This article addresses two inconsistent findings in the literature on adolescent religious activity (RA) and substance use: whether a dose-response relationship characterizes the association of these variables, and whether the association varies by grade, gender, ethnicity, family structure, school type, and type of substance. Multinomial logistic…

A survey of 208 teacher aides in Ohio adult basic education (ABE) programs and interviews with 35 of the respondents were conducted to determine their basic job tasks, individual characteristics, and training needs. Results showed that aides' contributions to ABE programs are indeed significant. Four Modalitites of partnership between teachers and…

A study examined the characteristics of a sample of 1,722 inmates (166 females and 1,556 males) received by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction in September and October 1985. The sample (approximately 18.9% of all inmates received by the department in 1985) was characterized with respect to the following: race, age, educational…

Public libraries serve patrons who have a wide range of demographic characteristics. Boards of Trustees of public libraries play an important role in maintaining and planning libraries that serve the needs of the community. The demographic characteristics of the board are one factor that can help represent the diversity of the patron community.…

The purpose of this study is to note patterns in the publishing of collective biographies at the juvenile level in order to uncover trends with regard to gender, race, occupation, and nationality of individuals in these volumes. Worthington Public Library (Ohio) has a well-established collection of collective biographies ranging in years from…

This study was designed to compare farm brothers who stayed in the rural areas of Ohio with urban brothers who migrated to large metropolitan areas of Ohio. The objectives were (1) to identify and compare selected characteristics of farm owners or operators who stayed on a farm in the Appalachian region of Ohio with selected characteristics of…

To determine the relationship between the sex of the applicant and the score received on the State Future Farmers of America (FFA) degree application, a descriptive study was conducted involving sixty-eight production agriculture teachers in Ohio during the 1979-80 school year. In addition, demographic information regarding the teachers was…

This paper describing offenders and components of the criminal justice system is the second of the five-part Comprehensive Community-Based Services for Offenders Information PAK that provides guidelines for developing a system to improve exoffender service delivery. (Parts 1 and 3, which also contain printed information, are available separately.)…