In order to assess the impact of the growing number of part-time farm families on the nature of social relations in rural communities, part-time and full-time farmers from five counties in South-Central Missouri were compared on three aspects: (1) community integration; (2) perceived benefits from rural living; and (3) goals and priorities they…

Analysis of the transcripts of 200 full-time and 200 part-time beginning traditional credit students randomly sampled from the population of students entering each fall from 1967 to 1975 at William Rainey Harper College indicated that: (1) overall student grade point average rose in direct relationship to changes in grading policy; (2) the grade…

An exploratory study attempted (1) to learn why some employers use permanent part time employment and others do not, (2) to suggest what the benefits and costs of part-time employment are, and (3) to describe which work settings are well-suited to part time employment and which are not. Data were obtained from personal interviews and mail…

This paper focuses on the way that information from a field test of any new curriculum can be used by an administrator to implement it into a school or group of schools. Suggestions relate to estimating students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes, and to measuring the extent to which a curriculum is implemented. These factors are considered with…

The current study is an extension fo the Instructional Dimensions Study (IDS), part of a comprehensive study of compensatory education programs. This study had two purposes: (1) to investigate achievement changes over the summer of 1977 and during the 1978 calendar year for IDS students, and (2) to compare summer gains of compensatory and…

Salaries of Canadian university teachers for 1978-79 have been compiled in this second edition report. Information for the 43 institutions is based on the reported annual rate of salary for full-time teachers only, including those on sabbatical leave. The statistics for each institution include salary rates for full professors, associate…

This annotated bibliography identifies materials appropriate for persons planning to implement preretirement planning programs. Materials have been categorized by those subject matter areas commonly included in such programs. These include (1) general references, (2) consumer and financial affairs, (3) housing, (4) nutrition, (5) health, (6)…

THE STUDY WAS SET UP IN 1963 CHIEFLY TO IDENTIFY THE FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS MASS MEDIA AND THEIR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE TO THE AUDIENCE (A SAMPLE OF WISCONSIN FARM WOMEN). THE FARM WOMEN WERE IN CONTACT WITH MASS MEDIA AN AVERAGE OF SIX OR SEVEN HOURS DAILY. BASED ON EARLIER DATA (1957) IT APPEARED THAT THE PROPORTION OF HOMES WITH TELEVISION, WOMEN'S…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RECENT (1964-67) ANNOTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS IS DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS RELATING TO THE CHARACTERISTICS AND LEARNING ABILITIES OF OLDER ADULTS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND RETIREMENT AND PRERETIREMENT EDUCATION. SUCH TOPICS AND AREAS OF CONCERN AS STABILITY AND CHANGE IN ADULT CHARACTERISTICS (INCLUDING CHANGES IN GOALS), EDUCATIONAL…

Tests of intelligence, personality adjustment, and attitudes toward school and examinations were given to vocational evening class students attending a British college of further education. Analysis of results showed that continuation students were significantly more intelligent than those resuming after a lapse of time, and that of the latter…

THE EFFECTIVE TEACHER OF THE DISADVANTAGED MUST POSSESS, FIRST OF ALL, THE QUALITIES DISTINGUISHING A GOOD TEACHER IN ANY SCHOOL IN OUR SOCIETY, AND AT THE SAME TIME, HE MUST BE COGNIZANT OF THOSE DIFFERING VALUES WHICH SEPARATE THE DISADVANTAGED SUB-CULTURE FROM THE MAINSTREAM OF OUR SOCIAL STRUCTURE. AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM CAN…

Many of the recommendations of the 1960 White House Conference on Children and Youth have implications for home economics education and 14 of these recommendations form the basis for this publication, and for Part I, available as VT 005 255. Part II contains four articles on problems of families which affect their school-age members. Each chapter…

The main purpose of this study was to describe married women students at Lansing Community College, Michigan, their reasons for going to college, problems faced, and perceptions of attitudes of family and friends toward the dual role of student and homemaker. Data were gathered through questionnaires, interviews with 47 of the 123 respondents, and…

A discussion of the assumptions about the composition of intelligence which underlie preschool intervention efforts today offers theoretical evidence of a hierarchical arrangement of learning processes. International studies on cognitive development have concluded that the emergence of symbolic or conceptual thought occurs at a transitional age…

This guide for teaching consumer education for a coeducational class in home economics at the high school level is organized to capitalize on student interests. The course is for one semester, but more material than needed is provided. Overall course objectives are stated, and suggested course titles are listed. Eleven teaching units are…