This dissertation explores the participation of 160 black mothers in the educational sector to determine if urban mothers who are active participants in their children's schools feel less alienated than mothers who are less active or inactive. Alienation was measured in terms of three components: subjective alienation, the degree of school…

The question pursued in this dissertation is how two simultaneous influences, Upward Bound participation and the black liberation movement, are assessed by a group of black residents of Newark, New Jersey who were Upward Bound participants during 1966-1972, and whether their varying assessments reflect any patterns related to their subsequent…

This study examines the nature of citizen participation in education. A questionnaire was developed that assessed both the kinds of educational activity in which citizens participated and selected primary personal variables. General purposes of this assessment were 1) to describe the frequency, distribution, and modes of educational participation…

This study attempts to develop a new approach to theories of organizational communication, which would apply to members of voluntary associations who are recruited largely through the use of mass media. A questionnaire was mailed to 355 members of Common Cause, an organization dedicated to "giving the people back their voice [in…

The major purpose of the study was to obtain from vocational consumer and homemaking teachers in Oklahoma an evaluation of the basic core curriculum prepared for home economics 2 by the Oklahoma State Department of Vocational and Technical Education. Data were collected by means of a mailed questionnaire and personal data information sheet…

What are the attitudinal differences in the sense of awareness between a group of students who participate in college governance and a matching sample of students who do not participate in college governance? Awareness is identified with items that express concern and emphasis upon three sets of meanings: personal, poetic, and…

A study was conducted to identify the employment history and educative functions of the graduates of the Master of Arts (M.A.) in adult education of the University of Minnesota and their assessment of the M.A. program. A self-administered mailed questionnaire was used to survey the 61 graduates of the program between 1979 and 1986; 54 graduates…

The purpose of this study was to examine the role, practices, and status of Parent Advisory Committees (PAC) as required by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the extent of PAC involvement in the educational decision making process in selected school districts in Texas. The sample consisted of 637 Title I PAC…

The major purpose of the study was to develop a profile of nutrition paraprofessionals in Pennsylvania; a secondary purpose was to assess the personal benefit, if any, reported by the paraprofessionals as a result of working with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). During December, 1974 and January, 1975, questionnaires were…

The purpose of the study was to describe the female faculty in the 14 State-owned colleges and University of Pennsylvania. Information was collected via questionnaire concerning personal backgrounds, academic status, preparation, work experience, attitudes and satisfactions concerning careers, and professional responsibilities and involvement.…

The study was conducted to identify occupational survival skills--the basic knowledges, traits, and competencies necessary to maintain a job. A list of 27 basic occupational survival skills was developed, involving the following areas: interpersonal relations and communications; personal characteristics; decision making and problem solving; job…

This study hypothesizes that Chinese, Japanese, and blacks in California earn less at each level of education and age than do whites, and that the situation is not improving. Hypothesized reasons include a lower return on education, exclusion from high earning occupations, nonadvancement within an occupation, and greater unemployment. A basic…