In conjunction with the evaluation of Project R.E.A.D., an instrument to measure self-concept, "When Do I Smile?," was administered to 515 children, and the test itself was analyzed. The test consists of 21 or 23 items, depending on level, to which children respond by marking faces for each item which are smiling, passive, or frowning. Younger…

The worker born after 1945, whose generation will soon make up the majority in industrial employment, is usually better educated than his father and his education has often been different in kind too. There has been more emphasis on teaching children to develop their own personality and to question what they find in society, and less emphasis on…

Stories relating to life experiences were tape-recorded in an informal setting using natural language patterns and familiar topics in this study of peer-prepared reading materials for black adults. Three of the stories were written at different levels of difficulty according to the Automated Readability Index (ARI). The stories were presented to a…

This collection of 20 papers, initially presented at the International Reading Association convention in Anaheim in May 1970, is aimed both at those preparing to teach and those actively teaching. Part 1, Basic Reading Skills: Methods and Content, has three articles on word recognition skills, each aimed at different grade levels, followed by…

The purpose of the present study was to extend the construct validity of a scale designed to measure attitude toward technology. A revision of the Mechanization Scale (Goldman, Platt & Kaplan, 1972) was administered to 89 undergraduate students with instructions to respond as if each were a member of a specified occupational group. The target…

A technique for detecting and studying item (or test) x group interactions independent of differences in level or dispersion of the groups is described. It involves construction of a scatter plot with two groups represented, one on each axis. Each point in the scatter plot represents the coordinates of a measure of a characteristic for one group…

The goal of the Community Awareness Program was to widen the horizons for low-income inner-city Educable Mentally Retarded (EMR) black and white pupils. ESEA Title VI provided pilot funds Cluster III B classes to explore the city on field trips related to school work. Eighteen teachers and 270 pupils (primary through high school) could plan a trip…

Among the papers presented at the 15th Annual Convention of the International Reading Association were the 16 included in this volume. The papers, all dealing with relationships between language and linguistics and reading, reflect both a wide range of opinion on the subject and considerable variety of focus. The six research reports are all…

A study is presented which concentrates on the development of a cognitive style assessment instrument for 3- to 8-year-olds and on a series of studies designed to evaluate the role of stylistic and attentional processes in the development of various competencies in young children. This report incorporates a manual for users, a technical report on…

The purpose of this report is to focus attention on nurse manpower data and the related coordinating activities of the Interagency Conference on Nursing Statistics (ICONS). The report describes ICONS and its objectives and presents a summary of the proceedings of the organization's 1971 conference. The papers which are included provide information…

The theme of this working conference, Libraries Without Walls, was explored by representatives of business, labor, government, education, community organizations and libraries. Recommendations were made for the more effective use of libraries in providing information for the entire community. The problems, proposals and recommendations of thirteen…

The regional approach as an alternative for meeting the needs of rural youth is discussed in comparison to the small school district which cannot possibly serve the broad spectrum of student needs in rural areas. The rural educational setting and its shortcomings are described as the lack of facilities, a lack of an obvious connection between…

This report was undertaken in response to a request by the Sixth Legislature, which expressed its concern with the lack of coordination and overall human resource planning in the visitor industry and that the findings of the January 6-7, 1970 Travel Industry Congress had not been fully implemented. The State Commission on Manpower and Full…

The 1970-71 evaluation of the Title VII bilingual education program in the Edgewood Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, is presented in this report. The report discusses the program with regard to (1) curriculum development, (2) staff development, (3) community involvement, and (4) the pre- and post-tests given to the students. The…

Seventy participants representing diverse groups such as management, union members, government workers, and college teachers attended a 2-day conference covering the full range of industrial relations problems. For those attending the conference, sessions were held which dealt with problems in the construction industry, issues in incomes policy,…