A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DROPOUTS MUST TEACH NOT ONLY SKILLS BUT SHOULD ALSO IMPART A SET OF SOCIAL AND ESTHETIC VALUES THAT PROVIDE A REASON FOR EARNING A LIVING. THE DEPRIVED BACKGROUND OF DROPOUTS FOSTERS ANTISOCIAL, ANTI-INTELLECTUAL, AND ANTICULTURAL ATTITUDES. EXPOSURES TO CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ALONE IS INSUFFICIENT TO ALTER DEEPLY ENTRENCHED…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES SEVERAL STEPS UNDERTAKEN BY A RESEARCH GROUP FROM SAN FRANCISCO STATE COLLEGE PRELIMINARY TO THE PROPOSED CREATION OF A RESEARCH CENTER FOR STUDIES OF DISADVANTAGED PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. THE PLANS ANTICIPATE FORMATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE, RESEARCH, AND TRAINING CENTER FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE…

A research project was undertaken to make an inventory of the needs in the training and professional development of directors, assistant directors, and teachers in elementary and secondary French-language schools in Ontario. The report is divided into three sections and a conclusion. The first chapter reviews the literature on the evaluation of…

A study examined the organizational factors contributing to the motivation of 4-H volunteer leaders. A modified form of Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory served as the research design of the study. A total of 149 4-H leaders were interviewed regarding thirteen job factors: recognition; personal growth; relationships with other 4-H leaders,…

According to the Theory of Work Adjustment, a relationship exists between vocational needs and developmental and concurrent experiential factors. A test of this hypothesis was conducted using self report biodata and measured vocational needs. A 211 item Biographical Information Form (BIF) and the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) were…

The materials contained in these hearings represent the statements of witnesses before one of the subcommittees of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives. Witnesses include members of Congress, a pediatrician from John Hopkins School of Medicine, HEW Secretary Califano, R. Sargent Shriver, and various…

Motivation is vital to all learning with the possible exception of incidental learning. Home study may adapt motivational learning theory to its goals by considering basic concepts with related examples. First, the more advance reasons an individual has to believe in the value of home study, the more likely will be the success of educational…

The purpose of this study was to determine the most important physical and social discriminators of loneliness among 418 rural adults aged 65 to 99 years. A multiple stepwise discriminant analysis which incorporated 18 classifying variables was used to determine the best classifiers of adults into three levels of loneliness. Two significant…

This study examines how 273 adolescents view the help provided to them by their mothers, their fathers and their peers. The assumption was that the parent-child relationship, in particular, would contain many of the ingredients (proximity, affection, responsibility, shared experiences) which should foster the development of helping relationships…

This report assesses the needs of and resources for children of alcoholic parents, and recommends strategies based on the identification of service gaps. The number, characteristics, life experiences, feelings, coping mechanisms, and problems of children of alcohol parents are discussed. Needs common to this group and factors which variably…

Developed as part of a project designed to provide a synthesis of the literature and practice relating to the career education of disadvantaged students, this review is intended to inform teachers about research and techniques for motivating disadvantaged students. Section I discusses the nature of motivation and describes the basic human needs…

Children's rights can be served by maximizing from birth the opportunities for each individual child's healthy growth, well-being, and fullfillment. Knowledge of the developmental needs and characteristics of children must be the foundation for action and policy by government and other agencies and institutions--national, state and local. Children…

A proposal to carefully examine some current thinking on early learning and attempts to project their implications into the design of a unique learning facility that would offer a supportive and stimulating environment for young children two to six years of age, providing for their individual needs and differences. The concepts examined were…

The time has come for education to be concerned first about the state of being of each individual; that is, the physical and mental health of each child so that he can become a more receptive learner. The intellectual processes which education has dealt with for so long is dependent upon the physical processes for their functional adequacy and…

This paper discusses the research methodology used to determine the main dimensions of satisfaction-dissatisfaction (fertility values) associated with family size. A survey instrument was used to interview approximately 300 white women with none, one, two, or four children. Within the survey instrument, three different approaches were used to…