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Gray, James B., Jr.; And Others – 1989
This paper describes the Rural Teaching Effectiveness Network, created to overcome difficulties associated with offering staff development experiences in rural Maryland. The long distances often required to attend staff development activities can discourage rural teachers' commitment. Similar problems exist in creating standards of professional…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Rural Areas
Prujiner, Alain – 1987
The problems of integrating the multiple dimensions of a language contact situation in linguistic research have been of concern in recent years. The use of macro- (collective or group) and micro- (individual) levels of linguistic analysis illustrates this concern. Quebec's International Center for Research on Bilingualism has developed an…
Descriptors: Communications, Cultural Context, Demography, Economic Factors
Stoeltje, Beverly J. – 1983
This paper contends that women are as vital as men to the functioning of western ranches where cattle raising--or cattle culture--is central to the social system. The self-sufficient nuclear family is also emphasized, and a ranch couple is described as a business as well as a domestic partnership. Ranch women have four roles: rearing children,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Family Life, Family Structure, Farm Management
Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
This report on child care and the Federal government's role in child care is based on the National Networking Conference on the Absent Parent which was held May 9-10, 1988 under the sponsorship of the President's Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education (IACE). The report begins with 12 recommendations concerning day care and latchkey…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Community Resources, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Blackwell, James E. – 1983
The perceived importance of mentoring and networking to blacks in graduate/professional schools and the effect of the experiences on career advancement were studied. A questionnaire administered to 157 black professionals tested seven hypotheses, including the following: (1) black students' participation in the mentor-protege relationship varies…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Blacks, Career Ladders, Employment Level
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Kunen, Gloria L.; Spence, Rod J. – 1983
Information on Project Turning Point, an educational equity model for mature minority women at the nontraditional State University of New York College at Old Westbury, is presented in this report. Minority women have essentially been locked out of mobile careers due to sexual and racial discrimination and lack of adequate preparation in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Blacks, Equal Education
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1985
This resource guide for school volunteer coordinators aids them in developing and maintaining a school volunteer program. Topics addressed include (1) making maximum use of community volunteer resources; (2) building a network of resource people and interfacing school support groups; (3) setting up the school volunteer program; (4)…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Community Involvement, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Eleanor Vaile – 1983
The effect of limited faculty openings in high-ranked science departments on the self-esteem of graduates of prestigious research institutions was studied. Attention was also focused on the faculty productivity and participation in professional networks of these highly-qualified, new faculty who failed to secure an appointment in an elite…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Graduates, Employment Opportunities, Higher Education
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Jones, Norah; Peachey, Paul – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2005
The paper investigates interactions on five online courses involving staff that currently lecture or support learners in further and higher education at the University of Glamorgan, and its partner colleges throughout Wales. The qualitative research involves an ethnographical study of the ethos of the online communities of students. The findings…
Descriptors: Socialization, Online Courses, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Ricken, William – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Describes services of the Salvation Army's network of rural local service units. Discusses relationship between local units, community agencies, and regional Service Extension Departments. Provides examples of individuals who received aid coordinated by local volunteers where formal social services were unavailable. Emphasizes Salvation Army's…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement, Community Services
Chang, Moon K. – Illinois Schools Journal, 1988
Mentally retarded high school graduates, most of whom live with their parents, tend to make adequate adult adjustments with employment. High school vocational programs for disabled students are underutilized. Gender is statistically related to the employment status of the disabled, who usually work in unskilled service and labor jobs that they…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
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Belle, Deborah; And Others – Sex Roles, 1987
Interviews conducted with 36 children demonstrate that boys and girls speak about the goals and concerns of children differently. Girls were more likely than boys to describe children who do the following: (1) seek practical help; (2) are too overcome with emotion to confide in others; and (3) want to be alone to resolve their problems.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children, Females
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Antonucci, Toni C.; Akiyama, Hiroko – Sex Roles, 1987
Examination of 380 married men and women from 50 to 95 years old who have at least one child demonstrates that women have larger networks and receive support from multiple sources, whereas men tend to rely on their spouses exclusively. For both sexes, the quality of support was more important than the quantity. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage, Older Adults
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Troll, Lillian E. – Sex Roles, 1987
Members of cross-generational networks, which are primarily among kin, are likely to share basic values or to avoid issues that might cause conflict. Mother-daughter bonds are both the strongest through life and the most complex, linking household units into modified extended family networks. Critical conceptual methodological problems abound.…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Attachment Behavior
Goodfellow, Marianne – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1983
Five individual-level independent variables--life stage (age), social status, health, informal social support, and stress--were measured to assess the dependent variable, use of social services. Only the existence of informal social support proved significant, indicating a need for informal networks and educational programs, as well as for…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Family Role, Gerontology, Older Adults
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