Patterns of doctoral study and subsequent career progress were compared for 756 men and women doctoral graduates in education at a research university. Work experience prior to doctoral study strongly predicted career progress for both genders. Affirmative action may have positively affected the careers of recent women doctorates. (Author/MLW)

The average individual often knows very little. He has a sketchy knowledge about most topics, and knowledge in depth only about a very few. The factors that condition what and how much he knows are myriad. Of importance are time, education, income, sex, age, race, occupation, and where a man lives. Controlled, education tends to nullify the other…

This report provides an update on the nature and extent of sexual harassment at the three Department of Defense (DOD) service academies. It is based on a stratified random survey of 430 Military Academy cadets, 470 Naval Academy midshipmen, and 428 Air Force Academy cadets, which oversampled women to ensure that a statistically significant number…

The interviewer's role in gaining access to an elite respondent through a gatekeeper was studied, with a focus on interviewer characteristics that lead to success in achieving interviews. Data from a national survey of 2,451 physicians indicate the importance of interviewer experience in bypassing gatekeepers. (SLD)

Reports a study that looked at (1) educational and employment differences among male/female students and alumni and (2) perceived sexism in the workplace. Found, among other results, that male alumni were twice as likely as females to report being extremely satisfied with their jobs, salaries, and chances for advancement. (PD)

This survey sought to estimate the economic value of children to their parents in two peasant villages in Java and Nepal in order to examine the economic interpretation of fertility. The major focus is on estimating directly the contribution of children's labor in terms of average time spent per day in different types of activities. The support…

This article reports on the third National Assessment of Educational Progress in science. The sample included a total of 80,000 students, 9, 13, or 17 years of age. The report assessed learning in biology, physical science, and earth science according to sex, race, region, and age. (BB) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this…

Stress and burnout are now recognized as serious problems in those fields generally referred to as the helping professions. Whatever the causes, stress and burnout impact on individuals and organizations. Librarianship has many aspects in common with other helping professions. Librarians serving youth face many of the same demands as do educators,…

This collection of responses represents data collected by Who's Who Among American High School Students of Northbrook, Illinois in a 1978 nationwide survey of high school student leaders, a total of 21,500 students, 37% male and 63% female. Statistical analyses are presented in tabular form for each item, and sub-divided according to race, sex,…

This study compared how alcohol effect expectancies and reaction expectancies related to one another and to male and female college students' drinking behavior. Analyses indicated that different types and patterns of expectancies were gender specific. Discusses results in terms of the nature of gender/expectancy/drinking relationships. (RJM)

Survey of seven physics textbooks in use in the Caribbean and Britain found a gender imbalance showing frequent depiction of males, particularly as adults, which may have an adverse effect on the numbers of girls continuing their studies in physics. (Author/MKR)

Examines the incorporation of undocumented immigrants before and after application for legal status under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA). Provides descriptive analysis of gender differences in labor-force participation and occupational status and multivariate analysis of variables in occupational status between genders.…

This report focused upon mathematical skills needed by the American consumer to function effectively in the marketplace. The nationwide assessment was conducted during the 1972-73 school year by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Respondents at four age levels were included: 9-year-olds, 13-year-olds, 17-year-olds, and young…

The most influential career orientation factor, for females and males, respectively, was direct contact with major field professors and number of study hours per week. (Author/CP)

Article discusses Plato's hypothesis that men and women would be of equal value in the Greek state if given equal education. This hypothesis is tested against current conditions for women. (Author)