THIS STUDY, BASED ON THE HYPOTHESIS THAT PREPARATION FOR MARRIAGE IS INADEQUATE IN OUR SOCIETY, INCLUDES A SURVEY OF LITERATURE RELATING TO THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF MODERN WOMEN AND THE PROPER ROLE OF HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION, TOGETHER WITH RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF HUNTER COLLEGE HOME ECONOMICS MAJORS AND OTHER WOMEN REGARDING PROBLEMS IN FAMILY…

IN A STUDY THAT WAS PRIMARILY CORRELATIONAL IN NATURE, RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EVALUATORS' ATTITUDES TOWARD EDUCATION AND PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHING BEHAVIOR WERE DETERMINED BY ADMINISTERING QUESTIONNAIRES TO OVER 3,000 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY TEACHERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS OF EDUCATION FROM INDIANA, MICHIGAN, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, TEXAS, AND…

Are new values and norms learned and internalized in professional school? This question and other related ones will be considered in the study of which this paper is a preliminary report. To specify norms and to consider the structure of relations in a set of norms, nursing students' prescriptions of what various kinds of personnel in a hospital…

Intended as a definitive study of correspondence study in the United States, this book covers its historical development, current practices, quality, fundamental characteristics, and present and possible roles in American education. Types of sponsors (the armed forces, the U.S. Armed Forces Institute, Federal government, private home study…

The objectives of this research pilot project were (1) to train 3- and 4-year-olds in cognitive and tactile discovery tasks; (2) to provide guidance for parents, enabling them to reinforce and review the concepts taught; and (3) to establish training and employment, as tutors, for central city high school and junior college students. A "discovery…

AS A RESULT OF COOPERATIVE PLANNING BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE AND A LARGE INSURANCE COMPANY, 57 TOP MANAGERS WERE GIVEN A TWO UNIT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. GROUP B BEGAN TRANING FIVE MONTHS AFTER GROUP A. THE WORKSHOP SESSIONS INCLUDED DISCUSSIONS, CASE STUDIES, BUZZ GROUPS, AND ROLE PLAYING. IN PHASE ONE,…

IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AN INTELLIGENCE TEST FOR PRESCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN THAT WOULD OVERCOME SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS OF AVAILABLE TESTS, A PERCEPTUAL DISCRIMINATION TEST USING POLYGONAL FORMS HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND TESTED. THE CHILD POINTS TO ONE OF TWO, THREE, OR FIVE FORMS MATCHING A STIMULUS FORM. INITIAL TESTING WITH 44 CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM…

SIXTEEN CONSULTANTS WITH DIVERSE BUT RELATED BACKGROUNDS OF EXPERIENCE IN ART AND EDUCATION EXCHANGED IDEAS ON THE MEANING OF ART AND ART APPRECIATION. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY GOALS, CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND EXPERIENCES THAT WOULD ENHANCE THE TEACHING OF ART APPRECIATION. NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REACH COMPROMISE AGREEMENTS, AND DIVERSE…

Perceptions of the 4-H club agent's role were studied from the viewpoint of club agents, county coworkers, supervisors, and officers of county leader's organizations. Data were obtained through personal or group interviews with 189 respondents. Forty job activities were classified into the four categories of (1) planning and evaluating club…

Two divergent approaches to the treatment of children with nonprogressive brain injury (the medical or neuropsychological and the educational or perceptual-motor) are discussed and compared by treatment rationale, models of the perceptual process, etiology, and organization theory. A guide to a comprehensive theory of development, based on…

This study in the eastern and western regions of Nigeria was designed (1) to analyze extension administrator perceptions of the application of selected planning principles in the ideal and actual situation, and of sociocultural influences on program planning and implementation; and (2) to suggest ways of improving program planning and…

This study sought to identify factors which facilitate or deter leadership expression in rural extension specialists. Questionnaires were sent to specialists in ten states who devoted 50% or more of their time to extension work in production, management, and resource use, and to those working in marketing. Evaluations were secured from…

Effects of school noise conditions on student written task performance were studied. Three noise levels were examined--(1) irregular interval noise, 75-90 decibels, (2) average or normal noise, and (3) quiet condition, 45-55 decibels. An attempt was made to reproduce noise conditions typical of the school environment. A second controlled…

Submission to the electorate of proposed bond issues is a method widely used in the United States at the local school district level to raise large sums of capital. While containing varied suggestions and recommendations of methods and processes for districts to use in attaining their proposals, the literature for the most part encourages lay…

The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether children's perceptual comprehension of symmetrical numerical displays was greater than their comprehension of asymmetrical numerical displays. Effects of sex, age and socioeconomic status were looked at. Seventy-three kindergarten and first grade children participated in the study.…