The Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI) has come under much criticism relating to the interpretation of the masculinity and femininity scales upon which its four sex role types are based. To investigate the masculinity-femininity construct using the BSRI under standard self-description instructions and under self-description instructions in one of two…

This document contains prepared statements and witness testimony from the Congressional hearing on child support enforcement legislation. Statistical data on family composition, divorce and separation trends, living arrangements for children, poverty status, welfare support, and child support are presented. The content of proposed bill H.R. 3545…

The booklet is intended to serve as a guide for parents who think that their children may have learning and school problems. Initial sections explain the nature of learning disabilities, describe common signs (such as problems with physical activities and with tasks that require a specific order or sequence), and briefly discuss the lack of clear…

This paper provides a detailed analysis of evidence concerning benefits of parent involvement in early intervention programs. It is maintained that two dimensions should be considered in defining parent involvement in early intervention programs: (1) the type of activities in which parents engage or the types of resources and assistance which are…

This booklet provides a general blueprint to guide the overall process of teaching a student to be motivated to achieve and offers specific ideas for those concerned with promoting self-motivated behavior among students. Part one discusses teaching and learning self-motivation concepts and principles. These topics are covered: motivation as a…

Summarized are findings from an investigation of Swedish parents, who were studied to discover barriers to fathers taking time off from work to care for a newborn. Discussion focuses on: (1) fathers' participation in parental leave; (2) parents who take leave, and why; (3) barriers to fathers' participation in parental leave; (4) the potential of…

The review papers are a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of 162 handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The major feature of the project was development of a full reverse mainstreamed preschool program, which included…

Recent research on fathers' increasing participation in the care and development of their children is reviewed, and an overview of the father's role in the family is provided. Possible reasons for the increase in fathers' participation are suggested, foremost among them the increasing number of mothers in the workforce and the resulting need for…

Two articles examine issues of transition for people with mental retardation. The first article describes how the Ohio Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) developed a parent-based project to monitor the quality of residential placements. The project was intended to assess both the strengths and weaknesses of community residential programs, to…

The paper discusses a method of integrating parent report with teacher report on the Minnesota Child Development Inventory (MCDI) and the Burks Behavior Rating Scale (BBRS) to aid in the assessment and placement of young children with behavior disorders and developmental delay. Two samples of children were used to collect the data: 3 to 6 year old…

Written for parents of handicapped children in Minnesota, the booklet decribes parents' rights and responsibilities in special education. The question and answer format addresses the following topics: changing rights as a result of P.L. 94-142 (The Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; types…

The booklet offers information to help parents find resources for their handicapped children. Following a brief discussion of the difficulties of having a handicapped child is a chapter with tips about diagnosis. Among the suggestions offered are insisting on a clear and complete interpretation of all diagnostic reports and checking the library…

The manual outlines the role of home or hospital educational service providers working with special education students. Procedures for short term home or hospital instruction are summarized for aspects of referral, notification, program planning, commencement and termination of instruction, student evaluation, and program evaluation. Roles and…

A study was conducted to investigate the effects of parental occupation and student career aspiration on vocabulary development. Subjects, 104 seventh grade and 100 eleventh grade students, were shown 10 pictures and asked to write five words in response to each. The words produced were analyzed to determine phonemic, syllabic, and morphemic…

The quality of parenting in dual career families has been the subject of much debate. To determine whether employed and non-employed mothers, varying in psychological identity status (parental and occupational), differ in the maturity of their perspectives on children and the parent role, 37 married women with children were interviewed. The…