Examines associations among contemporaneous measures of marital quality, parenting attitudes and behavior, and toddler development in two-parent families. Seventy-five families with one 20-month-old child served as subjects. Results generally indicated that good marital quality was associated with optimal toddler functioning and sensitive…

Improving the quality of life for military families has become an important goal for all areas of the armed forces. More attention is being paid to the special circumstances of these families through various types of programs. Recreation programs are often successful in reducing stressful situations. (DF)

The goals to which educators should aspire are developing individual capacities, strengthening the vitality of individual citizens, and strengthening society so that the quality of life for all is enhanced. These goals can be accomplished through the ideals of equity and excellence. (CT)

The health, physical education, recreation, and dance professions have tended to neglect the frail aged and dying aged person in the provision of training, programs, and research. The Adults Health and Developmental Program is offered as a model to help improve the quality of life for this population. (DF)

Reports that heavy television viewers tend to describe their lives as "lousy." (FL)

Leisure activities seem to have a significant impact on physical and psychological health. Research also indicates that intrinsically motivated behaviors positively affect an individual's sense of well-being, ability to cope with stress, and physical health. (DF)

In an analysis of British politics, it is concluded that the task will be the familiar one of how to sustain an organic society with a widespread sharing of social values without destroying respect for the individual. (LBH)

This report documents the results of a survey of 1,137 active-duty military families, including activated Reservists, regarding child care use. These survey data were analyzed to estimate the relationship between individual family characteristics and installation characteristics and the probability that the family uses any nonparental child care,…

As Canada's opportunities to claim international leadership are assessed, the best prospects lie in a combination of our impressive higher education and research commitments, civic and institutional values, and quality of life. This paper concludes that as an exporting country, the benefits will come in economic growth. As citizens of the world,…

This paper reviews the literature on the role that campus residential life plays in the life of college students. While some researchers have concluded that living on-campus or off-campus has little affect on student academic achievement (Bliming, 1989; Bowman and Partin, 1993), others have expressed that on-campus living produces students with…

In 2000, a survey of 148 local government officials in West Virginia sought information in eight areas of local issues, including community needs. This paper focuses on responses of about 11 categories of community needs and compares them to findings from a similar study conducted in 1996. The categories are governmental administration, financial…

With many families facing difficult economic times, wealth is becoming increasingly concentrated among the rich. The tables in this "chartbook" illustrate the growing gap between rich and poor. There has been a general decline in economic growth as well as a change in the distribution of income. In addition, corporations have been taking a larger…

Description of a course, A New Approach to High School Psychology,'' at Doherty Memorial High School, Worcester, Massachusetts

Student answers about lying revealed that too many young people live in a world which encourages dishonesty, by failure to structure a social environment which eliminates the need to lie. Students expressed the need for learning to live moral lives; responsibility for making this possible may rest on the schools. (Author/JB)

Investigated age preferences of older adults (61-89 years) for individuals with whom a relationship may potentially affect life satisfaction. Photographs of young, middle-aged, and old adults were rated by 33 older persons. Found older adults showed preferences for old and middle-aged individuals. (Author)