Reports on a short-term longitudinal study identifying preparenting behaviors and attitudes that predict different aspects of fathering: caretaking, playfulness, and satisfaction with fatherhood. The quality and nature of the marital relationship were found to be significantly related to all aspects of fathering. (BJD)

This is a short description of the Wingspread Conference on Minority Groups in the College Personnel Profession held by NASPA on July 20-22, 1971. Set up by Dr. Kenneth Vanderbush, the two day conference attracted 29 students (widely varied in college major and representing diversified institutions across the United States) and ten staff members.…

Process evaluation alone is not sufficient for assessing the value of occupational education programs. The student, whether he graduates or not, is the product of the instructional program. It is imperative that the product be included in the evaluation process. Evaluation models are outlined. (Author/KP)

This study summarized that an inservice teacher institute was effective and that those who gained most were recently graduated from college, had a high grade point average, had taught for a few years, had taken a moderate number of courses in social science, and more than two in economics. (Author/JB)

The author concludes that whether grading in the schools is retained as is, altered, or abolished, some form of evaluation is essential in the educational process; that mode should be chosen which is most conducive to the actualization of the purposes of education. (Author)

Studied the experiences of women (N=979) in consciousness-raising (CR) groups. Women commonly joined CR groups through women's organizations, and their most important reason for entering CR was to examine women's roles and experiences. Women's reasons for joining predicted which CR experiences they valued. Nearly all women were highly satisfied.…

Examined the reactions of employees (N=671) to utilizing a compressed work schedule (i.e., 12-hour shifts) for staffing a continuous process plant. Results showed those who had worked the 12-hour schedule and employees working the 12 PM to 12 AM shift reacted more positively to the 12-hour shift. (JAC)

Poses several questions concerning self-disclosure in group counseling and draws on research findings and clinical experience to provide tentative answers and guidelines for group leaders. (Author)

The question of how close a recreation program approximates the original objective of the programer can only be answered by extensive evaluation. The true value of the total recreation program may be determined by evaluating the benefit of a recreation program to the participant. (JN)

Assesses the types of conversational patterns--from cross-complaining to contracting--that characterize satisfied couples; suggests theoretical models that account for their success. Proposes the hypothesis that the underlying mechanism that maintains closeness in marriages is symmetry in emotional responsiveness, which relates to whether spouses…

Results of a study of different social groups (family, friends, and a mixture of family members and friends) showed that, for selected activities, social groups differed in the way they defined the experiences offered by those activities. The extent of the differences varied by the type of activity: boat fishing, powerboating, and swimming. (FG)

Two procedures for scoring the Recreation Experience Preference scales were investigated using data obtained from respondents engaged in outdoor recreational activities. Both procedures yielded acceptable levels of reliability and concurrent validity. When time is unimportant, the scale score strategy is preferred over the domain score strategy.…

Studies were conducted to determine personal satisfactions individuals obtained from leisure activities that were not obtained from work activities. Results of samples indicated that the four primary motivations were intimacy, relaxation, achievement, and power. Additional satisfactions included novelty, intellectual enjoyment, sociability, and…

To improve an ongoing training session, the author suggests holding 20- to 30-minute evaluation meetings at the end of each day. Trainers and representative trainees identify learning problems, air issues, and propose modifications for the next class or session. (SK)

Although attitudes concerning different treatment rationales did not vary as a function of problem severity, exposure to a rationale enhanced rated willingness to enter counseling and promoted a more accurate perception of the nature of psychological problems and the requirements of treatment. (Author)