Using data gathered from a survey of adult residents living in Davis County, Utah, this study was intended to determine the relationship between the use and nonuse of the county library, and the residents' perception of its print and cultural services. Related surveys taken in connection with library use, profiles of users and nonusers,…

A test was constructed to measure a person's ability to produce Spanish sounds which are considered difficult but which must be mastered for fluency in Spanish. The test was used with learners from kindergarten to college. It was consensually validated by a panel of bilingual specialists after analyzing it according to contrastive analysis…

Two speeches by Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique" and first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), are examined in this paper. The first speech analyzed, "Tokenism and the Pseudo-Radical Cop-Out," was delivered at Cornell University in January, 1969, and the second, a "Call to Women's Strike…

This paper discusses a study conducted with 100 parents of high school-age students in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to determine the nature and range of their goals for secondary education. Each parent participated in an open-ended, tape-recorded interview. Results of these interviews, while qualitative, revealed basic sex-role expectations of parents…

Described are science cognitive and activity preferences of a sample of secondary students in Georgetown, Malaysia whose perceptions of instructional practices in science were considered. Three instruments were used to collect data. The analysis considers the mean scores and F-test results for a Science Cognitive Preference Inventory, an Activity…

The performance correlates of perceptions of discriminatory treatment, satisfaction, and self-concept for male and female U.S. Military Academy Cadets in the Classes of 1980 and 1981 were investigated. Numerous instruments were used for data collection, including the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, the Spence Attitude Toward Women Scale, the West…

This report, prepared by the United States General Accounting Office, focuses on the forecasting of science and engineering personnel in the 1980's and the use of the information in policy formation. The General Accounting Office recommends steps to be taken by the Office of Science and Technology Policy in evaluating the effects of major federal…

A New Zealand study examines the interaction between 18 teachers and their respective classroom environments and actions in an attempt to isolate those factors contributing to each teacher's philosophy concerning the role and responsibility of pedagogy. Nine classroom teachers and nine student teachers are examined for degree of congruence between…

This study investigates the perceptual processing capabilities by analysis of eye movement of children from differing levels of field independence/dependence. Forty nine field independent (24 girls, 26 boys) and 36 field dependent (19 girls, 17 boys) children in third grade were analyzed as they viewed either seven dynamic or seven static segments…

Little has been done to identify the communication needs of nurses. The development of a model to use in examining their communication behavior can be an important first step in identifying those needs. The proposed model identifies four members of the staff nurse's role-set: patients, doctors, family members, and other nursing personnel. Each…

Cognitive and operational difficulties that may ensue from the modification of teacher role into teacher/advisor role can be alleviated by the adoption of four sequential processes. Teachers and administrators involved in role change must pass through the stages of: (1) modifying the old role to include the new; (2) identifying with the new role…

This booklet is a series of 10 unit-organized questionnaires to stimulate discussion on a variety of topics in the area of marriage and family life. These values clarification activities can help 11th and 12th grade students confirm or reevaluate personal attitudes. The units included in this activity are: Love and Marriage; Male and Female…

THE 11 INSTITUTIONS AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY TO DISCOVER MORE ADEQUATE WAYS OF MEASURING IMPORTANT TACTILE-KINESTHETIC MODALITIES WERE VISITED, AND THE OPERATING PROCEDURES AND INFORMATION ON WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED OF EACH INSTITUTION WERE OUTLINED. APPROXIMATELY 20 INSTRUCTORS BEGAN WORK ON A DETAILED CURRICULUM ANALYSIS IN THEIR…

THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO DETERMINE (1) FAMILY AND PERSONAL PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED BY WOMEN AND (2) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE PROBLEMS AND THE RESPONDENTS' BACKGROUND. A MULTI-STAGE PROBABILITY SAMPLING PROCEDURE WAS USED. DATA WERE OBTAINED FROM A SAMPLE OF 611 ADULTS IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, WISCONSIN. THIS INCLUDED 340 WOMEN USED IN THE STUDY.…

THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE PERCEPTIONS ENGINEERING MANAGERS HAVE OF THEIR ROLE, THEIR CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AND SUBJECT AREA NEEDS, AND AMONG THE EXPECTATIONS HELD FOR THEM BY THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERIORS, DIRECT SUBORDINATES, AND BY ENGINEERING FACULTY OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION. ROLE THEORY WAS…