This publication looks at the effect of the law on preschool programs conducted by nonpublic agencies. In the first chapter, a distinction is drawn between day care and preschool. The second chapter deals with sources of the law that are applied to preschool. Canon law affects Catholic schools. Catholic schools, as well as public schools, are…

Factors influencing the decision of high school students to enroll in cooperative education programs were investigated in a survey. The stratified random sample consisted of 275 high school students currently enrolled in cooperative education programs in five different types of communities throughout Michigan. The survey questionnaire included 8…

The Job Corps Intergroup Relations Program provides an integrated curriculum involving orientation, residential living, education, and vocational training. These instructional materials for the program provide guidelines and materials emphasizing ethnic contributions in order to improve human relations among ethnic groups and between women and…

This study examined concurrent and long-term effects of parents' teaching strategies on their children's cognitive styles. A total of 83 mothers and 74 fathers helped their 4-year-old sons or daughters with 4 problem-solving tasks. The interactions between parents and children were observed and evaluated. Two measures of field…

The Politics and Mass Media section of the proceedings contains the following 14 papers: "Voter Learning in the 1990 Off-Year Election: Did the Media Matter?" (David Weaver and Dan Drew); "Televised Political Conventions as Pseudo-Events: Proposals for More Substantive Campaign Coverage in 1992" (John M. Arwood); "Media…

The report analyzes data from a survey of Barrow High School (Alaska) graduates (N=82 with a 51% return rate) from 1985-86 through 1988-89. Findings included the following: 71 percent of graduates were female and 29 percent male; the largest ethnic group was Inupiaq (42.68%) followed by Caucasian (30.49%) and multiple-ethnic background (15.85%);…

The report presents a detailed analysis of data from a survey of 436 graduates of Juneau Douglas High School (Alaska) from 1985-86 through 1988-89 (44% return rate). Findings included the following: 49.1% of graduates were female, 45.2% were male, and for 5.7% the information was not given; the largest ethnic group was Caucasian (73.2%) with the…

The report analyzes data from a survey of 133 Mt. Edgecumbe High School (Alaska) graduates from 1985-86 through 1988-89. Findings included the following: 50% of graduates were female and 50% male; the largest ethnic group was Eskimo (42%) followed by Aleuts (24%) and Caucasians (12%); 47% of graduates were attending postsecondary institutions on a…

This collection of papers reports the research done in the Department of Agricultural Education at the Ohio State University during the years 1986 to 1990. The studies, which provide information about rural schools and rural students; are as follows: (1) "Aspirations of Rural Secondary Students in Ohio" (J. David McCracken and Kerry S.…

Previous research has examined whether manipulation of one environmental element, such as sound, significantly affected group norms for achievement. This investigation examined the relation of preferred and actual acoustic environment on reading performance. Subjects were 32 male and 32 female sixth-graders from a suburban school in New York State…

This paper presents an overview of the Equal Opportunities and Vocational Training program of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) from its inception in 1977 until 1990. In the first section, the report describes the legislation that spurred the equal opportunities and vocational training program and presents…

This report describes the extent of student suspension at the state and district levels in Massachusetts during 1988-89. Suspension removes a student from participation in school activities for up to 10 consecutive days. Suspensions are classified as either "out-of-school," during which students are prohibited from attending school, or…

Papers on women in linguistics are presented in five groups. An introductory section contains: "Feminist Linguistics: A Whirlwind Tour"; "Women in Linguistics: The Legacy of Institutionalization"; "Reflections on Women in Linguistics"; and "The Structure of the Field and Its Consequences for Women." Papers on trends and data include: "The Status…

This document presents a curriculum unit in family life education for students in grades 7 through 9 that encompasses learning about human sexuality, interpersonal relationships, and roles within the family. The unit is designed to attain the following goals: (1) to help students gain a detailed knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and uniqueness…

Descriptive data were collected from male and female students in grades 7, 9, and 11 on five learner attributes commonly reported as influencing student learning and/or motivation: desire for approval of others, attribution of success or failure, desire for challenge in academic settings, perceived self-competence in school settings, and locus of…