Working on the assumption that listeners would be more convinced and persuaded by a speaker with whom they could identify, a study asked black and white college students to evaluate a speaker with a black or white dialect, introducing them to an innovation in mathematics. Half of the black subjects were randomly assigned to listen to a black…

This third and final volume of a study on the future of the food service industry contains the technical papers on which the information in the previous two volumes was based. The papers were written by various members of the Pennsylvania State University departments of economics, food science, nutrition, social psychology, and engineering and by…

This book presents a collection of physical activities for parents and children. Although all of the activities provide some exercise and physical conditioning, the book emphasizes having fun. The book encourages the physical closeness of tickling, snuggling, kissing and hugging (TSKH) as an important part of each activity. Each activity…

This quarterly bulletin provides brief annotations for tests recently acquired by the Educational Testing Service Collection. The tests are grouped into several categories, including: (1) achievement, (2) personality, interest, attitudes and opinions, and (3) sensory-motor and miscellaneous. Additional information includes test announcements,…

This monograph presents an overview of the employment situation in regard to women, describes trends occurring in women's career choices, and presents five hypotheses, with suggestions for accompanying activities, from which counselors may choose in counseling women for nontraditional careers. The five alternative hypotheses are as follows: (1)…

This longitudinal study examines the early stages of language acquisition in four first-born infants from birth to two years. Selected aspects of vocal-verbal behavior exhibited by the children and their parents were examined. Home and laboratory recordings, diaries, interviews, and developmental observation were principal data sources. Substudies…

A role analysis study of the Margaret I. King Library reference department focused on organization of role activities, their evaluation by reference staff, and patron satisfaction. Observation, interview, and questionnaire techniques were employed to (1) obtain staff job history and academic training; (2) inventory activities from which a list of…

This study investigated students' perceptions of the open-space environment. It focused on their likes and dislikes concerning open space, perceptions of instructional practices and suggestions for improving and utilization of open space in their schools. The study was conducted as part of a Teacher Corps project sponsored jointly by the School of…

To assess the relation between role perception and persuasion tactics, 58 first and third graders were asked to describe: (a) their mother, teacher and friend; (b) how they would persuade each of these individuals in different situations; and (c) how these others would persuade them. Results suggest that children are able to differentiate among…

Chapter 4 of "Education of Exceptional Children," a review of the literature for the 3-year period since the issuance of REVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH," Volume 36, No 1, February 1966.

This teaching guide, developed by the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District, presents concepts about relationships and a description of instructional objectives and activities which deal with family relationships, qualities of character and personality, and the teaching-learning act. A particular concept and objective are defined for…

Part of a series of investigations undertaken at the University of Leiden by Dr. G. A. Kohnstamm to investigate how children process information from audiovisual media, particularly television, this literature review maps out the educational possibilities of television for children up to the age of 12. Research findings reviewed are concerned…

The outdoor education literature reveals little on the values of outdoor education activities. The values of aesthetic education can readily be ascribed to values of an outdoor mountain experience--visual, plastic, musical, kinetic, verbal, and constructive. These values are related through senses, muscles, speech, and thought to form expression.…

Approximately 300 elementary and secondary school teachers from across the United States responded to a survey concerning their attitudes toward the role and the performance of reading specialists in their schools. The teachers completed a 30-item Likert-like attitude scale and provided demographic data. The results indicated that teachers in…