Reported is a study to describe how 12 groups of parents of handicapped children in Oregon engage in political democracy; and to identify some of the organizational, strategical, and attitudinal factors which maintain and sustain the participatory process. In an introductory chapter on the purpose and scope of the study, it is noted that data is…

This research studied the new childrearing values and practices which are emerging among humanistic communal parents. Thirty-three parents from seven share-the-land cooperatives in northern California and southwestern Oregon were interviewed. Questions were asked about experiences related to childbirth, the nature and sources of child care…

A research project, which involved a review of welding education research and surveys of welders in two states and the presidents of chapters of the American Welding Society throughout the United States, was conducted to gather empirical data from which welding curricula may be revised so as to reflect the changes in the welding industry caused by…