The purpose of this study was to examine reading, demographic, social and psychological factors related to pre‐adolescent smoking and non‐smoking behaviors and attitudes. The school‐home humanistic education program was implemented in a large, urban public school system. It stressed responsible decisionmaking, increased self‐esteem and the inter‐relationships among the acquisition of knowledge of the consequences of smoking, personal feelings, family relationships and behavior. The results showed that family involvement was necessary to affect smoking attitudes and behaviors. Of all the variables studied, reading had a most pervasive relationship. Peer influence and self‐esteem also were related to smoking knowledge, smoking attitude, future smoking intentions and the “purchase” of cigarettes. Two of several conclusions drawn from the results are: 1. Family involvement is necessary to affect attitudes and behaviors. 2 Health education research that does not investigate the relationship between program outcomes and reading achievement may be misleading.

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The Chicago Heart Health Curriculum Program ( CHHCP ) is a comprehensive cardiovascular disease risk-reduction program specially designed for a multiracial population of sixth-grade students and their families. It was implemented in a large urban school system with Asian, black, Hispanic and white students. Pretest, posttest and follow-up data were collected. The purposes of this study were to compare the differential involvement of the four race/ethnic groups in the family intervention and to evaluate the program's immediate and long-term impact on students' nutrition knowledge, attitude and behaviors. Results indicated it was possible to conduct a family intervention with an educationally and racially diverse urban population. The patterns of family involvement and student outcomes varied for the different groups. Reading was significantly related to nutrition knowledge and attitude but not to behavior. Reinforcement appears to be necessary for students to maintain changes over time.

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The National Commission on the Observance of First Vice President, Pi Lambda Theta International Women's Year calls on women's National Honor and Professional Association groups to work for the appointment of women to the in Education thousands of advisory and regulatory boards and commissions that help establish policy in local, state, and Federal government. Research shows that in the thirty-nine states for which data are available, 53 percent of such boards had no women members, and on those that did, the proportion of women ranged from 8 percent to 23 percent-while women constitute 53 percent of the population. Chapters wishing to actively promote Pi Lambda Theta's purpose of "fostering leadership among women" may find the guidelines I below useful in moving women into the vital area of appointive off ices. 2 WHAT DO OFFICIALS CONSIDER WHEN MAK I NG APPOl N T M ENTS?Competency-a person who will be a credit, not an embarrassment, to the appointer and whose appointment will receive public acclaim. Demonstrated by past performance, competency is the ability to: