Planning for vocational education in 1980 and beyond should take into consideration technological advancements and the effects of economic conditions on tax revenues available for education, the plight of the disadvantaged, lifelong learning, and educational activities of labor organizations. (SW)

Describes research attempts to justify, identify, measure, and validate indicators of any country's health status and how its health system operates. For journal availability, see SO 506 019. (AV)

Records the economic history of the United States from 1947 to 1977, stressing the continuous increase in production and rise in living standards which have resulted from increased expenditures, technological change, and improved training and management. Intergroup inequalities are compared and future directions of economic growth are suggested.…

Measured levels of living among 157 elderly family households in a plantation community. Found the level of living to be determined more by the plantation production system and the elderly's past patterns of economic participation than by the size of the completed family. (Author/ABB)

An investigation of the living conditions of 38 patients (mean age=45 years) with Down's Syndrome in Aarhus County, Denmark, found 31 in institutions, five in private homes (parents/siblings), and two in sheltered residences. Eighty-two percent had some sort of daily occupation, and most participated in recreational activities. (Author/VW)

Economic level, home environment and culture are factors associated with economic discrepancies between disadvantaged and advantaged groups. Intervention, in the form of parent and infant training programs and compensatory education, can improve students' chances of academic success if it incorporates the components of early intervention and…

Explains that the lack of preparation of teachers for work in rural areas, the excessive workload, and the poor working and living conditions have greatly impeded efforts of the Soviet Union to recruit and retain quality teachers in rural areas. (HOD)

Author stresses that social changes are coming to developing countries in Asia, that this will lead to economic changes, and it is the job of adult educators to give direction to these changes. (Author/RK)

There is no unemployment in mainland China, where the government uses work to control the lives of one-fourth of the world's population. From his 1978 trip, the author describes impressions of Chinese life and work in a still underdeveloped and largely unindustrialized country. (MF)

Problems of people in debt are briefly discussed; recommendations are made for future home economics programs in family financial and debt management that would help to remedy the lack of knowledge and skills of the American consumer in these areas. (TA)

Describes the One to One program, which mobilizes communities to support mentoring, pioneers new mentoring approaches, and leverages resources by taking a business approach; leveraging support from diverse sectors; creating a partnership of catalysts; capitalizing on diversity; helping communities think and achieve big; reaching hard-to-reach…

The shift to service occupations and technological changes contributed to a dramatic decrease in earnings of male high school graduates. Because family income is a strong predictor of educational attainment, educational reforms and policy initiatives for disadvantaged children are extremely important to improve their earnings prospects. (SK)

Survey data from the United States, Brazil, and Ghana revealed that, in all three, mothers' education had a greater effect on daughters' height, fathers' education on sons' height. There appear to be differences in the allocation of household resources, nutrition, and child rearing that are dependent on children's and parents' gender. (SK)

A consideration of the Arab world illustrates the fact that there can be riches and "growth" with slow or stagnating human development and with significant levels of poverty, and that growth might "perhaps" be an engine of human development if there is "good governance." Good governance refers to the existence of…

Objective: This study evaluates participant perception of neighborhood, economic, and housing well-being of residents 4 and 5 years after forced relocation from a public housing complex in Atlanta, Georgia. Method: The study used a mixed-method, posttest-only design with two data points. Focus groups with 93 participants combined qualitative,…