This study examined the effect urban development, in an area undergoing planned industrialization, would have on sex role differentiation in the family in a non-Western society--Iran. (Author)

Adopted from a paper presented at the Sixth International Conference on Health and Health Education, Madrid, Spain, July 1965.

Within the framework of the social stress and behavioral theories of depression, this study investigated the hypothesis that postpartum depression is a function of disruption of parents' prepartum functioning by the subsequent demands of infant caretaking. Seventy-eight primiparous married couples (N=156, 78 men and 78 women) volunteered to…

In the metascientific theory of Jurgen Habermas are perspectives going beyond the present way of viewing knowledge and inquiry. Applied to curriculum, this theory provides a conceptual framework for expanding the present technical model. The purpose of this study is to provide technical and interpretive data about home and family life which are…

Futures research can help human beings have a better knowledge of things to come, determine needs, and set priorities for achieving goals. This paper surveys futures research methods, concentrating on the Delphi method of forecasting goals. The case study used to illustrate the Delphi method is a comparison of hierarchical, homogeneous, and…

This bibliography of research on family crises includes theoretical and clinical material as well as research devoted to substantive crisis areas. Over 400 entries are grouped under 15 separate categories: theoretical and clinical, alcoholism, death and dying, divorce, exceptional children, illness, mental illness, widowhood, other situational…

A DIVIDED CURRICULUM OF LESSON PLANS FOR GRADES 7, 8, 9, THEN GRADES 10, 11, 12 WAS DESIGNED. BOTH GROUPS COVER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, BODY CARE AND GROOMING, DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, NUTRITION, MENTAL HEALTH, FAMILY LIFE, FIRST AID AND SAFETY, CONSUMER HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND COMMUNICABLE AND NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES. SCHOOL HEALTH…

This annotated bibliography cites multicultural materials whose themes correlate with basic concepts taught in the primary grades. The items are in the Multi-Cultural Resource Center of the Toledo, Ohio public schools. The purpose of the bibliography is to help teachers integrate materials into their classroom. Films, filmstrips, books, study…

Presented at a symposium on Children, Families, and New Video/Computer Technologies, this keynote address assesses technological advances in television and computer science and raises questions concerning their impact on child development and the quality of family life. The new technology described combines video communications technology and…

FOUR PAPERS AUTHORIZED BY THE PANEL OF CONSULTANTS ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ARE PRESENTED--(1) "THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES" BY H.F. CLARK, RECOMMENDS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR ALL PERSONS AND ALL OCCUPATIONS IN SEVERAL SETTINGS, VOLUNTARY OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING COUNCILS IN EACH COMMUNITY,…

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION AND SEVEN COMMITTEES WHO ASSESSED THE STATUS OF WOMEN ARE REPORTED. THE COMMITTEES MADE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE AREAS--WOMEN'S EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, HOME AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT (THAT UNDER FEDERAL CONTRACTS), EMPLOYMENT IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, LABOR STANDARDS, FEDERAL SOCIAL…

This guide to a curriculum for Family Life Education (including sex education) for grades kindergarten through 12 was the direct outgrowth of a summer Curriculum Writing Workshop. The project was funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary School Act. Teachers and counselors compiled the guide so that it could be adapted by a school…

This ESEA Title III bibliography presents books, films, filmstrips, and records that correlate with stories from preprimers. The list of books is prepared from the suggested lists of the Ginn, Houghton Mifflin, Lippincott, and Scott, Foresman reading series. The bibliography includes sections about the alphabet, animals, family life, fantasy, and…

This Title III bibliography presents books, films, filmstrips, and records that correlate with stories from primers. The list of books is prepared from the suggested lists of the Ginn, Houghton Mifflin, Lippincott, and Scott, Foresman reading series. The bibliography includes sections about animals, birthdays, cowboys, fantasy, helpers, holidays,…

The promotional pamphlet explains the Mountain-Plains career education program which is designed to improve the economic, social, and personal status of rural individuals and families in a six-State area. The program is engaged in developing a career education model for duplication which includes: motivation to continue education; guidance about…