An examination was made of the role-taking process with respect to aggressive behavior and sex roles. Ss were 20 boys and 20 girls from a housing project. All were caucasians of low socioeconomic status. Each S was shown 19 cards, each containing a schematic cartoon and involving two major figures in a particular situation. For each card there was…

In individual interviews, 145 students were exposed to a portfolio of 13 control advertisements and to one test advertisement which had three versions: the complete advertisement, the advertisement minus the headline and "subhead," and the advertisement minus the small photo and caption. Using the Kassarjian Inner-other Directedness Test…

The study identifies characteristics of young women who, in their occupational choices, do not conform to the traditionally expected female role. Differences are examined in home and family background, personality characteristics, values and attitudes, educational achievement and aptitude, and educational experiences between those women who elect…

To determine changes in the perceptions of associate degree students in regard to their chosen occupational programs both upon their entrance into the technology programs and at the time of their graduation, questionnaires were administered in September 1970 to the 99 male freshmen in the 2-year engineering technology program. In April, 1972, the…

This paper provides information for the use of leaders concerned with the development of proposals and recommendations for national policy consideration and by delegates to the National White House Conference on Aging. The first four sections discuss the nature of the need for meaningful roles and activities in retirement, identify goals proposed…

Guidance administrators in 70 school systems were surveyed concerning their perceived level of authority in 24 areas of the guidance program and their perceived needs satisfaction on a Maslow-type scale. School system size and the respondent's position in the administrative hierarchy were used as independent variables to test effects upon…

A guide for a conference on the role of the supervisor in effective personnel management is presented. The purposes of the conference are: (1) to examine the basic principles underlying the Federal personnel system and to see how the various parts fit together, (2) to discuss the personnel management responsibilities of supervisors, and (3) to…

The results of a Coordinated Community Adult Education Conference, held in Waxahachie, Texas in 1972, are presented. Subjects discussed are: Objectives of Community Education; Primer Mover in Texas of Community Education Shares Her "Know-How"; Specific Approaches to Planning a Community Education Program; Role of the Community Education…

Conversation reminds us that we are not alone, that shared language is the opportunity to try on our many masks to see how many of them we can do without. The variety of pleasures accrued from conversation--"layers of pleasure"--deepen only as they move away from the individual orbits into the circle of mutual experience. When conversation is…

The role of the county Extension Leader in recommending members for the County Agricultural Extension Committee is discussed from the standpoint of principles and procedures involved in identifying, selecting, orienting, training, utilizing, recognizing, and evaluating leaders. Two techniques for identifying potential leaders are the reputational…

The purpose of this study was to: (1) ascertain and compare the attitudes, role perceptions, and values of entering vocational teachers with a comparable group of potential vocational teachers who have chosen not to leave their occupations and enter teaching, and (2) ascertain the effects of a 2-week preservice teacher preparation institute on the…

The purpose of this study was to identify consensus or conflict in the perceptions of the role of provincial school superintendent in Thailand held by (1) provincial school superintendents, (2) provincial governors, and (3) senior administrators of the Ministry of Education. Administrator respondents were asked in a questionnaire to indicate the…

A study of organizational communication identified two structure roles--liaison and nonliaison--in each of three content-functional areas of organization communication--getting a job done, exploring new behavioral alternatives, and keeping the system functioning--and hypothesized that "liaisons" would perceive themselves in similar ways. Each…

Evaluation in education has come to be seen as an essential ingredient in educational decision making. Decisions to be made by educators cover a wide spectrum, varying according to the role of the teacher, principal, and superintendent. Education is essentially discussed at the Federal level and the nature of surveys, which is the sole efficient…

To improve productivity as well as to encourage personal growth, there has been a limited but determined movement in some higher education institutions to use librarians in non-library related classroom teaching assignments in addition to their regular duties. The experiences of two college librarians who temporarily assumed additional non-library…