The book, a condensation of the deliberations of a conference called by the National Graduate University under the sponsorship of the Bruner Foundation of New York City, contains proposals by experts from all areas for improving employability. The conference purpose was to provide for an exchange of the latest ideas, information, and methods of…

The research project examined the relationship between the adolescent experience and adult success as the result of social class origins and educational attainment. Studying the effects of variables in the adolescent experience upon access to success, this investigation examined 3 aspects of adolescence--school status, peer group involvement, and…

This summary is a simplified and graphically illustrated presentation of the main findings from a followup study of the school and job experiences of students who entered an occupational high school in Ontario during its first three years. The summary is directed to former students who participated in the study, parents, and teachers. Background,…

The twin rationales for this study are: (1) that the educational implications of metropolitan conditions deserve further study; and (2) that these implications transcend national boundaries. The study focuses on two facets of metropolitan school systems located in four metropolises: the characteristics of teachers and the patterns of perceived…

This study was made to assess the relative effects of individual learner characteristics on the prediction of academic success in a traditional course and an independent study course in science, and to predict achievement for individual students. Variables from personality and intellective areas were employed in conjunction with biographical data.…

This report is an addendum to a study whose purpose was to determine variables that contribute to the earning capacity of Illinois junior college graduates. Data were gathered from the Illinois Junior College Board and Bureau of the Budget, and from questionnaires sent to the 1968 graduates of three junior colleges in areas of high youth…

It could be stated that the ills of schools today stem from two self-reinforcing causes: (1) the generation and distribution of resources, and (2) the school's inability to sense and service the demands of its clients. One means through which education can become more relevant and responsive to the demands of society and the local community is…

A study was conducted at Catonsville Community College to investigate the relationship between grade received and attendance during the fall 1971 semester. No attempt was made to establish a cause-effect relationship. Analyses were based upon a sample of individual grades and percentage of attendance as reported by faculty. Grades analyzed totaled…

It has been suggested that good readers make better use of semantic/syntactic information and use relatively less graphic information than do poor readers. To test these hypotheses, minor visual alterations were inserted in words in connected text. Fifteen good and 15 poor readers at the fourth-grade level read two of the altered Passages orally.…

Subject-area faculty and students who had just completed an introductory course at an inner-city, four-year college were surveyed to determine the reading and reading-related tasks most needed in their courses. Textbooks used in these courses were analyzed for organizational features and study aids. Results indicated an interrelationship among the…

Interrelationships between productive oral proficiency in black dialect and in standard English and reading comprehension of passages differing in dialect and content were investigated in a sample of 98 sixth-grade black students. Results indicated that students were better readers as their oral patterns of speech were more representative of…

The effects of interest level on comprehension and word-recognition instructional levels were investigated in samples of fifth- and sixth-grade pupils. The effects of sex, ability, interest, and type of skill on performance on informal reading inventories were tested using a four-factor analysis of variance; each grade level was examined…

This paper summarizes research comparing the effectiveness of different methods of instruction, research findings relevant to an interaction between student characteristics and method of instruction in producing student success, and speech communication research relevant to predicting student success with a given method of instruction. Original…

Presented are the findings of a research study designed to assess the effect on 200 children (5-21 years old) of being in long-term agency care. In part I, a survey of work in the child welfare field is noted to point out the gaps in knowledge and relatively poor progress of many children during the time they were in care. Described in part II is…

This paper reviews the literature concerning preschool experiences which affect reading development. An attempt is made to isolate and describe experiences which, according to research, enhance reading achievement. Since 1960, many different early childhood education programs have been developed for educationally disadvantaged children. An…