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Welsh, Maureen – 1983
This study was conducted (1) to identify the personal characteristics and career choices of ninth grade girls; (2) to isolate any personal characteristics of the girls that are associated with their career choices and that distinguish them from girls in other career groups; and (3) to detect any characteristics of their parents and of their…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Educational Needs, Family Characteristics
Campbell, Paul – 1982
The objectives of a university training program for rural social workers are to develop insights into cultural and stereotypical attitudes of social workers and to increase worker cultural sensitivity and awareness of value differences. The focus of the training is on the process by which workers evaluate extrinsic and intrinsic factors related to…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
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Download full textChurchill, Susan L.; Stoneman, Zolinda – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2004
The popular parenting literature places great importance on the role of routines in children's lives. Empirical research on family routines, however, is limited. This study examined correlates of family routines in a Head Start population in order to better understand their significance in the lives of families. Weak correlations were found…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Environment, Family Influence
Eichner, Barbara G. – 1987
A study was conducted to explore whether the methods employed by the Cooperative Extension Service in its dissemination of practical skills and knowledge are of help to today's families. In order to examine these factors, two leadership programs for women sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service in Alaska were studied. One group, the…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Family Characteristics, Family Influence, Family Life
Williams, Martha – 1982
The way that socialization, via role modeling, can be enhanced in professional education is discussed, and 10 class assignments are used to illustrate teaching methods for enhancing role modeling, based on a course on women in administration at The University of Texas at Austin. Among the objectives of the course assignments are the following: to…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Business Administration Education, Careers, Case Studies
Huebner, Lois A.; And Others – 1982
Procedures to map the broad outline of student interaction with various help-giving persons and campus agencies were investigated. A sample of 633 undergraduate students completed an 8-part problem-solving questionnaire that identified current problems, problems that previously existed, the 5 most important problems, improvement rates for the most…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Ancillary School Services, Career Planning, Decision Making
Chacon, Maria A.; And Others – 1982
Problem areas for the Mexican American female (Chicana) in higher education were investigated and compared to those of the Mexican American male (Chicano). A specific objective was to document the heterogeneity and complexity of the Chicana population and the corresponding variation in educational experiences. An executive summary and full report…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Family Influence, Females
Boyle, Karen Kimmel – 1985
This module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages, focuses on specific professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel. Modules in Category C suggest how to conduct, accomplish, or carry out selected career guidance program activities. The purpose of this module is to help career guidance…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Lane Community Coll., Eugene, OR. – 1979
One of a series of pre-apprenticeship phase 1 training modules, this self-paced student training module deals with the influence and importance of an individual's relations with groups, organizations, and individuals beyond his or her immediate working environment and their effect on adjustment to a new job. Included in the module are the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavioral Objectives, Check Lists, Employee Responsibility
Harnqvist, Kjell – 1978
This document presents a framework for the study of individual demand for education. It also presents an analysis of research findings and applies these findings to recent educational trends and changes in Sweden. The first chapter provides data showing that the demand for higher education in industrialized countries has increased greatly during…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Demand
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Secondary Curriculum Development. – 1976
Seven modules about aspects of growing up in America are presented for incorporation into 11th grade social studies curricula. Content covers a variety of issues spanning a time period from America's colonial history through the present. Each module suggests discussion questions based on primary sources. Module one explores dimensions of religious…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Studies, Civil Rights, Content Area Reading
Karrby, Gunni; And Others – 1980
This study investigated the function of cooperation between parents and teachers, the needs of teachers and parents regarding cooperation, and the quality and form of cooperation that is most satisfactory to parents and teachers. Discussions generated by the investigation indicated that parents entertained widely differing opinions about school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence
THURSTON, JOHN R.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A TOTAL OF 384 CHILDREN WERE IDENTIFIED BY THEIR TEACHERS AS DEMONSTRATING EITHER (1) PERSISTENT APPROVED OR (2) PERSISTENT DISAPPROVED CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR. AN EXAMINER INTERVIEWED EACH FAMILY USING THE GLUECK RATING SCALE AND ADMINISTERED SEVERAL PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS TO EACH CHILD (KVARACEUS DELINQUENCY PRONENESS SCALE, THE SENTENCE…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
Texas State Technical Inst., Waco. – 1977
A study was conducted to update the existing Career Interest Characterizing (CIC) instrument in terms of current career choices of students and to implement the survey instrument in the Texas secondary school counseling programs. The CIC instrument defines career interests of secondary school students and yields information of value in counseling…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Planning
Dennis, Jack – 1969
This report summarizes the four major activities of the political learning project carried out at the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. These four activities are (1) a survey of recent empirical work of the content, sequence, and causes of political concept and attitude development, (2) a pilot experiment with…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Black Attitudes, Childhood Attitudes, Concept Formation
