The purpose of the program has been to provide tutoring and remedial services to assist nursing students to graduate and enter the labor force. During the fall 1968 semester, 239 freshmen of five City University of New York (CUNY) colleges received 1,801 hours of assistance from student tutors drawn from CUNY. During the spring 1969 semester, 142…

This study investigated the effect of different school atmospheres on the career aspirations and the actual careers of students. The sample included 60 11th grade students from one high prestige, one less prestigeous general high school and from one technical high school in three cities in Israel and a similar sample of young men who graduated…

A progress report (covering the period October 1, 1972--December 31, 1972) of the Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) of the Wisconsin Board of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education, the report briefly describes activities relating to the accomplishment of objectives and lists research activities. Objectives relate to the stimulation,…

There currently exists a clear need for counseling process research scales developed to reflect the specific behaviors unique to vocational rehabilitation counseling interviews. In research at the Menninger Foundation, Taylor developed methods for constructing example-anchored (EA) scales which increase rater reliability and decrease response…

This is the final report of a project designed to determine contributions of specific socio-economic and self concept factors to success or failure of students, by sex, in an Adult Basic Education program. More specifically, an attempt was made to answer the following question: Is it possible to differentiate among groups of Adult Basic Education…

This study investigated the effects of sex, status of occupational choice, and career development responsibility on the career maturity of ninth-grade students from an urban, industrial, integrated community. The instruments used were the Career Maturity Inventory (Crites), and the Career Development Responsibility (CDR) scale (Thomas). Results…

The purpose of this paper is twofold: (1) to survey the nature of the drug abuse problem among younger students; and (2) to determine whether profiles from abuse research on older student groups apply to a younger student sample. Subjects were 676 fifth graders in a semi-urban area. Incidence data on drug use and availability were gathered through…

The psychological meaning and predictive value of a person's vocational aspirations were examined by applying Holland's typology to the vocational aspirations of high school juniors (N=1,005), college juniors (N=692), employed adults (N=140), and a second sample of college students studied over a 1 year interval (N=624). The aspirational data were…

The University Opinion Poll conducted a survey of student opinion on issues related to University-sponsored day care, the role of the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) and the University's policy on buying lettuce for its food services. Four hundred fifty-two respondents, 76% of a random sample of University of Minnesota students,…

This project identified the specific goals sought by a group of off-campus study program directors having much experience who developed an appropriate instrument to assess whether or not the student participants perceived these goals as having been actualized within themselves. The research instrument developed for the assessment was the…

Through observation of 26 subjects over a 3 month period, this research project measured the effects of transcendental meditation (TM) on concurrent heart rate, peripheral blood pulse volume, and the alpha wave frequency. The subjects were assigned randomly to three groups. One group practiced TM as prescribed by the International Meditation…

A survey of student opinions on issues in medical education reveals several areas of consensus on needed changes. The following recommendations are suggested as a result of the survey: (1) Health care delivery should employ a multidisciplinary team of health professionals working to maintain health and prevent disease in communities. (2) Medical…

In an effort to investigate various methods used in awarding academic credit for nontraditional learning experiences, this study analyzed a 3-page questionnaire returned from 229 U.S. colleges and universities offering at least a bachelor's degree. The major portion of the schools responding were public institutions, located in the Midwest, with…

The report includes all the individuals who submitted CLEP scores and were enrolled at the university in 1973. Data indicated: (1) Fewer students took and earned credit through CLEP in 1973 (470) than in 1972 (616). (2) The academic caliber of a majority of the students who are writing CLEP appears to indicate that they have a realistic awareness…

It is hoped the document will provide educators quick access to instructional and research materials in vocational and technical education. The document is divided into three major sections: Instructional Materials, Research Materials, and Projects in Progress. The first two sections are subdivided according to the categories: Abstracts, Subject…