The report describes the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS), an instrument designed to measure the following classes of variables: (1) objective job characteristics, particularly the degree to which jobs are designed so that they enhance work motivation and job satisfaction; (2) personnel affective reactions of individuals to their jobs and work setting;…

This paper presents guidelines for developing programs for the early detection of physical, behavioral, and educational problems of young children. The purpose, definitions of terms and roles, procedures for organization and implementation of the screening programs are briefly outlined. The paper consists primarily of supporting information: (1)…

This study was designed to provide information about the outcomes of transracial adoptions in response to a growing trend among adoption agencies to place children across racial lines. The study focused on 125 adopted black children and their white adoptive families. The children ranged in age from 5 to 19 years (median of age=8.8 years) and had…

This volume specifies the design for a national evaluation of the effects of Head Start programs on the total child, defined in terms of his social competence (in assuming the role of pupil), but is not meant to be construed as a recommendation that a national evaluation be undertaken. The first chapters contain introductory recommendations…

Seven major categories of training materials comprise this annotated listing: Bilingual Education (general information), Teacher Training, Cultural Awareness, the Student, Language Acquisition and Second Language, Methods and Materials, and Evaluation. These nearly two hundred books and programs were those suggested by directors of classroom and…

Fifty of the most frequently used social studies textbooks in Missouri are evaluated. The focus of the textbook evaluations is the handling of racial minorities, especially the American Negro. Criteria are outlined for adequate textbook coverage of prejudice, discrimination, and minority groups in the areas of American history and government,…

This document provides the necessary instructions and forms for submission of a rapid learning center performance contract proposal as part of a 4-year dropout prevention program. Contract performance proposals are to embody mathematics and/or reading, and to involve students enrolled in grades 7-12 who are two or more grade levels deficient in…

Materials and methods of instruction, adequacy of facilities, teacher quality, and motivation are influential factors in the quality of learning. Language and verbal ability are functions determining achievement in all subject areas. A reading and social science curriculum was designed from this perspective, using a previously-developed listening…

Using a trade competency test and a trade vocabulary test to disclose differences in performance on certain variables, this statewide survey compared secondary school trade and industrial teachers, non-teaching tradesmen, and secondary school industrial arts teachers within the State of Colorado. Profiles of the participants were developed, and…

An adequate evaluation of the Program for Learning in Accordance with Needs (PLAN) necessitates consideration of all the PLAN goals and the extent to which they have been attained. Two sets of goals are identified. Eleven specific goals for each student, which involve the acquisition of a wide range of information, skills, and abilities in…

This collection of selected papers covers a variety of community-junior college topics. Evaluating the instructional staff is the first one examined. Aspects such as evaluation criteria, purposes, and obstacles; the role of effective recruitment; the need for in-service training; and student and administrative participation are covered. Included…

The components of school satisfaction among eighth graders as measured by the Student Opinion Poll (SOP) and the relationships of these components with various achievement and ability scores were determined through factor analysis. Four components of school satisfaction were interpretable in meaningful terms: teacher student relationships, student…

Reflecting a set of convictions and assumptions about the need for and the process of change in the international education of American children and adolescents, a broad, cooperative study was undertaken concerning the following questions: (1) What is international education? That is, how can international education be most fruitfully defined or…

This report outlines three aspects of research and innovation in higher education. First, the relevance of social science research methods to educational policy is discussed in relation to the bureaucratic and democratic distribution of power in higher education. Second, research and innovation are discussed and applied toward determining the…

An evaluation of the Amherst ungraded secondary schools conducted with the use of ESEA Title III funds, assessed the degree to which the schools achieved objectives of the program. Descriptive data upon which the evaluation was based include interviews with parents and students and staff, an activities checklist, standardized achievement tests,…