Measures of family interaction from the preschool and early adolescent periods are examined as predictors of competence in late adolescence. Data on which this report is based are drawn from a longitudinal study initiated by Jack and Jeanne Block almost 20 years ago which included 51 males and 52 females. Measures of competence include an…

Statistical data on trends and degrees and diplomas obtained by Indians at South African universities during the period beginning July 1, 1970 and ending June 30, 1981 are presented by means of tables, graphs, and charts prefaced by a brief narrative summary. The following degrees/diplomas are covered: first bachelor's, honors bachelor's and…

The purposes of this study are to examine the factorial invariance of responses by preadolescent males and females to a multidimensional self-concept instrument, and to demonstrate the use of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Sets of responses by 500 males and by 500 females were each randomly divided in half to form four groups (M1, M2, F1, and…

Salaries for instructional faculty for 1984-1985 are reported, based on data on 2,915 colleges and universities that responded to the Higher Education General Information Survey. A narrative summary of survey findings indicates that full-time faculty salaries continued to increase faster than inflation through the 1984-1985 academic year.…

The second part of a parenthood education curriculum series intended for use in high school home economics classrooms, this second module focuses on sexuality and the adolescent with three major competencies as goals: (1) ability to describe how teenagers' concept of self is affected by growth and development in adolescence; (2) ability to explain…

Employment characteristics, including employment status, history, and employment search patterns, were compared among three migrant groups--immigrants, recent migrants, and long-term migrants--from a representative sample of 218 migrant farmworkers randomly drawn in Wayne County, New York, during the summer of 1982. Results indicated that…

This paper reports on research related to computer programing in the secondary school mathematics curriculum. The first section gives the background and nature of the problem, explains the organization and limitations of the study, and defines the terms used. The second section presents an annotated bibliography, organized into four parts. The…

In order to advance our understanding of the mechanisms through which women come to be underrepresented in mathematics and science, factors associated with the academic choices of students in three grade ll classes were studied. Information was gathered through questionnaires, interviews with students and with their mathematics teachers, classroom…

This study was conducted to establish the existence, direction, and size of sibling comparison effects on the occupational aspirations of youth. Data were drawn from the youth cohort subsample of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, sampling those with expressed occupational aspirations who come from homes with four or…

This paper contends that women are as vital as men to the functioning of western ranches where cattle raising--or cattle culture--is central to the social system. The self-sufficient nuclear family is also emphasized, and a ranch couple is described as a business as well as a domestic partnership. Ranch women have four roles: rearing children,…

All public schools in New Hampshire that contain any of the grades from 7 to 12 were surveyed in early 1983 to determine the status of mathematics, science, and computer science education. Questionnaires, designed to obtain information on courses and enrollments as well as on teachers and teaching assignments in these three areas, were mailed to…

Five topics or "realms" of access to education in China are discussed in this paper presented in the form of a panel discussion by four Chinese, one Filipino and one Mauritian graduate student. The scope of the research includes three historical periods: (1) the beginning of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1949 until the…

Correlates of employer-provided training while in the most recent full-time job held were explored. Respondents were nearly 10,000 members of the 1980 high school seniors cohort of the High School and Beyond survey data set. Two types of forces expected to influence participation in employer-provided training were distinguished: incentive and…

The purpose of this study was to investgate the role of self-efficacy expectations in understanding gender differences in the election of college computer science courses. Participants were 368 undergraduate students (males=104, females=264) enrolled in a course fulfilling a general education requirement at a large urban university. A two-page…

There is no shortage of surveys on children's and young adults' leisure time reading interests, stretching as far back as 1888 in Great Britain and 1897 in the United States. The most comprehensive research undertaken in Great Britain was a study conducted by the Schools Council, published by Macmillan in 1975 as "Children and Their…