The new or soon-to-be college graduate is provided in this book with the basic facts of the employment process and the system within which this process operates. A master plan is presented for effective representation of self on paper, during the interview, when deciding upon a job offer, and on the job. Guidelines are established for…

This analysis of the relationship between mothers' attitudes toward TV and children's viewing habits, and the relationships between this behavior and the personal and/or social problems of the child, is based on data gathered in interviews with 250 preschool children, their mothers, and their teachers. Findings indicate a positive correlation…

The formative evaluation procedures and results described in this report for the development of CABOODLE, a 13-program educational television series in the arts and humanities for the primary grades, had two significant components. Lab segments testing in the initial development phase helped design a format for the series that would hold the…

The application of hermeneutic theory to the study of the oral history interview is proposed in this paper. The first section of the paper indicates why the oral interview is central to the approach of the oral historian; it then defines oral history as a communicative process and suggests an approach to investigating the oral interview that uses…

The report presents results of the first year of a Minneapolis Project, RIM (Reducing Isolation in the Mainstream), whose goals are: to expand and refine knowledge of the variables critical to personal and social growth of sensorially handicapped children in the mainstream, and to use this knowledge to provide appropriate support services for the…

THIS MANUAL DESCRIBES MEASURES USED IN "THE COGNITIVE ENVIRONMENTS OF URBAN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN" PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. THE SAMPLE FOR THE STUDY CONSISTED OF 163 NEGRO MOTHER-CHILD PAIRS SELECTED FROM 3 SOCIOECONOMIC CLASSES BASED ON THE FATHER'S OCCUPATION AND THE PARENTS' EDUCATION. A FOURTH GROUP INCLUDED FATHER-ABSENT…

THIS ARTICLE CONSISTS OF EXCERPTS FROM TAPED INTERVIEWS WITH TWO GROUPS OF FIVE 14-YEAR-OLD YOUTHS, ONE NEGRO AND ONE WHITE, WHO LIVED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SAME PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT AND WERE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH EACH OTHER. THE INTERVIEWS FOCUSED ON THE BOYS' EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS. THEN, WITHOUT KNOWING THE IDENTITY OF THE…

REACTIONS OF A USER POPULATION (SCIENTISTS/ENGINEERS AND LIBRARIANS) TO AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF AN ON-LINE SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING DOCUMENT CITATIONS (RECON) WERE STUDIED AT SEVERAL NASA FACILITIES. DURING A TWO MONTH OPERATIONAL TEST PERIOD, DATA WERE COLLECTED REGARDING FREQUENCY OF USAGE AND DEGREE OF SUCCESS ENCOUNTERED IN CONDUCTING ON-LINE…

THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DESIGN AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE NATIONWIDE SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING DESCRIPTIVE, EVALUATIVE PRODUCT INFORMATION AMONG ALL SECTORS OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY ON A COOPERATIVE COST-SHARING BASIS. THE FEASIBILITY OF SUCH A COLLECTION AND EXCHANGE OF DESCRIPTIVE AND EVALUATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SYSTEMS…

Perceptions of the 4-H club agent's role were studied from the viewpoint of club agents, county coworkers, supervisors, and officers of county leader's organizations. Data were obtained through personal or group interviews with 189 respondents. Forty job activities were classified into the four categories of (1) planning and evaluating club…

This study encompasses family influences on education and, particularly, values held by mothers toward the Head Start Program. In interviews, 200 Negro mothers indicated satisfaction with the educational experiences in Head Start, especially socialization of children. Interviewees felt that the mother role was important. They expressed the most…

Personal interviews with 100 former farm operators living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, were conducted in an attempt to understand the nature of the adjustment process caused by migration from rural to urban surroundings. Requirements for inclusion in the study were that respondents had owned or operated a farm for at least 3 years, had left their…

This handbook on teacher recruitment makes suggestions for school systems to follow in all facets of recruiting. Changes in school age population, school program requirements, and teacher turnover are analyzed in a discussion of how to estimate teacher needs. Since recruitment materials are essential in attracting prospective applicants, the…

Families participating in a program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children and Unemployed Parents were studied to obtain data on personal and health characteristics of adult members, socioeconomic characteristics of the family unit, and the interrelations of these variables. Interviews were conducted by trained interviewers with 324 families…

A study to present a history of the Swarthmore Chautauqua as an adult education enterprise was conducted by investigating documents from many sources previously gathered for a review of the life of the Swarthmore Chautauqua. Several tape-recorded personal interviews were used to add to the documentation, and visits were made to towns where the…