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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Sheu, Hung-Bin; Sedlacek, William E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2004
First-year students (N = 2,678) demonstrated differences on help-seeking attitudes and coping strategies by gender and race. African Americans had more positive attitudes toward seeking help for impersonal issues, whereas Asian Americans were more likely to use avoidant coping strategies. Women were more receptive to professional help than were…
Descriptors: College Students, Asian American Students, Coping, Help Seeking
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Sedlacek, William E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2003
Measures commonly used in admissions and scholarship selection in higher education are discussed. Alternative measures that may improve assessments for the increasingly diverse applicants to colleges and universities are evaluated. (Contains 62 references.) (Author)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Alternative Assessment, College Admission, Diversity (Student)
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Fuertes, Jairo N.; Miville, Marie L.; Mohr, Jonathan J.; Sedlacek, William E.; Gretchen, Denise – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2000
Examines the factor structure of the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale (M-GUDS) and presents a short form of the scale (M-GUDS-S). Findings suggest that the M-GUDS-S measures Universal-Diverse Orientation as a multidimensional construct with three distinct domains: behavioral, emotional, and cognitive. (Contains 21 references and 3…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Cultural Pluralism, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
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Sedlacek, William E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
A procedure using two measures, the Situational Attitude Scale (SAS) and the Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) is described. If a group experiences prejudice and shows ability through noncognitive variables, it is considered nontraditional. (KW)
Descriptors: Ability, Ability Identification, Bias, Counseling
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Tracey, Terence J.; Sedlacek, William E. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1987
In 1979 and 1980, college freshmen (N=1766) completed the Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ). The validity of the NCQ in predicting graduation status after five and six years was assessed for Black and White students. Results indicated that the noncognitive dimensions measured by the NCQ were significantly related to graduation but the traditional…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Graduates, College Students, Higher Education