This document presents a bibliography of research addressing topics pertaining to women administrators, managers, and other professionals. Most of the studies were conducted in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. A few earlier, groundbreaking studies also appear, as do contributions of scholars from various disciplines, including political scientists,…

This monograph reflects the perspective that programs for beginning teachers should include some broader goal of enhancing the status and image of the entire profession. This approach links goals and activities for beginning teachers with goals and activities for other individuals, organizations, and institutions. Chapter 1 discusses interactions…

This paper reports evidence indicating that adapted exercise has a preventive effect on the incidence and progression of chronic diseases which are often related to the aging process. Exercise is known to preserve many physiological responses in the healthy elderly, yet those with physical impairments are often discouraged from exercising because…

To further test Charles Tiebout's suggestion that households reveal their preferences for public goods through their decisions to relocate, questionnaires were sent to the 2,290 people who bought homes in Charlotte (North Carolina) during 1977 and who were still living in the same house during the summer of 1981. Each of the 1,176 respondents…

The study tests the impact of labor market conditions for college professors on their migration behavior between academic institutions and on income gains from migration during 1960-68. A cross-sectional approach analyzes the correlations across seven disciplines between academic labor market conditions and interstate migration rates and base…

Examines certain major determinants of ethnic identity change in the Soviet Union. (PMP)

The report summarizes a meeting of the World Health Organization's Working Group on Systems for Provision of Aids for Disabled Persons. The meeting was convened to discuss technical aids and ergonomic measures to bring greater independence to disabled people and the need to systematize services for the disabled in their own environments. Following…

Internal labor market theory is extended to identify market domains that influence administrative staffing decisions, and a theoretical predictive model about the role of market domains in decisions to promote or hire is proposed and tested. Information is presented as follows: theoretical framework; labor markets within higher education; and the…

This survey is based on interviews conducted between April 29 and June 30, 1986, with 1,602 teachers and 702 educational leaders. The survey analyzed teachers' and leaders' views about the structure of the teaching profession, and ways to restructure the profession. Opinions are reported on: (1) what role teachers should have in school management…

This manual provides a suggested curriculum, intended for use in the natural environment, for individualized instruction on street travel skills for adults with developmental disabilities. Suggestions are given for instruction in home or classroom; the community; vocational settings; recreational settings; and special pedestrian situations (for…

This volume presents the findings of the second year of a 3-year evaluation of Project Giant Step, focussing on the effects of the project on children, families, and staff. Begun in the fall of 1986, Project Giant Step is a half-day comprehensive program for 4-year old, low-income children and their families in New York City who are not served by…

A study using the Markov chain model was conducted at Kirkwood Community College (KCC) in Iowa to predict the age and probationary status of faculty members over the next 20 years and to estimate the budget required to cover increased salaries associated with additional experience. The study predicted faculty composition under four alternative…

In order to ascertain the extent to which older persons' levels of behavioral functioning parallel their levels of intellectual functioning, 42 female patients, aged 61-99, of an outpatient comprehensive care geriatric clinic, completed the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), the Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale (IADL), the…