The Cornell School of Hotel Administration in collaboration with the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics offers a course in French for a small group of students who have had the equivalent of at least two semesters of college French. The course emphasizes oral/aural French with very little class time spent on grammar study. Grammar…

A study compared the cost effectiveness of secondary child care and commercial foods occupational home economics programs in Kentucky. Identified as dependent variables in the study were program effectiveness, cost efficiency, and cost effectiveness ratio. Program expenditures, community size, and program age were considered as independent…

As one segment of a larger study of the barriers faced by women in the schools of eight health professions, the study on dentistry had as its central purpose the identification of any characteristics of the profession that affect the role and status of women in dentistry and in dental schools. Information was gathered through interviews with…

As part of a larger study of the barriers to women in the schools and practice of eight health professions, the study on women in public health involved extensive interviews with administrators, faculty, and students in the professional schools. From this and other data gathered emerge the three components of the report: (1) an overview of the…

A multifaceted study was conducted to identify procedures and practices implemented by New York State's two-year colleges to advance sex equity for women in vocational programs and to determine how students, faculty, and staff perceive sex equity issues. Study procedures involved: (1) a preliminary survey of 62 colleges to identify institutional…

The purposes of the study were to determine whether the achievement of students enrolled in the stenographic block-of-time program is greater than that of students enrolled in the conventional stenographic program and to determine the values of the block program in secondary business and office education. The stenographic skills test and the…

Seventy-one liberal arts students and 162 students enrolled in allied health and secretarial programs at Middlesex Community College were surveyed to obtain data for this study. The two groups are compared on the basis of personal characteristics, community of residence, work experience, parental characteristics and attitudes, attitudes toward…

The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable perception instrument and to use the instrument to identify the significant perceptions of office work held by 10th grade female students enrolled in urban high schools serving disadvantaged youth, and to compare these perceptions with those held by 10th grade female students enrolled…

The literature is reviewed that addresses the association between background factors and educational outcomes. After completing the review, Westat, Inc. issued this report which synthesizes the literature into correlates of academic performance and outcomes other than academic achievement. The former considers such background variables as…

A survey of 577 secondary students was conducted to determine pupils' attitudes towards teaching as a profession. Teaching in general, and secondary teaching in particular, was more attractive to females, to students from rural schools, and pupils whose parents had low academic qualifications. (JHZ)

This study measured and compared the pre- and post-course differences in college students' attitudes toward and achievement in an asynchronous, Web-based, health profession course. The distance course included 14 Web-based learning modules that students could complete at their own pace prior to finishing the end of the term. The course also…

The authors discuss the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains of learning typewriting, student attitudes toward learning, their self-concept, and teacher attitudes toward student learning ability, with learning conditions and motivation techniques for effective typewriting instruction. (MF)

Factors influencing women's decisions to pursue undergraduate degrees in quantitative fields were studied, using a structural equation model. Significant factors in High School and Beyond study data included courses taken in high school, student socioeconomic status, parental attitudes, and choice of study field as a high school sophomore. (TJH)

A survey of 303 graduates of 7 pharmacy schools investigated graduates' preparation for compliance with Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1990 (OBRA-90) which mandated patient counseling and prospective drug utilization review. Results showed general satisfaction with students' preparation for OBRA-90 requirements. Respondents expressed most…

Discusses a survey conducted in the Tatar Republic of the Soviet Union involving over 800 teachers, students, and parents. Reports that the study investigated opinions about teachers' social position. Indicates widespread agreement concerning the teaching profession's low prestige. Explores reasons for the profession's low prestige through an…