This report summarizes one year's efforts to examine sex role stereotypes in elementary and secondary education. It takes an empirical approach to determining how sex role stereotypes are manifested in schools. Traditional techniques of literature review are used to collect data, but the real emphasis is on involving individuals and organizations…

This document assesses the impact of two-week in-service training programs provided for eligibility workers in Kentucky Public Assistance Offices. Approximately 15 trainees participated in each of the three training sessions. Each trainee was a State employee who was required to conduct interviews to determine eligibility for medical assistance,…

A two-year experiment in educational computer usage and program exchange sponsored by the National Science Foundation is described in the body of this review. The purpose of the project was to set up a prototype organization of five university computer centers in order to establish a set of procedures that would facilitate the efficient sharing of…

The Interagency Panel on Early Childhood Research and Development has prepared a statement of the research objectives for each major agency (Office of Child Development, National Institute of Health, Social and Rehabilitation Service, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Office of Education), and listed the research objectives of the…

The State University of New York College of Arts and Science at Geneseo administered the American Council on Education Student Information Form to the freshman class during the fall 1972. Data is provided concerning personal and family background, high school backgrounds, educational and vocational plans, and attitudes of both 3- and 4-year…

This report presents results of Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) during the fall 1972 semester in an introductory Biology class at North Country Community College. Fifty-seven students were enrolled in the course at the beginning of the semester. Course content was divided into 20 units of study. A study guide was written for each unit…

This study sought to determine if an instructor of a competency-based course who sets performance standards at a comparatively low level might facilitate higher levels of student achievement through the use of written comments on unit posttests. Eighty-eight students in a graduate education course were randomly assigned to one of four experimental…

This paper reports the findings of a field test of the motivational-instructional procedure group conferences to promote self-directed prosocial behavior. The field test was carried out in eight Wisconsin multiunit schools. Each school or unit developed its own list of prosocial behaviors which was used to measure the progress of all pupils.…

Using a "Weekly Reader" type form, this paper presented American Indians in varying types of vocations in South Dakota and surrounding areas. A form letter and an accompanying questionnaire were used to gather information. The form letter explained the purpose of the questionnaire; the questionnaire asked individuals for personal…

Eighteen students, 8 to 15 years of age, from six classes in the School for Language and Hearing Impaired Children in New York City, learned mathematical concepts of conservation, grouping, ordering, and a spatial orientation through procedures developed for teaching and evaluating cognitive achievement of painting and drawing tasks. The students…

Some on-going operational details of the Computer Aids to Teaching Project are cited, followed by a description of how individuals at separate locations can hold computerized conferences by utilizing remote terminals and a time-sharing computer as communications devices. Descriptions of two courses offered at Northwestern University, one treating…

The Cross-Cultural Psychology Newsletter, an official publication of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, reports on recent publications and research in cross-cultural psychology. Notes on international conferences in the field are followed by annotations of new publications. In addition, recent research projects are…

This study describes the development of Alberta's public (2-year) college system, and evaluates the various mechanisms for coordination which have been used. Data were gathered from records and reports, by interviews and by a questionnaire which was administered to college presidents and board chairmen. The analysis of the data suggest the…

The purpose of the study was to analyze the academic achievement of single undergraduates in relation to selected student characteristics and their opinions toward desirable housing features. A ten percent random sample of single under graduates at the University of Virginia enrolled during the fall semester of 1968-69 was surveyed. The…

This study (1) ascertains the incidence of collective bargaining activity involving faculty and supportive professional personnel, (2) determines the nature of the issues being negotiated, (3) extrapolates models of bargaining, and (4) analyzes and interprets relationships suggested by incidence, issues and models. Following an introductory…