUS RESPONSE…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Discovery Learning, Learning, Learning Processes
Green, Jerald R. – 1968
Intended for the nonnative, audiolingual-oriented Spanish teacher, this guide discusses the role of nonverbal behavior in foreign language learning with major emphasis given to an inventory of peninsular Spanish gesture. Gestures are described in narrative with line drawings to provide visual cues, and are accompanied by illustrative selections…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Cultural Traits
Juniper Gardens Children's Project, Kansas City, MO. – 1968
Research and demonstration activities at the Juniper Gardens Children's Project at the University of Kansas involved studies in these areas: (1) an after school remedial classroom program, (2) inappropriate study behavior in class, and (3) demonstration activities which involved teacher and parent training. The effects of reinforcement…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Arithmetic, Behavior Problems, Behavioral Science Research
World Federation of the Deaf, Rome (Italy). – 1967
Five conference papers are presented on deaf preschool children and infants. "The Very Young Hearing-Impaired Child" by G.M. Harris of Canada; "The Organisation and Methods of Educational Work for Deaf Children at the Preschool Age" by K. Lundstrom of Sweden; "Speech Formation in the Young Deaf Child" by B.…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Audiology, Deafness, Exceptional Child Education
Bureau of Employment Security (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1968
The purpose of this extensive bibliography is to acquaint researchers, in the employment security system, and in other groups with a wide range of employment studies. Items resulting from research activities over a 10-year period are categorized by states under these headings: (1) Studies of Employment Office Services to Workers and Employers, (2)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Counseling Services, Employment Opportunities, Employment Services
Garfunkel, Frank – 1967
With the purpose of obtaining relevant data about the curriculum, classroom, teacher, and peer effects on individual Head Start children, this project plans to have trained observers spend several hours in the classroom (1) attending to and recording the total functions of the class and (2) attending to and recording the behavior of individual…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Curriculum Evaluation
Regional Planning Council, Baltimore, MD. – 1967
From the 24 institutions of higher learning in the Baltimore Region, 20 report one or more activities in the field of urban affairs. In all, about 350 activities were reported, including a summarized list of individual consultative services from the Johns Hopkins University. Over 100 research projects dealing with urban problems were reported.…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Services, Curriculum, Educational Resources
Further Education Staff Coll., Blagdon (England). – 1974
Papers on new developments in vocational-technical education in Britain include: the polytechnic, its academic board and organizational structure (J.V. Pepper, M. Emerson); the development of polytechnic courses: an analysis of the steps to be taken within the school to begin a new course (J.A. Sandbach); course validation and approval: the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Construction Management, Costs, Course Evaluation
Tweddale, R. Bruce – 1976
An analysis was made of students at Grand Valley State Colleges who enrolled in fall 1975 and in winter 1976. Of the group of students enrolled fall 1975, those who returned winter 1976 had the following characteristics compared to those who did not return: a higher percentage of males than females, and of single students than married students; a…
Descriptors: Cluster Colleges, College Students, Data Analysis, Dropout Research
Doerper, Victoria; And Others – 1975
Information obtained from the 1973 Davis Student Survey regarding the perception of students at the University of California at Davis concerning the academic side of campus life is presented. The information is summarized and discussed in five sections: class activity, student faculty relations, academic preparation, learning support services, and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Environment, Educational Environment, Grades (Scholastic)
