To determine some of the factors associated with clothing habits and attitudes and their relationship to social participation among persons 65 years of age and older, personal interviews were conducted with 100 white people, 65 and older. The possible association between the extent of participation and other variables such as attitudes, habits,…

This guide was prepared to help instructors of adult textiles and clothing programs improve their teaching; it is designed to be used with other department publications: Clothing Services Training Guide, Resource Courses for Planning Local Adult Homemaking Programs, and Resource Kit Tips for Teaching Textiles and Clothing (see AC 008 741). Each…

The United States Training and Employment Service General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB), first published in 1947, has been included in a continuing program of research to validate the tests against success in many different occupations. The GATB consists of 12 tests which measure nine aptitudes: General Learning Ability; Verbal Aptitude; Numerical…

Discusses the functions of student designers and points out problems they may encounter and methods for dealing with such problems. (MH)

Cites technical theatre documents available in the Resources In Education and the Current Index to Journals in Education volumes in the ERIC information dissemination system. (MH)

Describes how a home economics teacher developed a low budget home economics program for elementary students aged six to twelve. Includes class activities in clothing construction, baby care, foods and nutrition, crafts, and shopping. (EM)

The article suggests ways to modify and construct adaptive aids for use in teaching eating and drinking, personal hygiene, and dressing/undressing skills to severely and multiply handicapped students. (CL)

The article focuses on clothing tips, weight control, adaptive aids, and sources of assistance for parents and children with disabilities. The author stresses the importance of appearance in the successful mainstreaming of handicapped children and emphasizes that self-care skills are legitimate educational goals. (Author/PHR)

A community-based project was carried out in two low-income, high density areas in Tel Aviv, Israel, to help mothers of large families gain more from the existing family budget. Areas covered included clothing, nutrition, household maintenance, and savings and insurance. Behavioral changes were greatest in the area of clothing. (Author/JH)

Investigated the effect of gender-typed clothing on 5- to 10-year-old children's social judgments and perceptions of their peers. Found that children preferred same-sex peers dressed neutrally and stereotypically. Perceptions of preferred play activities were congruent with gender label of the target's clothing, and responses varied by age and sex…

Finds significant relationships between levels of teaching assistant dress and student cognitive learning, student affective learning, and ratings of instruction. Finds significant negative relationship between casual instructor attire and student likelihood of misbehavior, with misbehaviors less likely for teaching assistants with high…

An instructional procedure to teach laundry skills to four high school students with moderate mental disabilities utilized least prompts with multiple exemplars of materials to facilitate generalization of skills across community settings and multiple exemplars of nontargeted information presented as instructive feedback. Students acquired and…

The study investigated how performance on a spatial task in apparel design was influenced by training and strategical information processing style. The sample consisted of 278 undergraduate apparel design students from six universities in the U.S. Instruments used to collect data were the Apparel Spatial Visualization Test (ASVT) and the…

The ways in which seven private sector dance professionals in the United States perceive the impact of sexuality in contemporary culture and the choices that they make for their own schools of dance because of these perceptions are explored. This study was conducted through in-depth interviews and a survey instrument. The participants' narratives…