Age significantly predicted performances on six memory tests which clearly defied verbal labeling. Low scores of older persons were responsible for the age effect. The progressively lower recognition scores suggested that nonverbal memory processing through all three modalities was affected adversely by age. (Author)

A study of college students showed that persons scoring higher in aggression demonstrated more negative attitudes toward the aged. Females, older students, and graduate students were more positive. Students majoring in business subjects tended to be more negative, while social work students had the most positive attitudes toward older people.…

Finds somewhat greater upward mobility and less father to son occupational inheritance among 1962 and 1973 cohorts of 25- to 34-year-old White U.S. men than among late nineteenth-century men, but the differences are smaller when comparisons are restricted to the nonfarm sector. Contains 39 references. (SV)

Analysis of data from 12,686 young adult workers demonstrated that men's wages benefited more from marriage, women's were constrained by dual marital/parental roles; detrimental effects of female-dominated occupations were more pronounced for single or childless married persons; married women experience social closure, sorting them into segregated…

Using a model with human capital, socioeconomic, and labor market variables, a study found men's wages exceeded women's for all age cohorts. Investment in human capital and work history patterns influence wages, but do not explain the differential. A large percentage of the difference is explained by such labor market factors as occupational…

Two ways of studying lives in context through time are analysis of longitudinal data and secondary data analysis of long-term studies intended to answer questions not originally posed. The opportunities for, and limitations of, these types of analysis; their relevance to policy; and their applicability to interdisciplinary research are considered.…

The Neurobehavioral Assessment of the Preterm Infant instrument was developed by means of pilot, exploratory, and validation studies. The validation study tested the generalizability of results for different cohorts, test versions, hospitals, and examiners. Seven stable functions were identified: motor development; scarf sign; popliteal angle;…

Examined degree of adherence to age norms and mean preferred ages for 5 life course events (get married, have first child, become grandmother, finish school, retire) among 1,583 women. Using nonforced choice format, proportionately more women provided "right ages" for family events than for nonfamily events. Preferred timing varied by…

Describes environmental influences on the "baby bust" generation (those born 1967-1979). Categorizes the generation into five clusters and considers the implications of their maturation for adult education policy and programming. (SK)

Changes in homicide and arrest rates were compared among cohorts born before and after legalization of abortion and those who were unexposed to legalized abortion. It was found that legalized abortion improved the lives of many women as they could avoid unwanted births.

Most students experience higher education as a solo performance. In relative isolation from their peers, they spend each term selecting from a menu of individual courses that also operate in relative isolation from each other. Cohort programs have, for decades, attempted to break the separation between students and between courses. In this…

This monograph details the results of a large, systematic study of the short- and long-term impacts of liberal arts colleges and liberal arts education using two longitudinal datasets that together contain information on more than 6,500 students and alumni from more than 40 institutions located throughout the country. The longitudinal nature of…

In this paper we examine the nature of our self-study practices in an elementary teacher education cohort called CITE (Community and Inquiry in Teacher Education). We argue that self-study is not only important to our continued work in CITE but also a critical feature of professional practice in general. Two general questions frame our analysis:…

Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue of "Data Notes" looks at student developmental education and gateway course outcomes by gender. The data show that more than half of students were referred to developmental math, with female students being more likely to be referred than male students. Females were more…

Today's workforce comprises distinct generational cohorts-Veterans, Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers, and Millennials. "Generations at School" provides educators with the knowledge and tools to create and sustain true collaboration, teamwork, and consensus. Suzette Lovely and Austin G. Buffum introduce the traits and tipping points of these diverse age…