Major themes from an ongoing study of women in midlife were identified using data from interviews with 60 women 35 to 55 who vary in family status; never-married, married/childless, married with children and work status (working in high, medium, or low-prestige occupations or at home). Interviews focused on issues, rewards, and concerns. There…

During the last decades, a shift from studying the product to studies of the processes has become more and more obvious. The major aim of this study was to investigate the mental performance process and to examine the changes the variables describing this process undergo with time. In this investigation, a mental arithmetic test was used. The test…

Contemporary cultural and educational changes in the Arab States are reviewed with respect to the effort to liberate Arab countries from illiteracy. The stated objective is to establish common intellectual ground between Arab adult educators (policy-makers, planners, or executive officers) through understanding the social, political, economic, and…

Utilizing data from four representative national samples, a study was conducted to explore the extent of assumed sex differences in preferences for work attributes and commitment to continuing labor force participation. The results indicated only minimal differences between males and females. Both sexes identified meaningfulness of the work as the…

This paper discusses the possible incongruence between the two policy goals of desegregation: assimilation and improvement of intergroup relations through the reduction of prejudice by means of equal status contacts between students. The congruence between the two goals was tested by determining the effects of a school environment conducive to…

The status of civil rights in housing, education, and employment is reviewed in this report. Among the conclusions are: (l) although 1979 court decisions helped to remedy discriminatory housing policies and practices, housing discrimination remains widespread throughout the United States, and decent housing for older persons, minorities, and…

Though women are entering the paid work force in increasing numbers, their distribution across occupational categories is far from even. Women workers are clustered in traditional women's work jobs and represent only five percent of the nation's craft workers. In an effort to discover the motivations, experiences, and attitudes of women in…

THIS EXPERIMENT WAS DESIGNED TO FURTHER EARLIER INVESTIGATIONS OF THE GENERAL "SUBSTRATA-FACTOR THEORY OF READING" AND TO TEST TWO HYPOTHESES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL OF SUCH KNOWN-GROUPS AS (1) TOTAL, (2) BOYS VERSUS GIRLS, (3) BRIGHT VERSUS DULL, (4) FAST VERSUS SLOW READERS, AND (5) POWERFUL VERSUS NONPOWERFUL READERS. THE MAJOR…

FROM JANUARY 1, 1966 TO APRIL 15, 1966 THE HEADSTART OPERATIONAL FIELD ANALYSIS IN CLEVELAND, OHIO PERFORMED 5 STUDIES. (1) SAMPLES OF HEADSTART (HS) AND NON-HEADSTART (NHS) CHILDREN WERE COMPARED AFTER 6 MONTHS OF KINDERGARTEN. FOUR OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE, USING 2 TEACHER RATINGS AND 2 OBSERVER RATINGS. THERE WERE 191 CHILDREN AT THE TIME OF THE…

BASED UPON WORK WITH MIDDLE-CLASS ADULTS AND CHILDREN, THREE APPROACHES TO GROUPING HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED--(1) DESCRIPTIVE PART-WHOLE, (2) RELATIONAL-CONTEXTUAL, AND (3) CATEGORICAL-INFERENTIAL. A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE FREQUENCY OF THE USE OF THESE APPROACHES AMONG MIDDLE- AND LOWER-CLASS, NEGRO PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN. INITIALLY,…

THREE STUDIES EXPLORED THE RELATIONSHIP OF TWO COGNITIVE STYLES (FIELD DEPENDENCE AND DOGMATISM) TO ANTICIPATED AND ACTUAL TEACHING STYLE. FACTOR ANALYSIS OF SCORES ON A BATTERY OF TESTS (TEACHER CHARACTERISTIC SCHEDULE AND MEASURES OF CLOSED-MINDEDNESS AND FIELD INDEPENDENCE) ADMINISTERED IN THE FIRST STUDY TO 57 MALE SECONDARY EDUCATION MAJORS…

THE EFFECTS OF A NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT VARIABLES ON COLLEGE ATTENDANCE RATE WERE STUDIED, USING A SAMPLE (590) OF MALE AND FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES FROM A RELATIVELY UNDERDEVELOPED REGION. THE VARIABLES INVESTIGATED WERE SOCIAL CLASS, SIZE OF HIGH SCHOOL, EDUCATION OF FATHER, EDUCATION OF MOTHER, NUMBER OF SIBLINGS, SEX, MARITAL STATUS,…

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDED--(1) OBTAINING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT VARIETIES OF COGNITIVE STRUCTURES YOUNG PEOPLE USE IN THINKING ABOUT FUTURE CAREER POSSIBILITIES AND DETERMINING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE LIFE STYLES REPRESENTED IN ADOLESCENT GROUPS ARE RELATED TO SEX, SOCIAL CLASS, RELIGION, NATIONALITY, AND SEVERAL KINDS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL…

The classroom behavior of 92 black and white sixth graders was observed in a desegregated urban school. Observations were made once a week during a full semester. The sex and race of each student observed and of his or her interactants were noted. Observers also coded characteristics of observed students' interactive behaviors: the tone (positive,…

This handbook describes the effects of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and of Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 on employment practices in educational institutions. After an introduction to affirmative action, the Rhode Island Board of Regents' regulations dealing with equal employment opportunities are explained. An overview…