A report based on information gathered by interviewing ten family day care mothers is presented. The following categories represent the problem and need areas discussed by the day care mothers who were interviewed: Activities, Problems with Natural Parents, Relating to the Children, and Financial Problems. The mothers were asked to discuss any…

The study reported here focused on the perception which rank-and-file members of a community have of its power structure. This research was designed specifically to investigate the relationship of power perception to the socio-cultural variables of locality, race, age, education, and income. A random sample of households in 2 Louisiana communities…

Chapter 1 of this report, "Introduction and General Recommendations for Eye-Movement Research and Instrumentation," discusses research priorities; encouraging and supporting theories, models, or simulations of information processing; and improved instrumentation in the field of visual information processing. Chapter 2, "Summary of…

The author reviews attempts to categorize reading disabilities, describes a means of refining testing procedures to classify three diagnostic patterns of reading disorder, and reports results of application of those procedures with 172 children with reading disorders. Studies classifying poor readers by a verbal-performance pattern analysis of the…

Data were collected from 213 interviewees to determine their perceptions of how the television program, "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," serves the affective needs of handicapped children and of professionals who work with them. The interviews included questions about items used to describe the actual and an ideal program, actual and ideal…

Based on the proceedings of an international conference held at the University of California (Berkeley) in May, 1968, this book contains papers on American professionals abroad and their training. The papers are aimed at providing professional self knowledge, and better awareness of the limits of professional knowledge; they examine the…

The Q-technique was employed in the personal interview with 20 area school directors, 40 trade teachers, and 40 academic teachers, located in 20 comprehensive high school districts in Missouri which were served by an area vocational school. Comparisons between perceptions were measured by correlational analysis of two-way analysis of variance…

An evaluation of children's ability to conceptualize auditory pattern contrasts was made. At the end of the 1968-69 school year, 56 kindergarteners, 31 first graders, 24 second graders, and four fourth graders were tested on their ability to conceptualize the sequential relationships of phonemes in both nonsyllabic and syllabic patterns. An…

To examine the effects of inductive and programmed instruction in the close reading of poetry, four control classes of urban 11th graders receiving inductive instruction in poetry were compared with four equivalent experimental classes using programmed textbooks. Both groups were given free response tests on two poems: one poem, included in…

This report is intended: (1) to give local program developers and guidance practitioners an adequate base for conceptualizing and improving their programs for support personnel; (2) to provide a resource of concepts and of information about other programs; (3) to offer interested readers a comprehensive interdisciplinary coverage of the field of…

The purpose of this study was (1) to develop a model of required functions and effective behaviors of psychiatric nurses in mental health programs in Massachusetts and (2) to construct a model of objectives of a continuing education program for them. Perceptual data concerning functions of nurses were gathered by interviews with authorities,…

The author contends that, despite the struggle for equal participation with men in all social and economic spheres, most American women have not adequately exploited their rights and talents. Beginning with a survey of the cultural themes and values that profoundly affect how women's career decisions are made, she gives detailed attention to the…

A study was made to delineate the tasks which constitute the role expectations of the extension agent, the volunteer 4-H leader, and those of cooperative responsibility in relation to the 4-H program as perceived by the Georgia District agents and the State 4-H staff. A secondary purpose was to determine the degree of consensus among the Georgia…

Mutual understanding of both similarities and differences between Americans and host nation counterparts is a key to effective use of American advisors abroad. When Americans and their hosts know what to expect of each other, the interpersonal competence, consulting skill, and technical knowledge of American consultants can be brought to bear more…

A questionnaire was sent to member states of the Council for Cultural Co-operation to gather data on provision by universities of further education (updating of knowledge once acquired) and of continued education (opportunities to enlarge and broaden a professional qualification). A poor response showed that West European States have not yet…