The purpose of this study was to explore possible differences
in value patterns of students residing in four types of university living
environments--residence halls, Greek houses, cooperatives, and off campus
dwellings. The Rokeach Value Survey was utilized as the
major measurement tool for identification of the value patterns of
students....
The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether sex-role
identification differences among college students were related to place
of residence, and if so, whether certain factors affect these
differences. Six hypotheses were developed. The study sought to
ascertain if sex-role identification is related to certain dimensions of
peer association...
The two-fold purpose of this study is (1) to determine
differences in perception of counseling and guidance needs
between community college bound high school seniors,
community college counselors, and chief student services
administrators, and (2) to establish the nature and priority
of counseling and guidance needs of community college bound...
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between career development and locus of control as
they relate to barriers encountered in career development.
The sample included 144 students in the engineering
program at Oregon State University. The Rotter Internal-
External Scale and the Career Development Inventory (Form...
The purpose of this research, expressed in two coequal parts,
was: to establish a forecast of developments and an articulation of
policy options vis-a-vis postsecondary student consumerism; and to
determine if interest groups of experts differed significantly in
their evaluations of the aforementioned developments and policy
options.
The Delphi technique...
This research was undertaken to identify variables
that accounted for major changes in academic performance
between high school and college. Differences between
predicted and actual college GPA were used to classify
students as gainers or decliners among a group of
sophomores and a group of seniors at a medium-sized
research...
The purpose of this study was to examine the
relationship between parental attitudes and student
attitudes toward the consumption of alcoholic beverages,
between parental attitudes toward the consumption of
alcoholic beverages and the reasons students drink alcoholic
beverages, and between parental attitudes toward the
consumption of alcoholic beverages and the...