Compares the labor market position of the intelligentisia in 20th century United States with the situation in the Weimar Republic in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s. Solutions to the unemployment dilemma are suggested, including requiring corporations with large government contracts to hire additional staff, improving student-teacher ratios and…

Describes an experiment in teaching research methods to undergraduate students in political science. The experiment centered around a data lab that met weekly and provided students with information pertaining to data processing and statistics. Information on student evaluation of the experiment is included. (Author/DB)

A study was undertaken among 595 students in a college psychology course to determine the relationship of test performance to competing academic assignments. Findings indicate that, in spite of a high anxiety level, college students are able to deal with the usual variations in workload that characterize academia. (Author/DB)

Ability test scores were decomposed into district, class, and individual components. First-order factor analyses at the individual level showed the usual Primary Mental Abilities test pattern. Second-order analyses grouped the primary factors into one power and one speed factor. Decomposition of variances in multilevel educational research is…

The effectiveness of engineering and policy interventions in reducing bicycle accidents on the campus of the University of California at Santa Barbara was investigated. None of the bikeway modifications were found to have been effective in reducing bicycle accidents. (Author/GDC)

The relationship between household income and home ownership is nonlinear, with the effect of increments of income being positive, but at a decreasing rate at the upper end of the range. Whites with a high permanent income have a low rate of tenure probability. (Author/WI)

Provides information about social science research sponsored and coordinated by the Commission of the European Communities. Discusses financial expenditures for research, research trends, and coordination and use of research results. Recommends formation of a three-year program of coordinated research projects. For journal availability, see SO 506…

As the principle of integration instead of segregation has become dominant in the planning and organization of the Norwegian school (1st to 9th grade), different kinds of individualized instruction have been recommended to the teachers to use. This study investigates whether, and to what extent, an experimental program of individualized…

Examines longitudinal sociometric data on adolescent friendship pairs, friends-to-be, and former friends in order to assess homophily on four attributes: (1) frequency of current marijuana use, (2) level of educational aspirations, (3) political orientation, and (4) participation in minor delinquency. The finding that socialization of peers is…

Staff actions are set forth that are involved in proposing increased adjustments in salary levels for female-oriented occupations. Some oversights and miscalculations are detailed that seem to have affected the decisions of the policy body, the board of trustees, of the California State University and Colleges. (LBH)

Examines some questions arising in connection with the application and usefulness of Bradford's Law, which describes the dispersion of articles on a particular subject among journal titles. (Author)

Examines the controversy over the pursuit of knowledge and problems of access and disclosure as this controversy affects political science researchers. Concludes that political scientists must acknowledge the civic and ethical implications of their work. For journal availability, see SO 506 378. (Author/DB)

Discusses current trends in health and health care, assesses significance of current data, and investigates causes and implications of the data for future health and health care. For journal availability, see SO 506 144. (Author/DB)

Examines continuing manifestations of racial prejudice in American society, including the cumulative effects of generations of overt racial discrimination, subtle economic discrimination, and the absence of national commitment to eliminate discrimination. Deplores the lack of data regarding race relations and discrimination. For journal…

Utilizing data on the work experience of women, the authors examine both the empirical specification of human capital models of earnings in the presence of discontinuous work experience over the life cycle and simultaneous-equations models of wage determination and labor supply. (EM)