| Abstract: |
AN INVESTIGATION WAS MADE TO DISCOVER CLARK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD PEERS, THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, THE CURRICULUM, AND EDUCATIONAL VALUES, AND TO CONSTRUCT A STUDENT ATTITUDE INSTRUMENT. A REVIEW OF LITERATURE RELATED TO STUDENT ATTITUDES WAS MADE. EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN CLARK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE GIVEN THE CLARK HIGH SCHOOL ATTITUDE SCALE (CHSSAS). THE CHSSAS IS A LIKERT-TYPE ATTITUDE SCALE, CONSISTING OF 65 ITEMS ARRANGED IN SIX SUBSCALES. CORRELATIONS BETWEEN THE SUBSCALES ARE PROVIDED. RESPONSES WERE TRANSFERRED FROM STUDENT RESPONSE CARDS TO IBM KEY-PUNCH CARDS, AND THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES WAS OBTAINED. THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES WAS THEN CONVERTED TO PERCENTAGES, AND MEAN RESPONSE-WEIGHTS FOR SEX AND GRADE LEVELS WERE DETERMINED. ANALYSES OF THE ITEM RESPONSES WERE REPORTED IN 70 TABLES, AND A GENERAL ANALYSIS WAS GIVEN IN FOUR TABLES. A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS IS GIVEN AND A COPY OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS INCLUDED. (PS) |