This study assessed relationships between conforming judgment and employee rank and between conforming judgment and dogmatism among Florida Forest Service employees. Fifty-nine employees were tested for conforming behavior under varying conditions of dogmatism, institutional rank, and relative rank pressure. Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale was used, as…

This brochure suggests standards and procedures for establishing day care center programs for preschool children. It includes chapters which (1) describe day care centers and the role they play for the pupil, (2) tell how to start a day care center in a community, (3) explain standards or rules of operation for day care centers, and (4) discuss…

The procedures and setting for the establishment of a psycho-social adjustment program in the Bureau of Indian Affairs Albuquerque Indian School are described. Particular attention is given to the formal organization of the school and to other agencies having functional relationships with the school, since these factors and the physical location…

The present short narrative report is a sequel to the more extensive introductory progress report of 1963-1964 (RC 003 073). Emphasis is placed on the increased number of case referrals and on better communication channels evidenced within the program. The inservice program with the dormitory counselors is shown to have been successful but greatly…

RELATED SOURCE MATERIALS ON AMERICAN INDIANS HAVE BEEN COMPILED IN AN ATTEMPT TO CREATE A GREATER AWARENESS OF THE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY LIFE OF AMERICA'S "FIRST COMERS"--THEIR DIVERSIFIED CULTURAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY, LANGUAGES, RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, ART FORMS, AND ACHIEVEMENTS WHICH RANK SOME OF THEM AMONG THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS…

A sociological study, the text reports data concerning epilepsy and public provisions for the epileptic. The general state of persons with epilepsy is discussed in terms of definition, general conditions, etiology, recovery or improvement, numbers in the United States, trends in numbers, sex distribution, age distribution, age at onset, race and…

A proposed project which is a result of the cooperative efforts of many agencies is described. The planned facility will offer to residents of the community, a multitude of needed services which have never been brought together under one roof. The center will include a middle school of grades six to eight for approximately 1,050 students. The…

This extensive volume contains separate studies on the politics, government, education, labor, migration, and culture of Puerto Rico. It also includes reports on the contemporary Federal-regional relationship in Puerto Rico and on Puerto Rico's relationship with the United States. One study deals with the Dutch, French, and British areas of the…

This study was done (1) to determine attitudes of key personnel in both the Division of Continuing Education (General Extension) and the Cooperative Extension Service in Oregon toward an extension service merger per se; and (2) to design and determine a suitable model for integration and to ascertain attitudes toward this model. A normative survey…

Undertaken to identify, compile, and describe characteristic problems of school facilities planning in metropolitan areas, this study included the fifty largest cities in the United States. The study analyzes the effects on school planning of social, economic, and cultural changes caused by population movement and land use, and controls.…

This directory lists academic institutions and service organizations which report major training programs for practice in corrections, law enforcement, and the courts. Part one lists the colleges, universities, and graduate professional schools which offer a major course of study for practice in the field of criminal justice. Part two contains a…

Although there are many reasons for why women are so scarce in top positions in education, including top positions in the Education Division of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, a primary one is sex discrimination in hiring and promotion. Women are discouraged, in the Education Division, and elsewhere in the profession, from…

This paper describes research on the kinds of information needed by individuals in human service delivery and older persons' organizations. The Gerontological Information Program (GRIP) uses an integrated approach to gerontological information: research, systems development, and education. An information needs assessment questionnaire survey of 65…

Student records from Fort Sill and Chilocco Indian Schools (secondary boarding schools in the Anadarko Area of the Bureau of Indian Affairs) were examined for purposes of determining needed educational programs. Data were obtained for: all students who had completed the 1975-76 school year and were expected to return; all 1975-76 seniors who had…

Week-end college offerings provided more than 360 paraprofessionals, parents, and professionals with opportunities for comprehensive study of ways to meet the developmental needs of children with handicapping conditions. The program was initiated through the cooperative efforts of a college special education department, a university affiliated…