Attitudes about the role of women in higher education were examined in this research study that surveyed (1) opinions and attitudes of selected faculty men toward faculty women, and (2) opinions and attitudes of selected faculty women toward other faculty women. The population surveyed was all full-time faculty of the institutions of higher…

Data on faculty and staff at Hawaii's community colleges focuses upon full-time appointees, with additional information on part-time appointees, lecturers, and professional staff on leave. Data are summarized by the program categories of institutional support, academic support, student services, instruction (general and vocational education), and…

A compilation of 58 representative speeches from the American Indian Community, this book is divided into 2 parts; Part I deals with issues of contemporary concern and Part II illustrates speech types and styles. All speeches are classified by issue as follows: sovereignty (2 speeches, 1 on the rise and fall of Indian sovereignty); trust…

The supplementary report serves as documentation for the summary version (CE 005 383) and provides greater detail regarding study procedures and results. The investigation concerns the impact Army service has had on the quality of life of a representative sample of young Americans, which has been ascertained through interviews, data collection,…

The role of New York women in the American Revolution is discussed in a survey of four cultural traditions in 17th and 18th century New York--Iroquois, African, Dutch, and English. The purpose is to provide a historical record on the subject of women's history. Women from the four cultural traditions were bound by different conventions which…

The four-year followup study (the fifth and last of such four-year evaluations of graduates) aimed at pinpointing the program's benefits to the graduates in the educational social/personal, and financial areas. Thirty-two of the 41 graduates responded to the mailed questionnaire, which elicited demographic, occupational, educational, financial,…

The development of the Equal Employment Opportunity Program (EEOP) of the Department of Justice, the problems that have been solved along the way, the obstacles which remain, and the actions that are being taken to achieve equal opportunity in employment throughout the department are described in this document. The Department's affirmative action…

The study explored the impact of mid-career changes for women who were enrolled in or had recently completed a program in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) System for the purpose of changing careers from housewife and mother to that of labor force participant. Sixty-six women, aged 30-49, returned a survey…

The study examined the increase of drinking from 1964 to 1975 among teenagers enrolled in two high schools in different sociocultural rural areas of Mississippi. The sample was composed of students in two high schools located in a "wet" county and a "dry" county. A questionnaire was administered to 525 students in 1964 and 793…

Data derived from the Southern Youth Study (a six-year, three-wave study of rural youth and young adults) were utilized to examine a version of the Attitudinal Behavioral (A-B) Dimension of the Social Mobility-Fertility Hypothesis wherein it was posited that orientations for upward social mobility would have negative effects upon subsequent early…

The study was conducted to determine the influence of current parental occupations upon the career objectives of secondary students in Wyoming, including variables related to sex and to mother's employment. The study also sought to delineate the career clusters in which there was scant parental occupation and few students' career objectives, to…

As indicated in the original project application to the United States Office of Education, this report seeks mainly to analyze and clarify the current state of adult basic educational guidance and counseling in the states of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Statistics appear on (1) numbers of potential and actual students in…

There are two emphases of the UNESCO program to promote the advancement of women within the reporting period 1972-1973. They are (1) to involve member states closely in UNESCO activities and (2) to focus on the equality of educational opportunity. Activities include: (1) a report on a five country research program concerning the relationship…

This program was an effort to address some of the salient issues related to the occupational status of women in American siciety. The keynote address suggested ways in which the professional counselor could personalize occupational freedom for women. For instance, providing a community learning center would encourage the emergence of vocational…

This federally funded pilot project, developed and implemented in five Maine high schools during the 1971 academic year, was intended to provide 100 girls in Grades 10 and 11 with an orientation to vocational fields that are predominantly occupied by men and to utilize paraprofessional student help, prepared by inservice training, to provide…