The book under review deals with models which identify and measure factors determining a man's educational, income, and occupational attainments. The factors include parental background, number of siblings, national origin, race, intelligence, aspirations, motivations, peer group influences, schools, the influence of wife's characteristics, first…

The concept of consumer participation is discussed as a new basis for the organization of a school and as a general basis of organization for all types of services. A service consumer might be involved as a general consumer around the service, as an active participant in service delivery to other service consumers, and as one directly engaged in…

The purpose of this paper was to explore elements of socialization in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan lower-class black populations which might impede motivational development in the lower-class black child. One objective was to describe the nature of the following factors which may affect goal striving of the lower-class black youth: mothers'…

This study investigated two models of organizational and individual interaction to discover which model better describes the relationship between the degree of bureaucracy in school organizations and the work motivation of teachers within those institutions. Argyris (1973) posited that bureaucracy has a negative relationship to employee work…

This report describes the comprehensive evaluation study of the California State Preschool Program which involved elementary school children in educationally disadvantaged areas throughout California. Various test scores of approximately 6000 children in kindergarten, first, and second grade who had previously participated for at least a year in…

The attending development module of the Early Education-Special Education Teacher Preparation Program at the University of Virginia deals with various aspects of attention in young children. Areas covered include: (1) developmental aspects of attention; (2) gaining and maintaining attention; (3) motivation and attention; (4) cognitive styles and…

The report provides operationally relevant concepts and guidelines for persons responsible for planning and implementing development projects in agrarian countries. A framework for describing or evaluating the conduct of development projects is proposed, and applied to the results of an analysis of 203 case studies of past projects. Influences,…

As one phase of a larger inquiry (See SP 004 601, SP 004 602, and SP 004 603) aimed ultimately at increasing the quantity and quality of doctoral degree holders in the field of professional education, a study surveyed conditions affecting pursuit of the doctoral degree in education. Questionnaires were sent to all available individuals who…

This guide for junior and senior high school teachers of literature describes 100 post-reading activities--including critiques, debates, symposiums, forums, research papers, minilectures, and critical analyses--which were designed to stimulate student interest, encourage reading, and develop critical thinking. As a summary, a chart lists (1) the…

The booklet concentrates on the massive illiteracy of adults and youth in the world despite modern scientific progress. It approaches the problem from an economic and a social viewpoint and is designed to direct attention to the grave problem of illiteracy at all stages and levels of development policy. Economic and social factors are closely…

A study was made of how job factors, as related to age and sex, induce persons educated and working in one career to leave and then choose teaching as a new career. Subjects (45 graduate students in an Indiana University teacher certification program) ranged in age from 25 to 55 and had undergraduate backgrounds in fields other than education.…

This study was undertaken to identify farmer incentives that led them to adopt wheat crop practices in Aligarh Intensive Agricultural District Program: the association between the farmer's characteristics and adoption groups; the incentives that lead the farmers to adopt recommended wheat crop practices; relationship between identified incentives…

To enhance school children's understanding of and appreciation for the performing arts, an ESEA Title III project presented live performances by professional brass, woodwind, and string ensembles to children of the 275 public and parochial elementary schools of Bergen County, New Jersey. As part of the program, children read a book especially…

The paper discusses the ideological cultural, economic, linguistic, and motivational background of the functional literacy concept. Brief indications of the professional issues and problems in putting theory into practice included: requirements in planning a functional literacy project, administrative and organizational problems, resources…

This book undertakes to define management education and training requirements in relation to the needs of Great Britain and other advanced technological societies. It considers the present and predicted structure and functions of industry and business, as well as desired qualities (intellectual and communication skills, organizational…