The development and implementation of a course curriculum for training youth officers in both statutory and volunteer employment is the subject of this document. The twin principles underlying the course were: the systematic use of the combined talents of the staff; implementation of a "student centered" course seeking to meet his needs, deal with…

This study surveyed the attitudes and participation patterns of Alabama public health workers involved during 1967-68 in statewide continuing education programs, combining telecasts with study manuals and group discussion; and analyzed their responses by age, sex, occupation, formal education, experience in public health, and the size of the…

This study was undertaken to determine whether or not the theater arts play an important role in a large metropolitan area outside of New York. The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) urbanized area was chosen for the study. Another purpose of the study was to determine whether or not there were important facets of theater, besides professional theater, that…

The study investigated the adoption behavior of 100 strawberry growers (including 32 Mennonites and 23 Japanese) in the lower Fraser Valley of British Columbia. Adoption of six selected practices was examined in relation to socioeconomic characteristics and ethnicity. Findings included the following: (1) ethnic groups differed significantly on…

It is assumed that a greater understanding of the complex interrelationship between the individual student and his environment will result in more intelligent and effective use of institutional resources in total educational programing. The first of four articles calls for increased research on students because it is felt that the adequacy of…

The research presented in this study focuses on the hypothesis that there are consistent patterns of school desegregation and racial attitudes in the South and urban North which can be empirically derived and mathematically described through the simultaneous use of ecological and opinion data. Findings relating to the public school desegregation…

Aimed at grades pre-K through 2 in five selected elementary schools, this program was to provide an overlay of staff and services in addition to those already provided by other poverty area school projects. Academic achievement, parental involvement, and better communication among the grades were the objectives. The emphasis was on reading and…

The 1968-69 Experienced Teacher Fellowship Program (ExTFP) in industrial arts was designed to orient and upgrade 24 urban teachers for a broad-base industrial arts program as described in the Galaxy Approach for Occupational Education. The program was organized to: (1) provide in-depth courses in technical areas, (2) provide short-term intensive…

This report is the second in a series designed to describe children, their families, and staff members who have participated in Project Head Start center activities. The data depicts center and participant characteristics for the Full Year 1967-1968 and Summer 1968 Head Start programs, and, in combination with data in the report on previous…

This is a brief overview of Project Canada West, initiated in April 1970 to develop relevant curriculum for Canadian education. Events and activities leading to the formation of the Project are discussed, including the influence of the publication WHAT CULTURE? WHAT HERITAGE? by A. B. Hodgetts. Problems in the organization of knowledge for the…

Recent investigations in the field of speech pathology are focusing increasingly on possible relationships among the pathological natures of those speech disorders having an emotional base (e.g., stuttering, stagefright, reticence). The psychological and sociological context of reticence--the avoidance of social and verbal interaction--should be…

This study, conducted in 12 institutions in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, and Arizona, investigated the form and function of student government in college and university family housing areas; examined pertinent literature, legislative action, and litigation; sought problems common to students in family housing that could be…

This study focused on the influence of selected personal factors on North Carolina legislators' perceptions of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. A review of the theories of perception and related research was coupled with interviews with 145 members of the 124th General Assembly of North Carolina. Concepts of the district or…

This study was undertaken at Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois) to explore the effectiveness of one way of preparing in-service teachers in transformational grammar. The method involved two phases: (1) the training of four high school English teachers, in one school district, in transformational grammar, and (2) the production of a series of…

The concepts of symbiosis and separation-individuation are explained, and the symbiosis theory of infantile psychosis is presented. Diagnostic considerations and clinical cases of child psychosis are reviewed; prototypes of mother-child interaction are described; and therapy is discussed. A summary of the symbiosis theory and a bibliography of…