Based on part of the author's unpublished doctoral dissertation, Arizona State University, 1967.

The purpose of this investigation was to document the development, operation, and impact of an interagency agreement between two federal departments cooperating to create the School Crime Intervention Program, Activity I. The agencies involved were the U.S. Office of Education and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Data were collected…

ONE OF A SERIES OF STUDIES PERTAINING TO ROLE THEORY, THE ROLE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TEACHER ROLE AND THE PROBLEMS OF TEACHER RECRUITMENT, THE INVESTIGATION EXAMINES DIFFERENCES IN TEACHER ROLES AS PERCEIVED BY TEACHERS, COLLEGE EDUCATION MAJORS, AND COLLEGE STUDENTS MAJORING IN OTHER FIELDS. IT IS ASSUMED…

In response to a paper by E. Culpepper Clark, Eva M. McMahan, and Michael J. Hyde that calls for the application of hermeneutic theory to the study of the oral history interview, this paper notes problems in the relationships between the proposed research design and the conceptual framework for the proposed research. While conceding that the…

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…

The objective of this research was to create a general computer program which simulates client behavior in an initial counseling interview. Through interaction with the counselor, a programmed client progresses toward the goal of verbalizing a special problem statement. Client movement is a function of the simulated variables: threat value of…

Presents a transcript of a 1976 interview with Colin Cherry, author of the cornerstone work, "On Human Communication". (MH)

Children's difficulties remembering correct algorithms for operations with fractions are traced to difficulties in the instructional sequence. Many teachers "teach mistakes" by failing to provide sufficient referents for their pupils. (MP)

Presents an interview with Winston Weathers, a composition theorist, whose ideas, according to the interviewer, have not been as influential in the field as they should have been. Examines how Weathers' ideas developed and evolved and how they have been received. (TB)

Discusses a qualitative study focused on specific success strategies gathered in interviews with women superintendents. Interpretations that cut across the narratives are expressed through the metaphoric framework provided by Carlos Castaneda's principles of power that govern the "riddle of the heart," or caring ethic. Successful women…

Provides a case study of a high school social studies teacher. States that the study examined the connection between personal theories, life experiences, and teacher contexts as related to the enacted curriculum in a social studies classroom. Presents the study findings in detail. (CMK)

Alienation theory was applied to a study of information behavior among 51 janitors. Results showed that they lack an informal information network because of their work schedule, and a perception that their neighbors are undesirable associates and no more informed than they are. (34 references) (EAM)

Describes a project that examined cooperative endeavors between library schools and their host academic libraries in order to determine the relationship between the two units. The discussion covers the role of librarians in library education, the involvement of library school faculty in libraries, and the extent and effectiveness of communications…

Discussion of developing children's awareness of their own learning focuses on a study of preschool children ages five-seven in Sweden. Metacognitive skills and phenomenography are discussed, interviews with the students are described, and treatments for the experimental and control groups are explained. (16 references) (LRW)

Conducted interview with C. H. Patterson regarding the client-centered practice of supervision. Areas discussed include the importance of counseling theory to supervision, components, the question of developmental stages, the supervisory relationship, and roles. Patterson emphasizes need for supervisor to work from explicit theoretical base, both…