A study conducted in a rural and an urban county in Texas sought to determine factors affecting changes in occupational patterns taking place in selected Spanish American populations from each of the 2 areas. An attempt was also made to determine levels of living, income, education, and aspirations of parents for their children's futures. The…

In the spring semester of 1977 all Indiana University Groups Program students from the freshman classes 1969 through 1975 were surveyed by mailed questionnaires. Responses were received from 177 of the 1,437 Groups students to whom they were sent. Respondents were asked about educational status and educational history, current employment, and…

The purpose of this publication is to link educators to some of the resources of social psychology, and to offer ideas and tools for use in enriching whatever role educators may play in elementary, secondary, or professional education. It briefly surveys the ingredients and dimensions of social psychology and then examines ten areas of educational…

Providing information by counties, grouped according to Extension Areas and Area Development Districts, this data book is designed as an aid to identification of Kentucky problems. Included are definitions of terms, explanations of comparability of 1960 and 1970 figures, suggested uses, and exemplary uses. Tables provide 1960 and 1970 figures on:…

The study, conducted in 1971, assessed characteristics of licensed practical nurses (LPN's) who worked in occupational health nursing. The survey instrument, a questionnaire, was returned by 591 LPN's in occupational health and provided data related to: personal characteristics, work and setting, administrative and professional functioning,…

This volume is the third report in a series on a longitudinal study of the educational and labor market experience of young women. The study views the experience and behavior of individuals in the labor market as resulting from an interaction between the characteristics of the environment and a variety of characteristics of the individual. The…

This study hypothesizes that Chinese, Japanese, and blacks in California earn less at each level of education and age than do whites, and that the situation is not improving. Hypothesized reasons include a lower return on education, exclusion from high earning occupations, nonadvancement within an occupation, and greater unemployment. A basic…

This report is the third of a series covering the status of psychological research and activity in foreign schools and laboratories. It covers discussions with prominent psychologists in Latin America and provides information about representative work in process. Information on the following countries is reported: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador,…

The intention of this handbook is to report on the present situation in the international discussion on peace education and to make further development of this field possible in the peace movement. The first of the three sections contains papers which are contributions on preconditions for and the foundations of peace education, along with…

This study is based on data collected in the first through fourth stages of a 5-year longitudinal study of 5,225 young men in the national civilian noninstitutional population who were 14 to 24 years of age at the time of the initial (Autumn 1966) interview. The purpose of this progress report is to describe the magnitudes and patterns of change…

Changes in secondary school curricula during the past ten years prompted the College Entrance Examination Board to investigate the impact of these changes on the academic preparation of college bound students. A feasibility study revealed that students could give valid accounts of their educational experiences. One of a series of eight reports,…

It is not the kind of atmosphere most adults would find helpful if they needed to study and learn-high dropout rates, kids promoted without learning, schools short on money, profanity and disrespect, fighting, drug and alcohol abuse. Yet these are "very serious" problems in schools, according to surprisingly large numbers of the nation's black and…

This report examines what is currently known about the employment of college graduates in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The first two sections offer an historical and comparative overview of the issue and a discussion of the methodology. A third section examines and discusses findings from the literature on employer needs and wants. This is followed…

By examining two suburban high schools (one in a wealthy White community and the other in a racially mixed working class community), explores the ways schools integrate adolescents into the economic system through a structured correspondence between the social relations of the school and those of production. (Author/GC)

Summarizes a longitudinal study that identifies a variety of mechanisms within the French school system that continue to generate social inequalities. These mechanisms include school status, parental choice, and economic status. Briefly reviews social inequality and French educational policy. (MJP)