Investigates seven task-oriented groups which examine consistency of social choice across a range of behavioral criteria (friendship, leadership, followship, and evaluation criteria of social interaction). Results suggest that some criteria of interpersonal relations are interdependent: acceptance and rejection choices are not opposite ends of…

Investigated how urban elderly spend their days. Obtained detailed time budgets for one full day from 535 persons with differing levels of independence in contrasting environmental settings. Consistent patterns appeared across groups, particularly in the amount of time spent in the various social contexts and in most discretionary activities.…

Describes the process of integrating the aged deaf, a disabled group, into a senior-center setting. It was found that integration helps to maintain identity, encourages the development of group consciousness, and enhances feelings of self-determination. (Author)

Sorority members in nine college sororities completed a modified version of the Organizational Culture Profile. Two groups of sorority rushees provided their organizational value preferences using the same instrument. Results indicate that female students join sororities whose values closely match their own. Information sources used by the rushees…

International Churches of Christ, not affiliated with the mainline Church of Christ, actively recruits college students and proselytizes to a degree that some consider harassment and intimidation. Some major institutions have banned the groups from campuses. Some religious groups hesitate to call the International Churches of Christ a cult,…

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Board of Directors has decided not to re-examine a rule limiting the committees on which the Division I-A football conferences are entitled to hold a majority. Critics of the rule saw inequities in committee membership that would cause major teams to be governed by decisions of members…

Reviews the knowledge-diffusion activities of colonial agricultural societies in western Australia from their foundation in 1831-1870. States that from 1829 to 1850 British settlers belonged to a society of free citizens, while from 1851-1867 the settlement changed to a convict colony. (CMK)

Explored the relationship between sense of community and burnout of 360 college students. Findings showed that students experiencing a strong psychological sense of community in their living environment reported lower burnout as compared with those not experiencing a strong psychological sense of community in their living environment. (Author/PVV)

Suggestions for improving alumni association membership recruitment and retention, for raising non-dues income, and for keeping records are made based on Kansas State University's experiences. (MSE)

Ethnic differences on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) were studied in the restandardization sample of 75 African American and 725 white men and 65 African American and 743 white women. The MMPI-2 scales were not differentially accurate in predicting relevant characteristics for both groups. (SLD)

Draws on survey data, interviews, and the literature to analyze features of Pacific Islander American multiethnic identity. This identity is situational; individuals commonly simplify their ethnicity in practical living; and multiethnic and single-ancestry persons are admitted to group membership on similar bases (ancestry, family, practice, and…

Discusses the National Association for the Education of Young Children's history and addresses the question of whether the organization's current structure will enable it to meet its goals effectively as it moves into the twenty-first century. (BB)

With the proposed dissolution of the binary system of higher education in the United Kingdom, the central issue facing faculty unions with diverse memberships and interests is how their future relationships will be structured. Greater cooperation is seen as necessary for protection of the higher education teaching profession. (MSE)

The United States House of Representatives' committees that make policy of importance to higher education are described, subcommittee leaders are profiled, and members are listed by political party. Telephone numbers are also provided. (MSE)

The assumption of a study was that self rather than role forms the link between individuals and society. Data obtained through participant observation and 142 interviews with elderly women revealed that their identity is deeply embedded within their informal involvements and social network ties. (SK)