The research reported here attempted to develop a social profile of the participants in organized sports leagues and to investigate the social and psychological satisfactions that were achieved by these participants. (DS)

The establishment and governance of teacher centers, their function and potential, is discussed from both positive and negative viewpoints. (JD)

The concept of gymnastics as body management gives unity of purpose to all forms of gymnastic activity and provides the substance of a rationale for increased opportunities for all children to participate in gymnastic activity. (JD)

Not only are goal expectations assessed in this study, but also the extent to which goals are realized. Profiles are developed of the noncredit course enrollees on the different campuses of the university. (KR)

Anonymous respondents to a university counseling service survey reported fewer positive changes for the time period between initial and final contact than identified respondents did. (Author/BP)

Recreation planners should use their special educational and experience skills to take into account both the participant's physical safety and the agency's legal responsibilities, while at the same time meeting the need for challenging, risk-incurring experiences. (MJB)

Using modified versions of games and sports, satisfying recreational programs can be organized in convalescent homes. (MM)

Findings from a survey of seven participant groups representing 1,335 Kansas noncredit adult learners tested a typology of noncredit adult learning benefits. Overall, important benefits included (1) being better informed, (2) updating job knowledge, (3) self-improvement, (4) preparing for added job responsibilities, and (5) improving learning…

Major factors underlying the satisfaction of 107 graduate education students were examined using the Graduate Student Satisfaction Questionnaire. Five factors were found: Satisfaction with Intellectual Stimulation of Instruction, with Freedom to Influence School Policies and Procedures, with Professor-Student Interaction, with Intellectual…

Short-term psychosocial casework had a positive effect on the clinical symptoms and targeted complaints of a sample of Chicano clients attending two mental health clinics as outpatients. In this article the authors examine the psychosocial, intercultural, interactionist, and generic skills of workers that were significantly correlated with the…

Assessed the attitudes of 59 maternity patients toward the use of a computer for psychological testing. Results showed patients were almost unanimous in finding the computer acceptable and easy to use, and most would be willing to use the computer again. (JAC)

Collaboration between and among educational organizations is much discussed and often required by funding agencies, but measuring such collaboration is discussed much less. Collaboration has been characterized as a continuum of interdependence between partners that ranges from cooperation to coordination to collaboration. Seven features have been…

The article develops from a general discussion of the utilization of community resources in career education to a discussion of a particular program--the McCormick Plan in Baltimore--and other Maryland programs. Suggestions drawn from those programs are offered for identifying and using such resources. (AG)

Describes six kinds of inservice reading programs recently conducted in the New Haven public schools. (MB)

Discusses a model of inservice teacher education based on active participation of the teachers involved and their commitment to it; it depends upon a voluntary partnership with college and research staff and with teaching colleagues. (JOW)