Personal account of author's participation in a special program to improve learning skills of disadvantaged New York City children, with concerns expressed over ignored need for all teachers and personnel workers to function as team for sake of child and family. (CJ)

Describes males' responses to questionnaire items on feminist propositions in terms of the sexual composition of the group answering the questionnaire. Since the degree of chauvinism or chivalry is affected by the group's makeup, the implications for research methodology are noted. Tables, graph, and bibliography. (RW)

After an analysis of the pros and cons of the fraternity system, the author states that fraternities will remain in existence on college campuses due to the need of certain students to seek "social shelter". (AP)

Groups play an important part in the lives of Japanese citizens. Interpersonal relations and harmony are the source of group strength. A comparison of group life in the United States and Japan indicates that, generally, Japanese work for their group's good, while Americans work for their personal good. (HLM)

Answers questions about regional accreditation: what it is, its chief benefits, whether all North Central Association (NCA) schools meet the same standards, whether all accredited schools are of equal quality, why some schools are not members of NCA, the difference between evaluation and accreditation, and the role of accreditation/evaluation in…

An outline of the membership of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education profiles the average member, his/her job title and responsibilities, career preparation, professional development opportunities, status within the institution, institution type, salaries, and sex and qualification discrimination in compensation. Compensation…

The highest priority of the American School Health Association is to establish a constituent school health association in every state. Common problems to be faced include: identifying and mobilizing possible members, lack of state support, and implementing a dues structure. (JN)

Investigated the relationship between behavior variables and pretherapy variables and found significant positive relationships. The amount of work a patient produced in a therapy group was highly related to pretraining levels of on-task behavior. Psychiatric interview variables were poor predictors of pretraining behaviors. (JAC)

Presents findings from an occupational survey of 3,894 regular members of the American Society for Information Science. Aspects discussed include degrees held, age, experience, job titles, employers, and job functions performed. Statistical tables and histograms support the discussion. (SW)

It is proposed that retaining and promoting membership in alumni associations should have equal attention. An attractive membership benefits package can help retain members. Direct-mail promotion can take a number of forms, capitalizing on alumni's varied perceptions and motivations. A calendar is given for targeting promotions. (MSE)

An alumni association dues program has these benefits: operating funds, program expansion, identification of committed alumni, and association independence from the institution. Its problems can be: possible competition with the annual fund, possible competition with constituent associations dues programs, and negative reaction to direct mailings.…

Investigates the combined influences of social and cognitive factors upon the pattern and level of information exposure of adults. Develops a model of information exposure based on parental socioeconomic status, sex, educational attainment, childhood use of print media, occupational status and complexity, adult print media usage, television usage,…