Attempts to propose a cognitive process model of problem finding, operationally define problem finding, and to present empirical evidence for the proposed model. (Author/RK)

Explores compositional shifts in the labor force, concluding that the workweek would be more than half a day shorter than it is had historical patterns continued into the postwar period; suggests that childbearing costs may be the root cause of longer schedules. (Editor/TA)

The subject content of the study was a public forested area. Both user and general populations of the area were sampled to obtain a diversity of results about the functional nature of attitudes and/or behavior. Results indicated that there were differences among individuals with regard to the larger context. (Author)

Outlines problems with the U. S. Office of Education sponsored report on Project Follow Through. The problems are in the areas of classification of models, measurement techniques, methods of analysis, and fairness. (Author/IRT)

A study investigated how political socialization within marriages affects political party affiliation. Findings indicated that the high degree of homogeneity of party preferences between spouses is due both to assortive mating and to influences of each spouse upon the other. For journal availability, see SO 506 355. (Author/DB)

Compares paternalism toward clients among employees in social agencies which serve the poor with agencies which serve the middle class. Findings indicate that paternalism is stronger among employees who serve the poor. Possible reasons for this paternalism are given and further research into motives and attitudes of social agency employees is…

Describes a study which was undertaken in Britain in 1975 to identify the factors which have the greatest influence on teachers in the planning of courses in secondary science, and on their choice of curriculum material for those courses. (Author)

Presents the results of student evaluations of an experimental program in self-directed learning at Kent State University. Focuses on student demography, overall student reaction, certain comparative evaluations to determine student reaction, student load preferences, and the impact of teacher-guides. (Author/RK)

The process for completing four national questionnaires was analyzed following site visits and detailed documentation at each of six representative medical schools. A number of problems with the process were found that inhibited the provision of reliable data. Corrective action for institutions and sponsoring agencies are suggested. (Editor/LBH)

The Student Behavior Analysis System is a simple, reliable instrument for evaluating student behaviors and providing feedback to teachers on the efficiency and quality of their instructional strategies. (MB)

Recognition memory is one of the few areas of cognition in schizophrenia in which deficit has not been found. Such a finding has important theoretical implications for the understanding of schizophrenia. This research presents a study of recognition in long-term episodic memory in schizophrenia in which previous findings of no deficit were…

This research investigates the perceptions of public school teachers pertaining to the role of the school psychologist. The results agree with findings of earlier studies in that the school psychologists appear to be defining their role more narrowly than how it is being perceived by other school personnel. (Author/RK)

Changes in views of personnel selection research include changing opinions about choosing predictors and criteria, methods of data collection, and methods of evaluating selection procedures. Distinctions are made between job-relatedness, inferred from validity coefficients based on job-related criteria, and the valid measurement of a trait,…

Data were simulated to conform to covariance patterns taken from personnel selection literature. Incomplete data matrices were treated by four methods. Treated matrices were subjected to multiple regression analyses. Resulting regression equations were compared to equations from original, complete data. Results supported using covariate…

Used confluence model scores computed for 1,063 Youth in Transition study respondents to examine relation between family configuration and family interaction and contribution of both to mental development. Confluence model scores predicted intellectual ability as measured by Quicktest score moderately well; family interaction variables mediated…