The expansion of higher education in Great Britain since World War II has been accompanied by a corresponding growth in research and publications analyzing its causes and consequences. Many have seen it as a forerunner of a type of social organization, the "post-industrial society," one in which educational and scientific training and…

The Legal Reference Manual is one of a set of twenty-one manuals used in METRO-APEX 1974, a computerized college and professional level, computer-supported, role-play, simulation exercise of a community with "normal" problems. Stress is placed on environmental quality considerations. APEX 1974 is an expansion of APEX--Air Pollution…

National recognition of the correlation between rural and urban problems has brought about an atmosphere of confidence relative to the future of the rural and/or small school. Such confidence is evidenced by: (1) renewed interest and concern over the plight of rural education by society in general; (2) Federal commitment in recognition of the fact…

The 9 papers in this compilation on rural industrial development are titled as follows: (1) "U.S. Employment Shifts Through 1985" (gains, regional losses, relation to per capita income and economic activities, geographic concentration, and national basis of regional projections); (2) "Large Industry in a Rural Area: Demographic,…

This study sought to establish the situational, demographic, and psychosocial characteristics, and the knowledge, attitudes, and practices, of low socioeconomic women as related to degree of involvement in a family planning program; and to determine the basic reasons for noninvolvement in the program. As for women newly admitted to the family…

The characteristics of approximately 1700 West Virginia non-migrants, returned migrants, and West Virginians living in the Appalachian ghetto of Cleveland and suburbs of Cleveland are described. Data, collected through interviews and questionnaire, are presented in marginal form without statistical analysis because one of the main purposes of this…

This paper reports a study of conformity reactions of white and black children to the unanimous and incorrect judgment of children from either their own or other ethnic groups. Experimental groups comprised four subjects of the same sex and grade level. Groups representing all Negro were used; all variables were completely crossed. The subjects…

This yearbook is a compilation of journal and magazine articles with an interdisciplinary approach toward the problem of educating the disadvantaged. The readings are considered as supplementary reference material designed for professors, school administrators, civil rights workers, and other interested investigators who often lack sufficient time…

This wide-ranging discussion begins by briefly reviewing the background of the current small-group movement: what started out as individual therapy eventually led to group therapy. The term "therapy" is now being dropped and small groups are becoming a new, here-to-stay, soial institution. The need for an open, safe vehicle for self-expression is…

In order to gain greater comprehension of the heterogeneous character of older people and to learn more about the social conditions surrounding the aged survivor, this study focuses on certain sub-samples of the older population: the married and widowed. Specifically, it attempts to assess the social adaptation to widowhood among the aged in 3…

In this descriptive study of the views and opinions of member organizations of the Canadian Council on Rural Development (CCRD), it is noted that approximately 6 months after the CCRD was created the decision was made by the organization to assess and define itself prior to attempting to contribute to the solution of problems relating to land and…

This paper probes the conditions of student life and the needs of identity, self-esteem, and sense of personal worth and potency which can affect the students' readiness for learning. A number of crucial factors interact with the teacher's efforts to provide learning opportunities and to stimulate interest in curriculum resources. In creating an…

The present study aims to bring to the reader an understanding of Venezuela's educational patterns, needs, and development within the framework of the country's economic and social situation. Much of this report is devoted to historical backgrounds --to cultural development, politics, immigration, economics, and international attitudes-- to give…

Black newspapers should not go unnoticed by school administrators, as they too often are. Black people have a long and proud history of intraracial communication. More than 200 "black" periodicals work hard at forming, leading, and interpreting for black communities. No black community is totally dependent upon the standard white-owned and…

Beginning with a brief review of relevant social, economic, and educational conditions during the 1800s, this study probed the activities, accomplishments, and vicissitudes of adult education in Ontario up to 1900. Early contributions of agricultural societies, newspapers, associations, private societies, libraries, and public and private schools…