Interviews were conducted with all of the mothers and about half of the fathers of a stratified sample of school children whose achievement, motivation, occupational interests and coping styles had been assessed. The parents of 80 children in each of eight countries participated: Brazil, Mexico, England, West Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, Japan, and…

Four appendixes to Volume 1 of Part IX "Training Programs for Child Care Personnel" comprise this Volume 2 of Part IX. The appendixes are as follows: A. Highlights of Findings--a summary of the information obtained from program administrators and students; B. Program Director Interview and Questionnaire Data Summary--a summary of program director…

The SWRL Instructional Concepts Program has been developed to help kindergarten children quickly learn conceptual skills which are fundamental to academic achievement. Formative evaluation procedures employed in the 1968-69 tryout were primarily responsible for the changes incorporated into the present program. These procedures included teacher…

A study was conducted to determine the influence of selected characteristics, family patterns, economic standards and clothing problems of the low-income homemakers in Macon County on their participation in a clothing construction workshop. Changes in homemakers' sewing skills brought about by attendance at the workshop were also determined. Data…

In order to determine what the parents of children attending public school on the Navajo and Hopi reservations want of education, a random sample of 10% of all parents having 1 or more children in attendance in 1 of the 6 public school districts on the reservations was taken. For the segment of the study described in this volume, a projective-type…

The study was designed to provide a comprehensive assessment of Plans A and B of the Public Service Careers (PSC) Program, including effectiveness, strengths and weaknesses, rate of progress in accomplishing goals, and problem areas. Information necessary to make this assessment was gathered from a number of the earliest projects at two points in…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL (SUBCULTURAL) FACTORS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES OF MEXICAN-AMERICANS WAS STUDIED. THE SAMPLE CONSISTED OF 80 FIRST-GRADERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ASSIGNMENTS WERE MADE FOR COMPARISON OF THE SUBJECTS INTO EITHER A HIGH POTENTIAL GROUP OR A LOW POTENTIAL GROUP. ASSIGNMENTS WERE…

Based on visits to unionized campuses, this study determined how some imaginative higher education administrators and faculty representatives resolve disputes under a collective bargaining contract. The focus of the study was on the informal working relationships that helped to resolve conflict either within or outside the contractual procedures.…

This is a summary report on the development and implementation of the Child Development Associate Consortium's Credential Award System (CAS). The CAS has as its purpose the assessment of the performance of child care workers and the granting of Child Development Associate (CDA) credentials to those who demonstrate competence in caring for…

To gain information about the reported characteristics, operational functions, procedures, and service orientations of Educational Information Service sites, interviews were conducted with managerial personnel at 53 sites across the United States. Interview responses were coded to form 109 frequency rank ordered displays which are summarized,…

Methods that secondary school social studies teachers could use to help students master skills needed for effective reading and comprehension of social studies materials are presented. Surveys of recent literature on teaching reading skills and results of the author's interviews with 91 selected social studies teachers indicate that secondary…

"Options in Education" is a radio program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript of the show contains discussions of the guaranteed-student-loan investigation, child abuse, the Experimental and Bilingual Institute in Spanish Harlem, and learning how to tune a piano. Participants in the program include John…

"Options in Education" is a radio news program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript contains discussions of federal money for colleges and universities; the high school proficiency test in California; the writing problems of college students; letters from listeners about schooling and jobs; the Arts…

In this interview John B. Chaffee, Jr., chief of the Office of Public Affairs for the National Institute of Education (NIE), discusses NIE's role in education research and development and in information dissemination through the ERIC system and state education departments. (DS)

A new method of coding verbal interaction was applied to 52 interviews with adults in a general medical screening clinic. "Average interaction profiles" for patients and physicians were determined that give quantitative indices of crucial aspects of the physician-patient relationship, such as the manner in which information is transmitted.…