The topic of this study is the cultural impact of the computer in a school. "Impact" is 'defined as the cultural consequences of intended and unintended learning that occur when computers are used in the school. The major theoretical orientations of the work include the concepts of manifest and latent...
The effectiveness of a three-hour nutrition education workshop
for home economics teachers given in 18 locations in Oregon was
evaluated based on responses from 138 teachers. Changes in knowledge
of and attitude toward four nutrition topics (fast foods, vegetarianism,
weight control, and food exchanges) were measured using
questionnaires completed at...
The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes of students, teachers, and principals toward skills taught in consumer and
homemaking education. The sample included 35 principals, 58
teachers, and 272 students in Oregon secondary schools. Respondents'
attitudes were assessed by analyzing the data on the basis of the...
This index provides access to infonnation about women in 102 books and journals. The information contained in each entry is only as good as the original and the quality varies considerably. Much of this infonnation has not before been easily accesible in this form. My hope is that this index...