This text provides a selective review of major topics in the sociology of education with special attention given to key issues and questions that sociologists have examined when studying education and schools. It is an introduction, not a comprehensive guide, to work that has been conducted mainly in Britain. The focus is on empirical material,…

A guide to skilled occupations presents information on 30 occupations in narrative form. It is designed for students to use in career planning. For each occupation, the narrator describes, in conversational, first person form, the job, working conditions, necessary qualifications and personal characteristics, related school subjects, and…

During the 1978-79 school year, an early identification (EID) process based primarily on teachers' judgments was applied in kindergarten and grade 1 classes. The EID ratings, made separately for language/reading and mathematics, consisted of the following scale: 0 = no judgment made; 1 = student will be ready, by the end of the school year, for…

The research literature on urban education has tended to focus on the problems of low-status minority groups, the complexity of urban school systems, and the financing and governance of such systems. Given this focus, the deeper problems and the significant opportunities associated with the condition of urbanicity have not yet been properly…

This research explores the interface of the careers of work and marriage-family among new workers in any energy-related impacted community in Wyoming. This impact has brought many changes to the Rocky Mountain West, including the migration of thousands of persons to fill the jobs created by the extraction, processing and construction operations.…

The American philosophy of social mobility has traditionally focused upon equal opportunity to succeed rather than the actual equality of socioeconomic status from the outset. Two replicate studies of social mobility in the U.S. undertaken in the early sixties and seventies enable social scientists to measure shifts in opportunities for American…

A team of behavior modification specialists observed the self-care behavior of 30 severely and profoundly retarded blind men (22-to 51-years-old) in a state institution prior to implementing training programs in basic self-care skills. (LH)

The conference report contains background information on organizing the April, 1979, New York, conference on educational issues of students with visual impairments; results of a preliminary needs assessment questionnaire; texts of 12 conference presentations; the conference evaluation results; and the program. The needs assessment questionnaire…

The report on preliminary administration of the AEBLE (Assessment of Environmental Barriers to Leisure Experiences) instrument to 18 orthopedically impaired children reveals five factors (all but the family support) to be considered problems: community reaction resources, architectural barriers, accessible and available transportation, community…

This compilation of documents submitted by various academic and research libraries on library services to the disabled is arranged under six topics. Policy and procedure statements are addressed by Colorado State University and the Universities of Wisconsin at Madison, Connecticut, and Missouri. The University of British Columbia and the…

This paper describes Project LINC (Living Independently through Neighborhood Cooperation), a model of service delivery that responds to the needs of the frail elderly on a neighborhood basis. The organization of Project LINC is explained, based on four components, i.e.,: (1) intergenerational helping networks; (2) exchange bank of skills and…

This paper describes a simulation experience to help people understand the feelings of the elderly through a program conducted by the Jewish Center for Aged in Chesterfield, MO. The four-hour program is divided into four sections: (1) a true-false test is given to assess participants' concepts of the aged; (2) inhibitors are applied to limit…

The basic purpose of the project was to study and determine the nature of the "inadequate ratio" of Indian employment in Arizona's State agencies. The survey study was based on personal interviews and questionnaires furnished to 153 Indian State employees, 71 agency officials, and 25 ex-State employees. Findings indicated that in 1976,…

Intended for use by rehabilitation counselors and work supervisors, the sourcebook contains 173 problems and solutions provided by rehabilitation engineering. A section titled "Guidelines for Formulating Problem Statements" is intended to summarize the most effective ways for either disabled individuals or rehabilitation practitioners to…

The objective of this study is to show results obtained by computing teacher salaries three different ways and to show the implications of these for practice. Conventional ways of calculating teacher salaries show declines in salaries once inflation has been considered. Following people who remain in the profession, however, shows that salaries…