The role of women throughout the world is the topic of several articles: their political power in Europe, the role of rural women in political life, sexual violence in Italy and Scandinavia, sex discrimination in Britain, unions and working women, women in Algerian culture, sexual harassment in Canada, and women in Switzerland. (CT)

The current status of rural, minority women is outlined. These womens' educational status is discussed, and recommendations are made for implementing change through educational programs. (JMK)

Steadiness, reaction time, anticipation timing, and finger dexterity of healthy rural older adults were assessed to discover if norms should be set for perceptual motor tasks based on age. Guidelines for assessment of fine manipulative performances of the elderly are proposed. (DF)

Popular adult education differs from other educational practices in its goals: bringing about structural changes in society, empowering individuals, developing critical consciousness, improving capacity to transform reality, and strengthening class organization. (SK)

Explored two alternative conceptualizations of transportation opportunity, one based on dependency and the other on expressed need for additional transportation, for a sample of 231 rural elderly persons. It was possible to distinguish differences on the basis of variables related to the older persons' economic, physical, and social resources.…

A study of women in a rural Indian state revealed that literate women (numbering 100) as compared to their illiterate counterparts (numbering 100) had more knowledge of the concepts and methods of family planning and had more favorable attitudes towards and a higher use rate of such methods. (MS)

A project sponsored by Children's Television Workshop helps 2 generations learn their Ps and Qs -- and have fun doing it. (Author/KM)

Contract foreign workers admitted for temporary employment in U.S. agriculture are tabulated. In 1972 90 percent were British West Indians and the remainder were Canadians. (MS)

In California non-commercial "commercials" short spots of pantomime and bilingual messages fitted into and around television's entertainment programs, are used as a means of providing nutrition education to urban and rural low-income people. As revealed by audience requests for nutritional information offered, the commercials are popular…

Generally low achievement among blacks was attributed to general patterns of community oppression. Low achievement motives were linked to the caste-like occupational structure, whereas low achievement value orientations were associated with perceptions of opportunities for mobility among blacks. (Author)

Describes an alternative to traditional residential care for children with behavior disorders, neuroses, bizarre behavior, or immature personality designed to maintain the child in his or her own rural community and to provide a family-type experience. (RH)

Developed an expanded ecological model of rural mental health to examine predictors of mental health in 989 rural older adults. Activity level and satisfaction with dwelling were the strongest predictors of well-being for both men and women. Overall, results suggested a less complex model for men. (JAC)

Results of a national survey on priority issues (space exploration, crime rate, environmental protection, etc.) indicated that rural people placed more value upon education as a priority issue than did their urban counterparts. (JC)