A study was made of differential perception and definition of race in the distinct cultures of Brazil, the U.S.A., and the North American Indian; and in two subcultural regions: the Intermountain West and the Pacific Coast. The data, except for Brazil, were gathered in a university context. The Brazil sample was 118; U.S.A, 136; and, for the North…

This annotated bibliography contains 192 items on program planning, educational trends, legislation, and other matters within or relevant to the preparation of adult educators. General topics and national surveys appear in two brief opening chapters. The next two deal with formal education through graduate study and short courses, and with the…

This annotated bibliography of about 150 items on women's continuing education begins with descriptions of a newsletter and three bibliographies, followed by documents on sex differences in ability, achievement, and role perception. Four other sections cover employment related interests and needs, women's participation in programs by universities…

An experiment which measures the foreignness of selected languages with reference to each other, to native languages of listeners, and to listeners' language experience is described. The procedure involves the tape recordings of 50 sentences in the native languages of 10 selected speakers. The second major stage involves playback to listener…

This study investigated the county Extension agent role in organizing community development, the direction and intensity of expectations held by district supervisors and presidents of local community development associations, and factors (sex, age, formal education, farm or nonfarm upbringing, previous role experience, communication behavior)…

In New York State, Cooperative Extension's principal goal in community resource development is, through education, to increase the effectiveness in making and implementing public decisions concerning improvements in the quality and level of living of all people. Education and adaptive research are the two basic roles Extension will use to achieve…

A construct of psychoneurological efficiency provides the guiding framework for developing early identification procedures and compensatory training for Head Start children whose inefficient information processing skills interfere with their cognitive development. Psychoneurological efficiency is the ability to process information through the body…

A study was undertaken to analyze the New Careerist's perception of his involvement in his own community and his proximity to the role of the professional in his agency, among a group of 185 previously low-income persons in the Minneapolis New Careers program. The author relates the New Careerist's position to the concept of the 'marginal man,'…

This study focused on the influence of selected personal factors on North Carolina legislators' perceptions of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. A review of the theories of perception and related research was coupled with interviews with 145 members of the 124th General Assembly of North Carolina. Concepts of the district or…

The unit of study for educable retarded students aged 13 to 19 years deals with understanding of social cues and signals and appropriate response in the adult world. The sub-units, of 1-week duration, are introduction to signals, numbers as signals, places as signals, making a good impression, shopping and buying, a department store, living on our…

Using the critical incident method, this study sought to describe job requirements perceived as critical by Michigan Cooperative Extension agents, identify training needs, and determine possible differences in training needs and job requirements according to employment position and tenure. The research involved collecting 444 written descriptions…

More than 17,000 children were interviewed or tested to investigate their political attitudes. Data relevant to social class and intelligence are as follows: compared to others, children of high intelligence acquired political attitudes earlier, saw the Supreme Court as a more powerful decision maker, perceived laws as less rigid, had more…

Intended to encompass individuals in need of special treatment, teachers, and areas of knowledge relevant to either or both groups, the text discusses the following subjects: the nature of reading; the nature of learning difficulties; the development of reading instruction in the United States; the development of instruction for children with…

A research study and the intent and purpose of its experiments are outlined to support the premise that "a change in the color of an environment will bring a change in the pattern of human movement within that environment". Experiment cited is concerned with the color variables of light beige and dark brown in a controlled environment with museum…

This study sought mainly to determine how needs perceived by Cooperative Extension specialists and Extension Home Economics influentials (largely homemakers) compare with perceptions by existing and potential extension Home Economics club clientele. Rank ordered perceptions of influentials and three other respondent groups (including 207…