The major purpose of the study was to provide information and test specific hypotheses about the causes and nature of the process of migration and the adjustment of Appalachian migrants to the city of Columbus, Ohio. In the study, the Appalachian region was approached not only as a geographic area but also as an ecological structure, a cultural…

The purpose of the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act is to provide Federal funds to assist the States and localities in improving their services dealing with the juvenile delinquency problem. This would apply to the juvenile justice and juvenile aid systems including courts, correctional facilities, police agencies, and other…

This study was designed to determine whether a training program which focuses primarily on interpersonal relationships, communication and observation skills, and knowledge and understanding of both one's own behavior and that of others would increase the empathetic ability of psychiatric aides. Two studies were conducted. A pilot study was done to…

The study of teacher attitudes investigated the issues of identification and labeling of children as mentally retarded in relation to social class and out of school adaptation. Nine student profiles giving identical school performance and testing information but differing in information on social class and behavior outside school were the bases of…

The amount of violent behavior in a society is determined by a number of social indicators which influence members of that society to condemn or justify violence. To develop a technology for the implementation of appropriate social action, therefore, one must have a thorough understanding of the nature of such social indicators. In order to…

In this speech, the author proposes a 5-point program designed to increase the number of women in administration. The program calls for (1) the identification of potential women administrators who might be successful at their own institution or at another institution by a committee on the status of women at each campus; (2) the setting up of a…

Between 1961 and 1971 a systematic series of investigations aimed at developing social-learning-based home intervention procedures for the treatment of hyper-aggressive children was carried out. As a result of this series of studies, a set of social learning techniques were developed, articulated, and cross-validated. The data from these…

This document reports the hearings held by the Committee on Education and Labor's General Subcommittee on Education in New York, N.Y. and Boston, Mass. on two bills. One, H. R. 3101, is a bill to assist school districts reduce crime against children, employees, and facilities in the elementary and secondary schools by providing financial…

Presented is a manual developed by the Manatee, Florida, program for gifted students which includes three articles describing giftedness, checklists for teachers, a section on identifying characteristics of gifted students, sections on the self concept and minority gifted students, questions and suggestions for parents of gifted students, and…

Described in the final report is a 3-year project which prepared 25 teachers at Master's degree level in a practicum based teacher training program for preschool handicapped children. Stressed are the program's objective of developing effective teachers able to cope with behavioral and educational problems irrespective of purported etiologies or…

This study sought to determine the relationship between the values of adolescents and the corresponding values of their parents. The values were divided into six basic interests or evaluative attitudes; theoretical, economic, aesthetic, social, political, and religious. The sample consisted of 50 female Catholic high school students and their…

Summarized are 19 presentations given at the first annual National Conference on the Disadvantaged Gifted held March 24-25, 1973. Emphasized is the effect of identification procedures, program provisions, and research and evaluation on (1) economically deprived gifted students, (2) culturally different gifted students, (3) female gifted students,…

Intended for special education program planning teams, the guide details the development and implementation of full services programs for handicapped children in Prince William County, Maryland as specified in the Public Law 94-142. It is explained that the Full Services Model Program Consists of four processes: identification (involving public…

Presented is an informal report of a 3-year early intervention project for young handicapped children in Michigan, a part of the Handicapped Children's Early Education Program, sometimes referred to as the First Chance Projects. Sections cover the following topics, an overview of the project; identification and screening; the service delivery…

Basic function of a migrant Census Taker is to identify eligible migrant children, 0-20 years old, residing within a designated area. Census Takers work part-time with school districts, migrant programs, and community agencies within the geographic area to set up procedures for relaying information on identified migrant children. Censuses are…