This study was undertaken to provide insight into the circumstances of California's Puerto Ricans who are only now surfacing as a distinct Latino bloc within the State's larger Hispanic population. Research methods consisted of a demographic analysis of Puerto Ricans in California and interviews with community representatives and public officials…

The characteristics of demagogic discourse and a methodology appropriate for its analysis can be illustrated by examining Huey Long's "Every Man a King" radio address on February 20, 1934. The demagogue is similar to the revered public figure in that both are mass leaders, charismatic, and heroic. But the demagogue elicits powerful…

THE QUESTIONNAIRE CONTAINS 72 ITEMS DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE VALUE POSITIONS OF INDIVIDUALS ON NINE DIMENSIONS. THESE DIMENSIONS REPRESENT VALUE PROBLEMS OF RELEVANCE TO THE TOTAL AMERICAN SOCIETY AND OF PARTICULAR CONCERN TO PERSONS IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL WORK AND RELATED FIELDS OF GENERAL SOCIAL WELFARE. VALUE POSITIONS, AND QUITE OFTEN VALUE…

This document presents proceedings of a workshop held as part of Australia's preparations for the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development, 1979. An overview of the workshop is presented, along with a transcript of the keynote address. Four topics are then addressed: (1) The Changing Allocation of Resources of Science…

Using a sample from a homogeneous population, a study was conducted to examine the distinction between intrapersonal and interpersonal issue agendas, and the use of open-ended questions, paried comparisons, and semantic differentials to measure respondent agendas. The study found measurable differences between intrapersonal and interpersonal issue…

This paper reviews press coverage of events surrounding the 1977 governmental decision to ban fluorocarbons in spray cans in the United States. The research reported focused on the years 1972 to 1978 and involved a count of the number of items published in selected newspapers and magazines or aired on the three major networks' evening news…

Although games are not usually thought of as aids to planning, a special type of game can be helpful when problems are complex, factors determining resolution are imperfectly understood, and numerous views coexist. Objectives of the education system planning game are to illuminate major issues of educational planning, to increase the participants'…

In this speech, Robert McNamara examines the background of the world population problem, analyzes its current trends, evaluates the measures available to deal with it, and suggests actions governments and others can take to help solve it. It now appears that significant fertility decline may have begun in developing countries. Data seem to…

This report is a synopsis of the findings of a nine-month research study into the beliefs, attitudes, and behavior of both adults and high school youth involved in the use of alcoholic beverages and driving. A questionnaire was administered to a nationally projectable samply of 1,660 adults between the ages of 18 and 55 and to a representative…

The PEACESAT Project (Pan Pacific Education and Communication Experiments by Satellite) has been in daily operation for four years since April 1971. Initiated as an individual research project of a university faculty member, it has expanded to involve educational institutions in 12 countries or jurisdictions in the Pacific Basin. These…

This book discusses how some of the topics taught in a conventional physics course have been used to solve interesting technical problems in industry, medicine, agriculture, transportation, and other areas of society. The topics include heat, optics, magnetism and electricity, nuclear physics, and sound. (MLH)

The U.S. Office of Education (USOE) has developed the Comprehensive Career Education Models in response to certain perceived social problems. There is an enormous distance, however, between the perception of a social problem and the formulation of a policy or program. In this paper, social problems are examined from a different perspective than…

The phases of daily living which are covered in this selected bibliography are alcohol and drug education, life styles, leisure activities, marraige and family relationships, politics, race relations, sex education, statistics/social indicators, and value concepts. Because the subject is so encompassing, no attempt has been made to be exhaustive.…

Several models for organizing methods of observing social interaction are presented in the form of dimensions along which researchers choose methods to fulfill particular research objectives. The setting dimension specifies whether the research will be done in the lab or in the field. The output dimension specifies the form which the data will…

Concerned with teen-aged pregnancy, the text includes discussions of premarital pregnancy, the pregnant teen as a member of the poor, as nonwhite, and as a teen-ager, obstetrical concepts, pregnancy results, factors which influence medical prognosis, and solutions to minimize medical risk. Additional areas of concern are a research review and a…