This paper argues that a major objective of art in the schools is to enhance visual perception and that there is a close correlation between school achievement and visual perception scores. Children's art growth is discussed, and it is argued that dittoed drawings and coloring books are harmful to this growth because they promote a narrow and…

The study was conducted to identify and analyze change orientation and perceptions of emerging professional roles held by teachers of home economics in the public schools of virginia. A random sample of 330 teachers participated in the study. Five hypotheses were formulated based on a review of past literature. Data were collected utilizing a…

This study investigated the impact of the major and minor modes of a melody on perceptions of shots in a short videotape. One hundred forty-six undergraduate communications students from Queens College in New York were exposed to the experimental situation. Three variables were manipulated: the first shot portrayed a male actor who had either a…

During the 1960's educators became aware that the role models presented by educational materials to minority children helped shape the role that the children ultimately occupied in the society. Similarly, it has been observed that the media presents a negative image of women which may result in unfulfilling role adaptation, a process which becomes…

This report describes the results (to date) of an ongoing exploratory study of the impact of home day caregivers on the children in their care with specific attention to the nature of the child-caregiver interaction. From in-depth interviews with the caregivers and naturalistic observation, the one factor which emerged as most salient in terms of…

Various eye problems and the effects they can have on children's reading abilities are explored in this pamphlet, which is one of a series designed to answer parents' questions about their children's reading development. Topics discussed are the demands on vision made by reading, problems that affect visual acuity (nearsightedness, farsightedness,…

Examined was the effect of low frequency auditory and kinesthetic stimulation on the sleep behavior of seven premature normal infants. Stimulation consisted of positioning in a rockerbed and exposure to a recorded heartbeat for 15 minutes an hour. Measured were Ss's sleep wakefulness, weight change, and gestational development. Analysis of the…

Presented is a developmental concept of perceptual processing as related to learning disabilities in young children. Learning is seen to involve the interaction of cognitive developmental stages at the preverbal, verbal, and postverbal levels with learning disabilities seen to be due to perceptual handicaps. A model is offered which posits a…

Four national surveys using personal interviews with independent samples of 1500+ adults each were reported. The surveys were conducted between December 1974 and June 1975. The surveys assessed awareness of the television program Feeling Good," sources of awareness, incidence of viewing, and incidence of selected health care practices.…

Described is an inservice institute designed to develop successful working relationships between school principals and special education teacher consultants. Discussed in small group sessions were topics such as adult interaction techniques, scheduling, role definition, and working with regular teachers. It was recommended that common concerns be…

Aimed at advancement of the arts through improvement of education for both understanding and production, this long range basic research program dealt primarily with the study of the varieties and interaction of human abilities, the nature of the tasks involved in the several arts, and the available means for inculcating or fostering the abilities…

The workshop on the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) in Balance-of-State areas explored the implications for rural areas of various manpower policies. In a previous workshop, it was found that a close correlation existed between counties classified as Balance-of-State and those classified as "rural" by the U.S. Department…

In May 1974, the Institutional Functioning Inventory (IFI), which measures individual and collective perceptions or orientations of respondents concerning institutional functions generally agreed to be important in the context of higher education in contemporary American society, was administered to a "stratified-volunteer-quota" sample…

Much has been written lately about the role of the Student Development Specialist in the classroom, most of it focusing on his role as consultant or process facilitator. This material focuses on the Student Development Specialist working as classroom teacher "in tandem" with another instructor from another discipline. The approach is simple. In…

This study focused upon whether there was a difference in the perception by peers of the target child in a classroom discipline situation after approval-focused desists (e.g., "June, I don't like children who talk without permission.") and task-focused desists (e.g., "Jane, You will not finish your reading if you continue to talk."). Thirty-two…