The purposes of this investigation were: (l) To attempt to
determine how well programs of guidance services were felt to be
functioning in meeting the needs of pupils through an analysis of
guidance services in selected high schools in Oregon, and (2) To
develop recommendations for improving programs of guidance...
Purpose: The basic purpose of this study was to evaluate theeffectiveness of paraprofessional workers trained to work as guidanceassistants to professional counselors in elementary and secondaryschools. The study included an identification of the appropriate roleof guidance assistants, counselors, and administrators in their relationshipwith one another in a team setting. Role...
This study was designed to investigate the effects of group
counseling on the self concept and academic achievement of high
school sophomore health classes. Specific hypotheses to be examined
were:
1. The experimental group will evidence more improvement in
academic achievement score than will the control group.
2. The experimental...
This study proposed to evaluate current practices for ability
placement of pupils entering seventh grade English, social studies, and
arithmetic classes in a selected junior high school of the Santa Monica
(California) Unified School District.
Hypotheses to be tested were: (1) The effectiveness of placement practices at the seventh grade...
The Problem
The general purpose of this study was to determine the
completeness and adequacy of student personnel services in
Negro colleges of the South Atlantic States. Specifically,
the problem was (1) to identify and analyze the nature of
student personnel practices in Negro colleges of the South
Atlantic States;...
The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of
Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in selected
schools of the Oregon Small Schools Project. Specifically, the
objectives were to analyze:
1. To what extent were the objectives of the OSSP
accomplished.
2. To what degree...
The United States Air Force uses a test constructed by Air
Force personnel to test all individuals seeking entrance into Air
Force officer training programs. This test is titled "The Air Force
Officer Qualifying Test" (AFOQT). There are two major classes of
candidates who are required to take the test:...
The primary objective of this study was to develop a prototype
instrument of procedures and criteria to be used by community college
s for self-analysis and evaluation purposes. The study grew out of
the recognized need to assess and improve the effectiveness and pertinence
of community college philosophies, roles and...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not significant
differences exist between three student groups and one faculty
group at Oregon Technical Institute with reference to their perception
of the college environment. The gauge used to assess perception of
the college environment was the College and University...
The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe
the opinions and characteristics of black students enrolled
in Portland Community College.
Data were obtained through a random sampling of two
groups of subjects who were invited to participate in the
study as follows: (1) Black subjects were 109 students...
Colleges and universities must be continually seeking means to
improve their financial management. One improvement would be to
lessen the amount of monies the state-owned university reverts to
the state at the end of the fiscal year. Such reversion is caused by
numerous departments, each with financial autonomy, incurring
greater...