THIS RESEARCH INVESTIGATED WHY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS CHOSE TO ATTEND OR NOT TO ATTEND A SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH A SAMPLE OF GIRLS AND THEIR MOTHERS TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL AND FAMILY ON THEIR CHOICE. SOME OF THE SPECIFIC FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR ATTENDING WERE CONSIDERED IN PLANNING THE PROGRAM FOR…

THIS SOURCE BOOK TRANSLATES THE ELEGANT AND SOMEWHAT ALIEN WORLD OF RESTORATION COMEDY INTO TERMS THAT CAN ENABLE AMERICAN DIRECTORS AND ACTORS--BY EMPLOYING THE ACTING "METHOD" OF CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGICAL REALISM--TO SIMULATE THE EXPERIENCE, PERCEPTION, AND EXPRESSION OF THE 17TH-CENTURY ENGLISH ARISTOCRAT. TO ENCOURAGE DIRECTORS TO…

Are new values and norms learned and internalized in professional school? This question and other related ones will be considered in the study of which this paper is a preliminary report. To specify norms and to consider the structure of relations in a set of norms, nursing students' prescriptions of what various kinds of personnel in a hospital…

In a previous study by the investigator, it was determined that the lowest socioeconomic strata of pupils valued leadership significantly higher than did the upper socioeconomic group. This follow-up study attempted to determine whether pupils with similar connotations of leadership were more likely to be democratic leaders or autocratic leaders,…

Counselor education emerged from the period 1965-1968 with a more professional status. As with any developing professions, however, some areas have advanced faster than others. For example, areas such as the evaluation of counselor education programs, problems of professional ethics, and the counseling of children with special problems received…

Families participating in a program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children and Unemployed Parents were studied to obtain data on personal and health characteristics of adult members, socioeconomic characteristics of the family unit, and the interrelations of these variables. Interviews were conducted by trained interviewers with 324 families…

This paper describes an assessment of interpersonal power in a sample of college-age dating couples using both self-report and behavioral measures. While self-reports revealed egalitarian ideals, less than half the respondents perceived their current relationship as egalitarian in practice; rather, these relationships tended to be male-dominated.…

Marijuana use on college campuses is commonplace both as regards experimentation and frequent use. In attempting to understand factors contributing to this phenomenon which flies in the face of legal America, researchers have examined various aspects of parental influence including parental consumption of legal and illegal drugs and their…

This guide was developed by teachers involved in a workshop on "Electric Power Generation and the Environment." Activity topics are: (1) Energy and the Consumer; (2) Energy and Water Pollution; and (3) Energy and Air Pollution. Within these topics, the activities are classified as awareness level, transitional level, or operational…

The concepts of the goals and perspectives of organizations and the organization of tasks, which have been valuable in the analysis of industrial work settings, were used to analyze two graduate schools of business that differ on these dimensions. The schools examined were the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and the Northwestern…

It is suggested in this speech that in an effort to improve curriculum, administrators need to integrate and share research on values, industry input, strategy formulation and implementation, and historical and environmental perspectives. They need the realistic support and influence of various organizations within the university and beyond,…

Evaluated was a pilot study on the use of behavior modification with 116 delinquent boys (8- to 15-years-old) committed to a residential treatment center. Upon assignment to classes, each S was placed on an individual contract which, when completed, was worth points redeemable for such things as candy and potato chips. Ss were administered the…

The document describes a workshop designed to provide participants with information, competencies, and skills pertaining to working with adult learners. Eleven persons from central and western Nebraska participated. The workshop's program included participants' self-appraisal of their competencies and their involvement in talk sessions and small…

Frequently references to spokesmen and issues of the Chicano movement for social and economic equality refer to prior experiences of the black American mass social movement. Through examining both mass social movements, it becomes obvious that exact comparisons are misleading. Numerous similarities in economic, social, and political suppression…

Earlier projections of labor supply and speculations about the impact on values and lifestyles on work, leisure, and work-leisure relationships are reassessed in light of current events. Previous projections were the basis for three alternative scenarios of possible work-leisure relationships. The first examined some of the implications of…