In a controlled experiment, the IIEP attempted to develop efficient teaching materials in the field of educational planning. Informal instructional materials were compiled from the tape recordings, transcriptions, and summary notes of seminars, lectures, and discussions conducted by the IIEP in its training and research programs. This…

The focus of this paper is on the relative roles of personality and training in enabling teachers to carry out the kinds of complex learning models which are envisioned by curriculum reformers in the social sciences. The paper surveys some of the major research done in this area and concludes that: 1) Most teachers do not manifest the complex…

Level of cooperation in the Prisoner's Dilemma (PD) is examined for opponents acting in their own behalf or as members of a reference group consisting of strangers or friends. This subject classification interacted with trials, representatives of friend groups manifesting a consistently high level of cooperation throughout, and representatives of…

A determination was made of whether any change occurred in the self-concept of children in the open space environment as compared to the change of self-concept of children in a self-contained environment. A total of 216 children, part from an open space environment school and the others from self-contained classrooms at grade levels with one…

The relationship between student counselors' level of confrontation and personality variables, as measured by the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), was studied. The subjects were 20 graduate students enrolled in two sections of a Counseling Practicum class. Level of confrontation was measured from audio-tape ratings made by the student…

This study investigates the assumption that the communication patterns between coaches and athletes are related to the manner in which athletes perceive the role of coach. The investigation focuses specifically upon the authority role of the coach. A modified semantic differential was used to assess the competence, potency, and supportiveness of…

This study reports a portion of a series of investigations designed to determine to what extent credibility scales can be generalized. The investigation data was collected in six phases, representing six subject populations. All of the subjects were either college students or non-student adults. Subjects were asked to respond to one of four…

A phenomenological approach to the study of the self concept using photography was utilized in a counseling situation. The clients were asked to take or have taken 12 photographs in reply to "Who are you"? Clients in comparison with controls presented significantly more photographs of the past and of their family but significantly fewer…

In order to discover whether significant relationships exist between factors of self-concept and parent attitude and the reading level recommended for students evaluated by a reading clinic, the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale was administered to 60 children, while the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale and Maryland Parent Attitude Survey…

Holland's theory of vocational choice assumes that most persons can be categorized into six types in accordance with their personality attributes. These six types are: Realistic, Investigative, Social, Conventional, Enterprising and Artistic. From Holland's theory, a high degree of congruence between personality type and occupational choice is…

While acknowledging that studies reveal no single personality structure characteristic of disabled readers, the author presents basic techniques for secondary teachers which improve reading while taking account of the emotional needs and predispositions of nonreaders. (SJL)

This article presents a critical examination of the literature concerning schooling effects on individual personality development. Current knowledge about the subject is analyzed, and specific areas requiring the attention of researchers are pointed out. (Author/EB)

In studies of the relationship between masculinity-femininity and intelligence, data should be analyzed using correlational analysis for the complete distribution, rather than analysis of variance of extreme groups. The earlier work of Baucom and Welsh (EJ 171 822) was used as illustration. (BW)

Humphreys' criticisms (TM 503 269) of the work of Welsh and Baucom (EJ 171 822) are inappropriate since his findings are based upon a different measure of masculinity-femininity and a population which is somewhat different. Also, his insistence on correlational analysis to the exclusion of extreme group design is viewed as inappropriately…