A survey to examine male and female attitudes toward locally proposed energy developments (e.g., coal production, refineries) in an Appalachian community is reported. Four hundred and eighty-five residents were questioned on whether they favor the proposed developments; whether they were currently employed in an energy-related occupation; and…

This report documents a hearing to extend authorization of appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The discussion focuses on the role of vocational education in economic revitalization and reindustrialization. Testimony includes prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from four individuals representing the…

A sample of 1123 young people in Hong Kong responded to a number of statements concerning family norms. Data suggest that with regard to relationships between husband and wife, and parents and children, views are more consonant with the norms of the Western conjugal family than the traditional Chinese family. (Author)

This instructional unit for grades 8-9 combines science and social studies in a look at the broad social and economic upheavals that took place during the industrial revolution, giving special emphasis to the role of energy. The invention and development of the steam engine is highlighted in one lesson. Other lessons show how the industrial…

Recent developments in higher education in Iran are examined against a background of social reform and industrialization. (Editor)

This study examined the effect urban development, in an area undergoing planned industrialization, would have on sex role differentiation in the family in a non-Western society--Iran. (Author)

Based on a paper originally read at the National Conference of the U.S. Office of Education Tri-University Project in Elementary Education (2d, New Orleans, February 1, 1968).

The document traces the development of education in Japan from the 17th century to the present. It is presented in four chapters. Chapter one discusses the Tokugawa Period (1603-1867). Principal forms of schooling were hanko for the Samurai class and terakoya for the commoners. The hanko were established for the benefit of the fiefs; objectives of…

Two working papers were presented at this meeting of the World Health Organization: "Principles and Methods of Health Education in the German Democratic Republic" and "A Philosophy of Health Education in Industrialized Societies." Both papers are summarized in this report. General and group discussions are presented along with conclusions and…

The effect of industrialization on Anglo and Spanish surname populations in 16 Southwestern Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) was examined by (1) classifying cities on the basis of industrialization as the salient feature of urban metropolitan areas, (2) measuring the socioeconomic characteristics of corresponding populations, and…

This report comprises papers commissioned for the World Congress on Educating Engineers for World Development, sponsored by the International Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, and held in Colorado in June 1975. The purpose of the Congress was to bring about significant changes in the education of engineers and in the…

Methods are discussed for providing foreign-born engineering students with a wider grasp of industrial development operations than that provided to American students. A course providing such instruction is described, along with materials used, several typical student reports, and observations about the course. (LMH)

The nature and extent of religious belief and practice in the South and the relatively great attachment Southerners show to their local communities were described in this paper on Southern culture. Differences in church attendance for the South and non-South were tabulated for various occupations. The general cultural tendency of…

The educational and social heritage of India has limited the development of creative spontaneous minds needed to meet the changes of the 20th century. The formal, irrelevant education, confined to the earlier years of an individual's life may only prepare him for a minimum of seven to 15 years of work during his adult life. Because India presently…