A new graphic way of summarizing information about age in relation to consonant development is proposed. (Author)

The importance of marriage timing for educational attainment is examined for a national sample of young men and women. Schooling obtained prior to marrying is distinguished from that afterward. Concludes that marrying early is detrimental to the educational attainments of women but of little or no consequence for men. (Author/DB)

Discusses advantages of mixed-age grouping of children in day care. (RH)

A model for the age standardization of test scores is presented, which is fitted to the percentile points of the raw score distribution and assumes a linear trend of each percentile with age. The model's applications in standardizing tests and diagnostic plots produced by a computer program--STANEW--are described. (SLD)

Focus groups with 50 managers and interviews with 14 adults in "Generation X" (aged 24 to 32) elicited three themes: the work environment must support continuing learning, mentors and leaders should lead by example, and this age cohort places major importance on multidimensional lives. Mentor relationships in the workplace were valued.…

This study examined rates of improvement in psychotherapy as a function of the number of sessions attended. The clients (N = 1,868; 73.1% female; 92.4% White; average age = 40), who were seen for a variety of problems in routine primary care mental health practices, attended 1 to 12 sessions, had planned endings, and completed the Clinical…

The fifth edition of the Stanford-Binet test went through significant reformulation of its item content, administration format, standardization procedures, and theoretical structure. Additionally, the test was revised to measure five factors important to intelligence across both verbal and nonverbal domains. To better understand these substantial…

Many countries are considering lifelong learning, which is becoming an important education goal, and promoting lifelong learning in the information age. With the development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), digital divides have become a major concern in the world. In this study, we focus on three dimensions of digital divides in…

Intended primarily for Canadians, and written in both French and English, this study aims to present a general overview of day care services in Canada in 1985 in terms of an ongoing statistical examination of the rate of growth in day care provision. Since 1973, questionnaires have been distributed annually to day care officials in each province…

Today more people are living beyond 65 years of age than ever before. The 1980s can be critical in determining the future of the aging, and the advocacy of the social worker can be the decisive factor. (Author)

A study was conducted to learn whether or not occupational perceptions become more specific or differentiated with age. The study was based on the hypothesis that older people should be able to discriminate more accurately among occupations than younger people as a result of their experience and development. The literature was searched for samples…

Data from the Annual Survey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth are given on the characteristics of approximately 6,400 students under 6 years of age enrolled in special education programs for the hearing impaired during the 1969-70 school year. Statistical tables describe the age, sex, and hearing threshold levels (better ear averages) of the…

Notes that in many ways the makeup of today's Chinese immigrants tends toward the extremes. At one end they are highly educated, at the other, they are the beneficiaries of the nonquota provisions of the immigration law. (Author/AM)

Explores viewing of reruns from four eras, and identifies rerun viewer types from a sample of 489 people aged 15 to 92. Reports that rerun viewer types are heterogeneous in terms of rerun eras and content preferences. Finds that younger groups watch reruns from past eras more than older viewers. (MM)

Calls for a return to the conceptualization of Mannheim about generations and a parallel conceptualization concerning age groups. The usefulness of this approach is discussed in terms of the political sociology of age relations. Recommends precise definition and use of the terms cohort, generation, age grade, age stratum, age group, and generation…