To determine if sex differences exist in the development of fear of success, 120 male and female subjects between nine and 17 years of age were given male or female verbal cues from which they were asked to write themes. Sex differences in fear of success motivation were not found. (Author/CS)

The case records of 348 homebound clients receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the New York State Homebound Rehabilitation Program were examined to explore attributes of homebound applicants, their rehabilitation experiences, and program outcomes. Data was summarized for characteristics which included age, most common major…

The proportions of a sample of Australian postsecondary students who continued with full-time study, the nature of that study, the institution at which it occurred, and the students' success were investigated in this research study. Those criterion variables were then related to the students' sex and father's occupation by means of two- and…

This document reports on an educational research study directed towards identifying components necessary for the design of instructional programs to teach problem solving to students in grades 2-8. Thirty eighth grade students utilizing a geology unit from the Individualized Science (IS) program participated in the pilot study reported here.…

This paper conjectures about motivational, behavioral, and contextual factors in the transferability of vocational skills--factors which will influence performance when and if movement into or across jobs occurs. It is assumed that skill transfer depends upon similarity within and among motivational, contextual, and behavioral factors, referred to…

High risk students in higher education are identified as being marginally qualified to enter and persist. These students are handicapped with low high school grades, poor study habits, low aptitude scores and little ambition to meet academic requirements. Although the process of reversing fixed behavioral patterns is most difficult, several…

Many special programs for minorities have had problems in retaining students. These problems can be addressed in a comprehensive program on campus. This approach characterizes the Stevens Technical Enrichment Program (STEP) at the Stevens Institute of Technology. Minority enrollment there has increased from 3 in 1973 to 86 in 1978. These students,…

Designed for a nonprofit organization executive, this book suggests how to start and run an increasingly profitable program for attracting the kind of gifts that will be repeated year after year. Preliminary preparations, the launch and administration of a campaign, four ways to reach higher goals, and annual giving ideas from education, health…

This study examines the role of Title VI of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 in supporting international education activities. Data for the study were collected from records such as grant proposals and from interviews with Congressional and Department of Education staff, members of the President's Commission on Foreign Language and…

Two theories, the closed loop model (divides self-regulation into self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and self-reinforcement) and the non-mediational model (defines self-regulation as behavior that is controlled by its long-term and observable consequences), have been proposed to explain why behavior changes when self-monitoring occurs. Both…

This study cites examples of fund raising ideas and activities of neighborhood and community improvement groups in Seattle. The intent of the study is to offer documentation and analysis of successful fund raising activities to other nonprofit, voluntary community groups which are interested in seeking financial support for their activities.…

Adolescent Portuguese-English bilingual students participated in a study that examined the relationship between reading rate and reading comprehension. The 31 subjects were placed in one of three groups: (1) normal readers, reading at grade level as indicated by IQ test scores; (2) slow readers, reading at least two years below expected grade…

This self-instructional module on success in small business is the first in a set of twelve modules designed for small business owner-managers. Competency objectives for this module are (1) ability to evaluate chances of success based upon one's personality and knowledge of good business practices and (2) ability to determine one's commitment to…

After a discussion of the innovation adopted (diagnosis of student learning difficulties, individualized instruction, and differentiated staffing) and its success, the authors examine the reasons for the program's successful maintenance. The objectives of the study were to identify the factors the staff perceived as influential to the maintenance…

One of a series of documents on the evaluation of the National Home Start (NHS) program this third year interim report of case studies describes program efforts and successes with 16 Home Start families throughout the nation. A federally funded demonstration program, NHS is aimed at providing home-based services (such as health, education,…