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Condon,E.C. – 1974
From an individual's viewpoint, it is argued, culture establishes a meaningful context of social institutions, ecological practices, and personal rules of conduct which provide each group member with a blueprint for social existence. But, behavior is also conditioned by unconscious internalized patterns, which tend to be accepted by everyone as…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1970
Extensive interviews of students were conducted by Commission staff from mid-1968 through early 1969 with the purpose of examining the attitudes and perceptions of students concerning the education they were receiving. Among the issues addressed by the students were the following: how the schools can respond constructively to the needs and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Field Interviews, High School Students, Metropolitan Areas
Freidson, Eliot, Ed. – 1973
Sixteen authors of various backgrounds have contributed original papers to the book which evaluates the role of the professions in society today and assesses their likely roles in the future. Comparatively general issues applicable to many professions are discussed in part one--occupational principle vs. administrative principle, generating…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Certified Public Accountants, Engineering, Futures (of Society)
Slawski, Edward J.; And Others – 1974
Comparative data on the perceptions of objectives and the performance of schools in meeting these objectives among the various status groups involved in secondary education that extends previous research efforts by offering a combined measure of dissatisfaction is reported in this paper. The proposed measure of satisfaction with the school system…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Triandis, Harry C.; Malpass, Roy S. – 1970
Subjective culture is a human group's characteristic way of perceiving the man-made part of its environment. It includes the group's model attitudes, norms, values, and roles. The study of subjective culture is likely to make a contribution to our understanding of the way various groups in any culture interact with members of other groups. The…
Descriptors: Classification, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Context
Triandis, Harry C.; And Others – 1972
In order to choose among several strategies of cross-cultural training, a standard experimental paradigm is needed to inexpensively generate reliable and valid data. The research presented in this document provides what appears to be such a paradigm. It involves the presentation of intercultural conflict to subjects, under standardized conditions.…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attitudes, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Background
Anderson, Donald
There has been rapid growth in the number of mature female students entering institutions of higher education. Increases in employment opportunities, decline in birth rate, and the impact of social reform and the feminist ideology all indicate a trend toward greater opportunities for women with increased female participation in higher education.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Counseling Services, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Syracuse Univ., NY. ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1970
This annotated bibliography contains 192 items on program planning, educational trends, legislation, and other matters within or relevant to the preparation of adult educators. General topics and national surveys appear in two brief opening chapters. The next two deal with formal education through graduate study and short courses, and with the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Needs
Adult Education Association of U.S.A., Washington, DC. – 1970
This annotated bibliography of about 150 items on women's continuing education begins with descriptions of a newsletter and three bibliographies, followed by documents on sex differences in ability, achievement, and role perception. Four other sections cover employment related interests and needs, women's participation in programs by universities…
Descriptors: Ability, Achievement, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies
Brisson, Robert Curtis – 1969
This study investigated the county Extension agent role in organizing community development, the direction and intensity of expectations held by district supervisors and presidents of local community development associations, and factors (sex, age, formal education, farm or nonfarm upbringing, previous role experience, communication behavior)…
Descriptors: Administrators, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Bibliographies
Beisdorf, Heinz; And Others – 1968
In New York State, Cooperative Extension's principal goal in community resource development is, through education, to increase the effectiveness in making and implementing public decisions concerning improvements in the quality and level of living of all people. Education and adaptive research are the two basic roles Extension will use to achieve…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Development, Community Resources, Financial Support
Thompson, Margaret A. – 1969
A study was undertaken to analyze the New Careerist's perception of his involvement in his own community and his proximity to the role of the professional in his agency, among a group of 185 previously low-income persons in the Minneapolis New Careers program. The author relates the New Careerist's position to the concept of the 'marginal man,'…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Involvement, Dropouts
Edmonson, Barbara; And Others – 1967
The unit of study for educable retarded students aged 13 to 19 years deals with understanding of social cues and signals and appropriate response in the adult world. The sub-units, of 1-week duration, are introduction to signals, numbers as signals, places as signals, making a good impression, shopping and buying, a department store, living on our…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Consumer Education, Curriculum, Exceptional Child Education
Hess, Robert D.; Torney, Judith V. – 1967
More than 17,000 children were interviewed or tested to investigate their political attitudes. Data relevant to social class and intelligence are as follows: compared to others, children of high intelligence acquired political attitudes earlier, saw the Supreme Court as a more powerful decision maker, perceived laws as less rigid, had more…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizen Role, Concept Formation, Exceptional Child Research
Kummerow, Kay Louise – 1974
This study investigated children's perceptions of sex roles as they are portrayed in traditional and nontraditional children's stories. Subjects were 60 white, middle-class, 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old children. Tape-recorded stories and questions (investigator-designed) specifically examined: (1) distinction of mother and father roles in parallel…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Characterization, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature
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