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Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, Madison, WI. – 1976
The booklet examines economic handicaps faced by homemakers and outlines a program for marital property reform. The document is presented in three chapters. Chapter I stresses the need for marital property reform by presenting case studies of situations in which a wife's contributions to a marriage were unrecompensed. Chapter II presents…
Descriptors: Divorce, Economic Factors, Economic Status, Family (Sociological Unit)
Harb, Jim; And Others – 1978
While the format is designed to be introductory (for use in classes, community groups, churches, etc.), the catalog is meant to be used by all kinds of people concerned with building a new Appalachia, "faithful to the traditions and the hopes of its people." Each topical section begins with an introduction and then lists issues and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Colonialism, Community Centers
Download full textKNOWLTON, CLARK S. – 1965
THERE ARE FEW AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT OFFER SUCH ABUNDANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH AND STUDY AS DOES THE SOUTHWEST. THIS POTENTIAL IS NOT USED DUE TO A LACK OF RESEARCH FUNDING AND A LACK OF INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM WHICH ENCOURAGES RESEARCH. THE PROGRESS OF THE REGION IS HANDICAPPED BY THE LACK OF NEEDED INFORMATION AND DATA. THE…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agriculture, Cooperative Planning, Culture
RAMSEY, RALPH J. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLICATION WAS TO IDENTIFY POVERTY AND TO DESCRIBE PARTICULAR POVERTY SITUATIONS IN KENTUCKY. POVERTY IS DESCRIBED AS BEING A CONDITION OF DEPRIVATION IN ANY ASPECT OF LIVING WHICH HANDICAPS A PERSON IN ACQUIRING THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE. FOR MEASURING THE EXTENT OF POVERTY IN KENTUCKY, THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WERE…
Descriptors: Blacks, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1980
Twenty-four Hispanic American professional women drawn from the fields of education, social services, and government by the Women's Research Program of the National Institute of Education met to develop a national research agenda which would begin to address the educational and occupational needs of Hispanic women. Twelve papers presented by…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cubans, Dominicans, Educational Needs
Browning, Peter – 1980
Current and incipient problems in educational administration in England can be grouped into two areas: those resulting from reorganization and those arising from social and political factors. Many problems faced by educational administrators result from school reorganization that is a result of an increase in the number of comprehensive schools.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Problems, Centralization, Community Control
Fisher, Peter S. – 1979
Using multiple regression analysis for each county and a case study of selected services in Johnson County, Iowa, the study estimated the impacts of rural non-farm development in Iowa on the demand for local public services, on the cost of providing these services, and on the distribution of service benefits and tax burdens among population…
Descriptors: Community Control, Community Services, County Programs, Human Services
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. – 1976
Five studies focus on the cultural components of population issues in Thailand, Jamaica, Korea, Kenya, and Indonesia. The reports explore the influence of cultural factors on contraceptive practice, family planning, abortion, and education. Recommendations are made for policymakers in areas that impinge on population growth. "Birth Control…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Birth Rate
Updegraff, David R., Ed.; And Others – 1978
Proceedings of two national working conferences held to discuss career education for the hearing impaired are in this volume. Administrative, counselor, and teacher representatives from schools having experience in career education attended. The report covers issues they addressed following the keynote speeches, appearing in Section 1, given by…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), Career Development, Career Education
Taylor, Joseph H. – 1968
A six-week biracial summer institute for school personnel and a follow-up one-day symposium were devoted to increasing understanding of problems accompanying desegregation, changes in race relations patterns, and ways of solving psychological-sociological problems posed by desegregation. Another concern was to develop acceptance and understanding…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Aspiration, Blacks, Conferences
Norman, Colin – 1978
The infusion of technology into society has created social and environmental problems as well as benefits. Four concerns linked with technology are discussed in this paper: rising unemployment, growing social inequalities, dwindling oil and gas reserves, and potential long-term ecological problems. Indiscriminate transfer of modern labor-saving…
Descriptors: Depleted Resources, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Ecological Factors
Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education (DHEW/OE), Washington, DC. Office of Consumers' Education. – 1977
In an effort to promote understanding of the elderly and to provide consumer awareness programs for them, the Office of Consumers' Education funded eight projects in 1976 and two in 1977 which focused on areas such as (1) education of older adults to make intelligent choices among alternative goods and services, (2) training of specialists to work…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Protection, Educational Needs, Federal Government
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1977
This publication presents two suggested Mexican American studies curriculum units. In total they represent a cross-section of materials that have been developed to deal with the learning problems of students with special language difficulties. Originally developed for grades 7 through 12, these units may be adapted for use in adult education or at…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Curriculum, English
Minnesota Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis. – 1974
As a supplement to the 1972 edition of the Family Life Bibliography, this selected bibliography contains descriptive annotations of literature, films, records, tapes, and other teaching aids related to marriage, parenthood, family and individual relationships, and kindered topics. The materials are divided into the following general areas: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development
Little, Dennis – Futures, 1972
A secondary-level simulation designed to demonstrate the impact of policy, values, and technological and societal developments upon the quality of life within a hypothetical state is described. See related document ED 064 865 for availability of the actual game. By simulating the evaluation of policies in terms of social indicators, STAPOL (State…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Policy Formation
