The former director of the Adult Education Center at the University of Montana describes what is, to his knowledge, the only university directed program of its kind. (EB)

Brief statements describing the backgrounds and attitudes of 16 analysts consulted in a recent sex education survey. (LR)

Considered life changes accompanying parenthood within the context of personal and marital life dimensions. Results indicated that wives perceived more overall life change and more change in their personal lives than husbands. Seven personal and five marital variables significantly discriminated between the responses of husbands and wives. (WAS)

Explored questions about the power of family life-cycle categories to predict marital quality, the trend of marital quality over the family life-cycle, and relationships between perceived marital quality and family life-cycle categories. Results indicated family life-cycle and total number of children were significant predictors of marital…

Considerations to be taken into account before buying a home computer include one's attitude toward computers, need, cost, and available space. A personal computer can be beneficial as a tutor, entertainer, record-keeper, and aid to the handicapped. Home economists must attempt to understand the implications of home computers for family life. (JOW)

Examines the role of children with regard to the law, with emphasis on their rights within the home. Examines various rights that kids and parents have at home and whether granting or denying certain rights is fair. Topics discussed include whether minors can get medical treatment on their own and their sexual and reproductive freedom. (DB)

The traditional reference requests from families and family members are only a small part of family reference needs. Accessibility to information at any type of library is really needed and should be addressed by more attention to cooperation among different types of libraries. (Author/LLS)

Surveys legislators in Minnesota about their attitudes toward family policy and related activities. Findings indicate a need for broad public discussion about family policy so that family policy maps of legislators may be more clearly drawn and prospects of coherent family policy more likely. (Author/BEF)

Rural gifted students experience similar opportunities and tribulations as those in suburban settings. They often have fewer choices of advanced courses, struggle for access to academic materials, and have transportation problems. However, they have more opportunities to participate in cocurricular activities and experience school as part of…

Presents ideas for literacy-enriched birthday parties and other nonschool celebrations in family and community contexts. Discusses whole language birthday parties, other literature-related family events, and enrichment of other nonschool activities with literature. (SR)

Family/consumer science professionals can support fatherhood by advocating for parenting classes as a graduation requirement and part of divorce proceedings and for marital education before marriage licenses are issued. They can promote family-friendly workplaces and distribute information about the impact of fathers on children's health and…

Examined the impact of family home ownership on the emotional and behavioral problems of children 4 to 16 years old. Found that home ownership was inversely associated with ratings of emotional-behavioral problems. The concentration of home ownership in neighborhoods was not associated with ratings of child behavior. (JPB)