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Hazard, Francis E.; Rosebush, Judson – 1976
In order to identify and obtain an assessment of public attitudes about "quality of life" conditions and issues in Tuscarawas County, 25 students enrolled on the Tuscarawas Campus of Kent State University were specially trained to conduct interviews with a random sample of 307 Tuscarawas County residents and 50 specially selected…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Leaders, Community Services, Community Study
Download full textHowell, William S. – 1976
Interaction theory has not been applied to interpersonal communication because the Western scientific model requires that variables be consciously apparent. A simple model of sending and receiving is not adequate to explain the complex nature of human communication, however. The dyadic pattern of interrelationship may be expanded to reflect the…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Communication (Thought Transfer), Covert Response, Feedback
Johnson, Thomas G. – 2000
Technological change, globalization, and localization have changed rural economies. They have increased labor productivity, reducing the importance of labor costs in location decisions; decreased the importance of distance; increased the importance of economies of scale; and increased the role of local conditions and choices in determining…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Economic Development, Futures (of Society), Geographic Isolation
Robinson, Michael – 1992
This paper explores the emerging relationship between distance education and sustainable development. After ranging through the literature on sustainable community development, this essay concludes that above all it must be unified: it must combine the traditional economic criteria for success (profits and employment) with a fusing of community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Community Development
Twale, Darla J.; Damron, Jeff – 1991
The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to assess resident student satisfaction with the facilities, services, communications, staff, and programs offered by the Office of Housing and Residence Life of Auburn University (Alabama.) Campus ecology theory and A. Maslow's hierarchy of needs were used to interpret findings. A systematic…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, Higher Education, Participant Satisfaction
Giraldo, Fernando Urrea – 1982
This study analyzes the results of a survey conducted on the participation of Colombian migrant households in the New York City labor market and the occupational mobility of these men and women in that labor market. It focuses on the socioeconomic dimensions of their migration on three levels: (1) macroeconomic--concerning the New York City labor…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Demography, Economic Factors, Family Income
Schalock, Robert L.; And Others – 1990
The study obtained cross-cultural measures of quality of life (QOL), based upon perceptions of individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) of their degree of satisfaction, productivity, independence, and community integration. The Quality of Life Questionnaire was administered to 92 persons in MR/DD programs in…
Descriptors: Adults, Cross Cultural Studies, Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Brown, Warren A.; Zuiches, James J. – 1986
Based on data obtained from a 1985-86 mail survey of 666 current and former residents of New York State identified from Department of Motor Vehicle lists of licensed drivers, the study examines collective and independent contributions of social and economic bonds, residential preferences, and residential satisfaction on migration expectations of…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Expectation, Geographic Location, Homeowners
Bearman, Toni Carbo – 1984
The movement of society into the Information Age raises a number of important issues in the field of library and information science, including the role of libraries and information in building a learning society and helping individuals to learn. The library/information community also needs to address the issue of the government's role in…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Katz, Lilian G. – 1984
While forecasting what the sociopolitical climate will be like in the year 2000 is extremely hazardous, it is possible to discuss some long term societal trends and to offer a personal list of items that, it is hoped, will be on the agenda for education. Long term trends which will probably continue to influence society include the increasing…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Early Childhood Education, Educational Trends, Ethnic Relations
Tuma, June M. – 1982
This review examines the literature on the effect of marriage and motherhood on women's psychological well-being. The paper discusses the impact of child rearing on life satisfaction and feelings of stress and considers the special problems of the working mother. Changing social attitudes surrounding a woman's role as wife and marital dissolution…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Divorce, Employed Women, Literature Reviews
Davenport, Joseph, III; Davenport, Judith Ann – 1981
The world energy crisis, contrived or real, has resulted in a dizzying pace of energy resource development, and while no area is completely spared, the brunt of exploitation takes place in rural locales, especially the sparsely-populated, resource-rich American and Canadian West. The most striking manifestation of this exploitation is the boom…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Games, Higher Education, Human Services
Ballard, Chester C. – 1981
Trained, indigenous, bilingual people conducted interviews with 172 Mexican American families from the Southmost area of Brownsville and rural communities in Brooks County, Texas, to ascertain metro-nonmetro community satisfaction, as determined by place of residence and age status differentiations among family members. Complete family study units…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Age Differences, Community Satisfaction
Szapocznik, Jose; And Others – 1980
Depression is the single most widespread mental health problem facing the elderly, with pharmacotherapy the most frequent standard treatment modality for these patients. A psycho-therapeutic alternative to pharmacotherapy is Life Enhancement Counseling, a counseling approach matching therapeutic techniques to client characteristics and providing…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Effectiveness, Cubans
Higbee, Jay A. – 1974
The author purports the need to control technology for the well-being of mankind by understanding and cultivating its beneficial features and countering its harmful effects and misuse. The intent of the paper is to alert social studies teachers to the responsibility of bridging the gap between scientific and technological knowledge and civic and…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties
