The reorganization of home economics recommended in this report involves important and far reaching changes in both teaching and administration. The committee in home economics distinguishes two types of courses which it designates as general and intensive. To achieve the necessary results in the general courses, teachers must be broadly trained,…

The Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.) was one of the pioneers in the development of evening education for employed men and boys. The beginnings of this work go back more than half a century, the first work of this kind being reported in 1866. During the last decade of the nineteenth century, broad foundations were laid for the future…

When the writer, nine years ago, investigated for the Bureau of Education the subject of education for railroad service, the whole matter was in a very indefinite status. The monograph published at that time was little more than a collation of widely diverse opinions of railroad men. The advance made in the present decade is very surprising to…

The whole movement in Baltimore, Maryland, owes it beginning to Mrs. Francis K. Carey, wife of a prominent attorney of that city. Mrs. Carey, prompted by the wish for a proper school for her own child without separating him from the influences of home, worked out the idea of an all-day country school for city boys, perhaps combined with a boarding…

This bulletin provides a statement showing in some detail the amount of illiteracy in the United States among men, women, and children over 10 years of age according to the Federal Census of 1910; also a brief statement of an experiment which has been conducted for nearly two years in one of the mountain counties of eastern Kentucky having a large…

The conservation of childhood and youth is a problem that is occupying the attention of educators, publicists, and welfare workers in this and other countries. Conservation of child life is not separable from the problem of conservation of womanhood. During the past two years, greater service was demanded from the women throughout the country.…

Highlights the complex relationship between earnings, nativity, and national origin among Hispanic men. States that human capital characteristics, notably education, work experience, and English language proficiency, significantly influence annual log earnings for all groups, but the patterns of effects depend on nativity and national origin.…

Male and female professors generally had the same reasons for wanting to become administrators, the most important being (1) the challenge of the decision-making role; (2) the notion that administrators can help more people to reach their educational goals; and (3) the belief that they could do better than many current administrators. (Author/MJL)

To understand the dynamics of development trends, it is necessary to examine not only enrollment or transition rates but also the absolute numbers that constitute the bases for these rates. The problem is illustrated using current Swedish data on enrollment and transition rates in higher education for men and women. (Author/BRR)

Recent thinking about the components of sexual identity (biological sex, gender identity, sexual preference, and social sex role) are examined. It is argued that confusion between correlation and causality in these areas restrict the development of all children. Examples and suggestions for avoiding stereotyping of school children are given.…

Tested whether the aged status in America results in distrust and despair with the social order (anomia). A multivariate regression analysis utilizing data on 354 men aged 40 and older showed no relationship between age or other indicators of life chances or anomia, net of education and/or verbal intelligence. (Author/RC)

Examines the attitudes of 275 business students on the vocational, educational, and intellectual roles of women. Findings show that the males are far more likely than females to be traditional about women's role in society. (Author/MLF)

Studied the stability of Child Study Team classifications over four years by relocating learning disabled (LD), emotionally disturbed (ED), and unclassified boys (UC) originally sampled in 1975. Results demonstrate high stability of classification status for UC children, moderate stability for LD children, and relatively low stability for ED…

A faculty member and former student surveyed other former adult students from a British polytechnic continuing education course in sociology to determine job satisfaction and employment experiences resulting from course participation, and their motivation in taking the course. Student comments referred to increased confidence, course content,…

Drawing on data collected in a national study of doctoral program quality, information is examined pertaining to the graduate department's learning environment, the extent of faculty members' concern for students, graduate student assistantship experiences, and faculty satisfactions and views about various departmental practices and policies.…