Fall 1964 // Volume 2 // Number 3

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About This Issue

About This Issue
The Editors

Feature Articles

Professional Standards (pdf)
Jane S. Klingman
A profession rests on a proved body of knowledge; the professional uses this knowledge in service to others.

Young Homemakers and Extension (pdf)
Eva L. Goble
Learning is not viewed as a means of improving performance in the young homemaker's most important role.

Group Formation for Teaching (pdf)
James W. Longest
Sociometrically formed groups are particularly suited to meet demands of many current teaching situations in Extension.

Innovation in Extension (pdf)
Linnea B. Holland
Failure of the agent or leader to understand group interactions will directly affect potential success of learning experiences.

Dynamics of Instructional Groups (pdf)
Anna B. Brown
Leaders of women's associations are in position to influence, favorably or otherwise, acceptance of educational opportunities in a community.

County Chairman Position (pdf)
Robert C. Clark, Fawzi M. Abdullah
Staff with work experience as administrators tend to see greater value in the position of chairman.

Alternative to Extension's Future (pdf)
Donald R. Fessler
Emphasis should be on meeting the needs of people wherever they live.

Intelligent Behavior in 4-H (pdf)
Robert E. Bills
The task of 4-H is to create intelligence in boys and girls.

Book Reviews (pdf)

Adult Education. By Coolie Verner with assistance of Alan Booth, 1964. Available from The Center for Applied Research in Education, Inc., 70 5th Ave., New York 11, N.Y. 118 pp. $3.50.
Russell D. Robinson

Cooperation in Change. By Ward Hunt Goodenough, 1963. Available from Russell Sage Foundation, New York, N.Y. 543 pp. $6.50.
George E. Russell

The Structure and Dynamics of Organization and Groups. By Eric Berne, 1963. Available from J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 260 pp. $7.50.
Ann Thompson

Problem-Solving Discussions and Conferences. By Norman R. F. Maier, 1963. Available from McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, N.Y. 262 pp. $6.95.
Sarah S. Knox

The Teacher and Learning. By Ernest O. Melby, 1963. Available from the Center for Applied Research in Education, Inc., 70 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10011. 118 pp. $3.95.
John T. Woeste

Abstracts (pdf)

Some Perspectives on Change in Rural Societies. E. A. Wilkening. Rural Sociology, XXIX (March, 1964), 1-17. Available from Secretary-Treasurer, Rural Sociological Society, South Dakota State College, Brookings, S.D. $8.00 per year

Handbook of Research on Teaching. N. L. Gage (ed.) 1963. 1218 pp. Available from Rand McNally & Company, Chicago Ill. $15.00.

Why Delegation Goes Wrong. Ray F. Boedecker. Supervisory Management, IX (February, 1964), 4-8. Available from American Management Association, 135 W. 50th St., New York, N.Y. 10020. Single copy $1.00.

Writing and Revising Themes, Term Papers and Manuscripts. Grace E. Langdon and G. L. Carter, Jr. 1963. 50 pp. Available from the National Agricultural Extension Center for Advanced Study, Room 42 Agr. Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 53706. $1.00.

The Knowledge of an Executive. David W. Ewing. Harvard Business Review, XLII (March/April, 1964), 91-100. Available from Harvard Business Review, Soldiers Field, Boston, Mass. 02163. Single reprint $1.00.

Exploring Behavior. Douglas K. Candland and James F. Campbell. 1961. 179 pp. Available from Basic Books, Publishers, 404 Park Ave. S., New York 16, N.Y. $4.50.

The Emerging City and Higher Adult Education. Southern Region Education Board, 50 pp. Available from Southern Region Education Board, 130 Sixth Street N.W., Atlanta 13, Ga. Single copies free on request.

Power and Conflict in Organizations. Robert L. Kahn and Elise Boulding. 1964. 173 pp. Available from Basic Books, Publishers, 404 Park Ave. S., New York 16, N.Y. $4.95.

"What Do You Mean I Can't Write?" John Fielden. Harvard Business Review, XLII (March/April, 1964), 91-100. Available from Harvard Business Review, Soldiers Field, Boston, Mass. 02163. Single reprint $1.00.

College Scholarships and Loans: Who Gets Them-How and Why. William V. Levy. 1964. 208 pp. Available from Macfadden-Bartlett Corporation, 205 E. 42nd Street, New York, N.Y. 10017. 60 cents.

Evaluating Community Programs. Darwin D. Solomon. 1962. 24 pp. Available from the Center for Community Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Single copy 35 cents.

The Impact of Governing Boards on Organizational Effectiveness and Morale. James L. Price. Administrative Science Quarterly, VIII (December, 1963), 361-78. Available from Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, Cornell University, Itaca, N.Y. Single copy $2.00.

Social Climates in High Schools. James S. Coleman. 1961. 76 pp. Available from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D.C. 30 cents.

Strategies of Effective Interviewing. Samuel G. Trull. Harvard Business Review, XLII (March/April, 1964), 91-100. Available from Harvard Business Review, Soldiers Field, Boston, Mass. 02163. Single reprint $1.00.

Separating the Men from the Boys. Stephen Habbe. Business Management Record (October, 1963), pp. 16-19. Available from National Industrial Conference Board, Inc., 845 3rd Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. One-year subscription $10.00.

Small Group Planning and Discussion as an Aid to More Effective Leadership Training (Extension Bulletin No. 77). Emma J. Reinbold. January, 1961. 38 pp. Available from Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, Del. No charge.

The Continuing Learner. Daniel Solomon (ed.). 1964. 96 pp. Available from Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, 4819 S. Greenwood Ave., Chicago, Ill. 60615. $1.00.

Distortions of Behavioral Science. James V. Clark. The California Management Review, VI (Winter, 1963), 55-60. Available from Periodicals Department, University of California Press, Berkeley, Calif. 94720. Single copy $2.00.