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Beutler, Ivan F.; Owen, Alma J. – Home Economics Research Journal, 1980
The family is examined as a focal unit of production and a home production activity model is developed. An interdisciplinary approach is used which puts the broad range of family activities on a continuum from production to consumption. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Financial Resources, Family Life
Mathews, Virginia – 1981
This report discusses the ability of public libraries to address the problems of older Americans, particularly older women, and to make their lives more satisfying. A review of facts and figures about the older population is followed by a discussion of programs and responses to the needs of older Americans by libraries and other agencies, such as…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Females, Individual Needs
Turock, Betty J. – 1981
This report provides an overview of library and information services for older adults today. New programs are described which have been developed to serve older adults and to respond to their needs. The training of librarians to provide such services is also discussed. The first section of this report focuses on access and includes discussions on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Individual Needs
Smith, Patricia Cain; And Others – 1969
A strategy for studying attitudes is developed by analyzing the nature of satisfaction, and, the requirements for its scientifically adequate measurement. A comprehensive set of requirements for sound measurement, rather than just one or two elements, is emphasized. For the academicians, this book serves as an impetus to further research on the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Cluster Analysis, Factor Analysis
Benjamin, Lorna S. – 1979
This paper presents a methodology for using the Benjamin Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) model in individual, couple and family therapy to describe relations among self-concept, early history and adult relationships. The SASB model of two-person social interactions defines behavioral opposites, complements, antidotes and…
Descriptors: Adults, Affiliation Need, Attachment Behavior, Data Analysis
Midlarsky, Elizabeth; Kahana, Eva – 1983
Research on helping behavior has focused on help to elderly individuals rather than help by elderly individuals. To investigate the determinants and consequences of helping by older adults, 117 adults, from five Detroit senior citizen residences, with a mean age of 75.6 (67 percent female) completed a personal/demographic questionnaire, including…
Descriptors: Altruism, Coping, Helping Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship
Jasnoski, M. L.; O'Connor, William A. – 1980
There has been a resurgence of interest in human ecosystems, attributable to the growth of community mental health centers and public sector funding. The first of two papers discusses human ecology models based on this resurgence. Implications for future development of the mental health area are presented with the challenge to integrate…
Descriptors: Community Health Services, Community Satisfaction, Counseling Techniques, Ecological Factors
Spaeth, Joe L.; Handler, Lynn P. – 1979
Job satisfaction for college graduates is examined in this report that focuses on subjective determinants. It is contended that many objective characteristics, such as education and earnings, have little impact on job satisfaction. Data are taken from the National Opinion Research Center longitudinal survey of college graduates from the class of…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Graduates, Females, Graduate Surveys
Dobson, Judith E.; Dobson, Russell L. – 1981
The School Community Involvement System (SCIS) is presented as a model community program that encourages educators, parents and community members to work together to meet the needs of children and society. This model is intended as a comprehensive systematic program for community involvement and communication in the school experience, as well as a…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Cooperation
Newton, Richard F. – 1975
A discrepancy-based evaluation model for international education, developed for a program revolving around a seminar held in Egypt in 1974, is presented. Based on Malcom M. Provus' model, it considered the special problems fo a six-week educational seminar in a non-Western culture, and it questioned what type of individuals can best develop and…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Evaluation Methods
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1985
This module discusses the theory and practice of school improvement and outlines a nine-step systematic problem-solving process for developing an action plan addressing school improvement goals. The first section describes a general model for the study of the school as a social system, as developed by Getzels and Thelen (1960). The second section…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Conflict Resolution, Elementary Secondary Education, Employer Employee Relationship
Quinn, Robert P.; Baldi de Mandilovitch, Martha S. – 1975
The relationship between education and job satisfaction is investigated and defined in social-psychological terms in this report. The objective of the research was to test the assumption that the better an individual's education, the greater his chances of securing a desired and satisfying job. The authors found a general scarcity of specific…
Descriptors: Educational Background, Employee Attitudes, Employment, Employment Level
Williams, Robert; And Others – 1978
This monograph focuses on adult education programs and (1) why needs assessment is necessary, (2) how to assess needs, (3) how to assess the needs of special groups, and (4) how to assess program needs. In the first of four sections the administrator's role is described, and the term "needs" is defined. Models are proposed for individual and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Havemen, Jacqueline E.; O'Connell, Kathryn – 1979
To provide postsecondary vocational educators with a comprehensive understanding of environmental quality and energy conservation and their relevance to all occupational fields, a project designed a generic curriculum model for postsecondary adult and vocational education and developed documents describing the model. In developing the model, a…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development