The main concern of this study--what is the image of the artist as it is projected by entertainment films--raises four subsidiary questions. The first is whether that image varies from one film to another and, if so, how and to what extent. Secondly, presuming such variations, are they related to the time period in which the films were produced?…

This study compared the responses of husbands and wives regarding decision-making in two cultures, Greek and American, as obtained by two different sampling techniques. The American data were obtained from 160 couples who lived in the Detroit area and who had a child under 6 years old. The Greek sample was 133 wives and 117 husbands, none of whom…

This phase of the nationwide study of vocational education was conducted to investigate factors which might be associated with differences in perceptions of state administration by selected groups. The role of the state agency of vocational-technical education was defined in terms of leadership, regulation, and involvement of appropriate groups in…

This research was to determine the relationship between New York State Cooperative Extension 4-H Division Leaders' propensity toward delegation of work responsibility and (1) their degree of involvement in the performance of leader identification and selection tasks, (2) assignment of major responsibility for these tasks, and (3) other selected…

This study was to discover the effect of the merger of various extension units at West Virginia University into the Appalachian Center. Data were collected by a questionnaire. The 131 respondents consisted of 50 county agents, 46 4-H agents, and 35 home agents, and comprised 96% of the state extension agents. Regression analysis, consisting of…

In June of 1969, a workshop in cross-cultural education was held at Stewart Indian School in Carson City, Nevada, for 331 educators of Indian children. Roles were reversed: most professional participants lived as students in a boarding school situation, and over half of the instructors were Indian high school students or recent graduates. The…

The comparative analysis of students' attitudes included Mexican American, Anglo, and Asian students (from Thailand, Taiwan, and the Philippines). A Likert scale was used to measure all attitudes. All analysis performed utilized cross tabulation and chi square. The attitudes studied were reasons for going to college; concept of an educated person…

This report is part of a case study of the organization and administration of family planning in information, education and communication programs in the Philippines and Malaysia. The study focused on the communication behavior and role perceptions of administrators, who must disseminate information and make decisions within their communication…

Basic principles in body movement, drama, and music therapy for the emotionally disturbed are explored in this text. Various approaches to therapy are illustrated by accounts of individuals and groups with whom the author has worked. A list of musical pieces, with notes on possible application in therapy, is also included. The book is designed to…

The rhetorical possibilities available to women in contemporary society may be determined by analyzing how women's speech is distinguished from male's speech in cartoons. This comic genre both reflects and helps establish social stereotypes. During the period between February 17 and May 12, 1973, 152 cartoons in the "New Yorker" (a general…

The development of person perception or understanding of self and others is the theme of this psychology textbook. An extensive review of research on impression formation is followed by a thorough description of a study of person perception in children. Variables such as age, sex, and intelligence are studied in terms of their relationship to the…

An empirical study was made on treatment atmosphere and shifts in interpersonal behavior in a military correctional treatment setting. The program studied was a small rehabilitation unit housing 100 to 140 enlisted men convicted by special or general court martial of various offenses ranging from AWOL to manslaughter. The objective of the unit was…

A survey was made of the adult volunteers who are working in the Washington State rehabilitation program for offenders. A closed-end questionnaire was submitted to a sample of 220 volunteers to gather hard core data such as age, sex, marital status and also information on kind of work done, what their attitudes were toward the Washington…

The focus of this report is the role expectations of the guidance counselor position as held by selected faculty groups. The two major tasks are: (1) to ascertain the extent of group agreement on the occupational guidance role of secondary school counselors, and (2) to determine the relationships of selected variables to the degree of such…

A study was conducted to investigate whether: (1) children's preferences for activities vary as a function of the cultural stereotypes to which they are exposed; (2) children's perception of appropriate activities for females and males vary as a function of the cultural stereotypes to which they are exposed; and (3) the degree of differences…