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ROBERTS, JULIAN – 1967
TO HELP PREPARE PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FOR ADEQUATE HANDLING OF THE PHENOMENON OF CHANGE, SOME ASPECTS OF THE APPLICABILITY OF SENSITIVITY TRAINING TO PROCESSES OF CHANGE IN EDUCATION ARE DISCUSSED. OBJECTIVES OF SUCH TRAINING ARE GIVEN AS--(1) SELF-INSIGHT, (2) BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS AND AWARENESS OF ONE'S IMPACT ON THEM, (3) BETTER…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Classroom Environment, Communication (Thought Transfer), Data Collection
Sherard, Regina G., Comp.; And Others – 1980
The four reports in this compilation focus on the role of blacks in the various media. The first report provides a general discussion of the status of blacks in the media, and notes that it has been largely analogous to their political and economic development. The second report traces the changing image of blacks as it has been portrayed on…
Descriptors: Black Stereotypes, Blacks, Broadcast Industry, Characterization
Staines, Graham L. – 1980
Analyses of sex differences in major life role conflicts suggest a qualitative difference between the family life of men and women, with an advantage for men. Differences between the sexes in ratings of satisfaction with family life were investigated using data taken from the 1977 Quality of Employment Survey. The analysis sample was restricted to…
Descriptors: Employed Parents, Family Life, Fathers, Home Management
Brown, George S. – 1979
Teachers need to be aware of the stereotypes that their textbooks promote. An informal survey of the illustrations in a sampling of third grade textbooks revealed numerous examples of ethnic and sexist stereotypes. A knowledge of children's learning patterns can help teachers lead their students away from stereotypes by introducing them to…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethnic Stereotypes, Instructional Materials, Role Perception
Simms, Steven A. – 1979
To ascertain the audience's perception of the homosexual stereotyped character in reference to the social contact variable, two groups were shown a television situational comedy that depicted two homosexual characters. The two groups, one composed of 45 homosexual and the other of 95 heterosexual college students, were then asked to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Characterization, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Images
Freeman, Leah – 1977
Although designed specifically for students at California State University - Sacramento, this bibliography on the changing role of women provides citations which enable students to trace the history of ideas of the women's movement, and to bring into focus a vast collage of facts. The bibliography is arranged alphabetically by author in the…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Employment, Family Planning, Females
Evans, Paul L. – 1979
The opinions of 162 psychologists, 842 teachers, 125 public school administrators and 50 state departments of education were surveyed regarding the current status of service delivery and school psychology. The first questionnaire was directed to coordinators of school psychological services and school psychologists and requested information about…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
Rohrkemper, Mary M.; Brophy, Jere E. – 1979
An investigation concerned with teacher styles and strategies for coping with problem students suggests that role definition may not be as important a teacher variable as originally postulated. Thirty-seven experienced elementary school teachers were observed to determine overall management skill level and actual response to problem behavior.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Coping, Discipline Problems, Elementary Education
Clouse, R. Wilburn, Ed. – 1979
The papers included in this volume constitute the proceedings of a conference on the theme of the expected role of the professsional librarian in an academic library, a public library, a school library, and a special library. Grouped under these four different library headings, the papers present the viewpoints of library administrators, library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports, Librarians
Geadelmann, Patricia Lou – 1974
Elementary school students were interviewed with the goal of determining characteristics and behavioral patterns they considered appropriate for one sex or the other in participation in sports. Children from kindergarten through the sixth grade were examined and compared by grade, sex, and race in their gender-related attitudes. The instrument…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Physical Activities, Physical Education
Jantz, Richard K.; And Others – 1978
In order to determine the manner and extent of treatment of the elderly in children's television programs, a random sample of children's programs was examined. The purpose was to discover how frequently elderly people appeared during evening and children's Saturday morning programs; in what roles they were presented; in what occupations they were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Television
WOODARD, BRUCE H. – 1967
A QUESTIONNAIRE MAILED TO 98 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA WITH PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IN AGRONOMY IN THEIR COUNTIES WAS USED TO COLLECT DATA ON THE AGENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE NATURE AND FREQUENCY OF PERFORMANCE BY DEALERS IN SOIL FERTILITY PROGRAMS, AGENTS' FEELINGS ABOUT DEALER PARTICIPATION, AND THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AGENTS'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Supply Occupations, Attitudes, Extension Agents
Stewart, Charles W.
Data on the program of The Institute for Advanced Pastoral Studies were gathered through content analysis of 100 unsolicited letters from conferees, analysis of before and after questionnaires used with a conference and a control groups and given to four spring conferences in 1964, and analysis of the Theological Studies Inventory used before the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Change, Clergy, Conferences
Hanson, Philip G.; O'Connell, Walter E. – 1968
One of the sources of conflict in our urban centers today is the distrust that exists between the community and the police. In an effort to improve relations between community members and the police, so that both groups might work together more effectively in solving community problems, the Houston Cooperative Crime Prevention Program was…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Community Attitudes, Community Problems, Conflict Resolution
Pattison, Rose Mary, Ed. – 1968
In 1967, several two-day institutes were held in Indiana for counselors of adult basic education students, and, in addition, a one-week residential institute for selected counselors who had attended a spring institute. Primary emphasis was on awareness of responsibility and understanding of the under-educated adult. Situational and Q-Sort tests…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Counselor Training, Educationally Disadvantaged
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