Effects of coeducation on occupational, educational and social aspirations of adolescent girls

The sexual composition of the high school environment may have a significant effect on the educational and occupational aspirations of adolescent girls. Although the coeducational environment may provide adolescent girls with more opportunities for social encounters and development of social skills, it may not facilitate the maintenance of high educational and occupational aspirations among them. On the other hand, the emphasis in the same-sex all-girl high school may be academic rather than social. These girls are subject to a minimal amount of feminine-role conflict because they are not in direct competition with males. Same-sex peer influence may place emphasis on educational and occupational aspirations rather than popularity or other immediate social concerns

Invitation to Fun

An open fire, apples, popcorn, nuts and plenty of Christmas cheer are the chief ingredients for a successful holiday party. In front of the fireplace your old crowd who have been separated all fall at various schools can catch up on the town gossip and exchange campus notes

Home Management in Africa

Down in the Orange Free State in the Union of South Africa an Iowa State graduate in foods and nutrition has organized a home management school. She is Marie Vermeulen, who returned to South Africa from Iowa State College in 1933 and battled unsympathetic committees and school boards to start a school for training girls of high school age how to run a home and care for children

She Knows Her Turkeys

There\u27s Beth Bailey McLean, another Iowa Stater! We\u27ve met them everywhere this week-end, it seems. And that must be Eleanor Howe. Isn\u27t she good looking

The Iowa Homemaker vol.17, no.6

Genuinely “Big” Business by Grace McIlrath Ellis, page 1 Every Gram of Jam by Ruth Kunerth, page 2 Confessions of Shoe Salesman and Florist by Paul Montgomery and Paul Buehler, page 3 What Would You Do If by Harriet Beyer, page 4 Food Shots Are Not So Candid by Ruth Dahlberg, page 5 Yumph Invades the Formal Field by Lois Swenson, page 6 Just Skin Deep by Donna Button, page 7 On Your Own Toes by Jane Helser, page 8 Resolve to Charm by Frances Dickerson, page 9 What’s New in Home Economics edited by Marjorie Pettinger, page 10 No Peacock Tongues by Daisy Mary Kimberley, page 12 She Knows Her Turkeys by Mary Ellen Lynch, page 13 On the Airwaves by Grace Strohmeier, page 13 Science in the Kitchen, page 14 Radiation Ratings by Kay Dodds, page 15 The Gavel Strikes by Donna Button, page 16 What Goal Posts? By Jean Metcalf and Rachel Roewe, page 17 Alums Make News by Faithe Danielson, page 18 Up With the Dawn by the editor, page 2

Background and Method of the Striving to be Strong Study a RCT Testing the Efficacy of a M-health Self-management Intervention

Background Osteoporosis is a prevalent and debilitating condition affecting \u3e50% of post-menopausal women. Yet, a low percentage of women regularly engage in health promoting behaviors associated with osteoporosis prevention. Complex, multidimensional, m-Health interventions hold promise to effect engagement in health behavior change related to calcium and vitamin D intake, balance, core and leg strength, and physical activity. Methods Striving to be Strong study (R01NR013913-01) tests the efficacy of a research and theory based, patient centered, dynamically tailored intervention delivered via smart phone apps. Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMAs) enhance immediate feedback and complement traditional measures. The desired outcomes are the maintenance of osteoporosis self-management behaviors and a decrease in the loss of bone density over time. The Individual and Family Self-management Theory provided the conceptual foundation for the study. The sample consists of 290 healthy women between the ages of 40 and 60 with an anticipated attrition of 33%. This three group repeated measures Randomized Clinical Trial spans a 12-month time period. Data collected occurs via web site, smart-phone app, self-report, observation, and measures. Proximal (engagement in osteoporosis health behaviors) and distal (serum vitamin D, DXA, and body composition) outcomes are collected for testing of the efficacy of the intervention and theory evaluation. Discussion Active and rigorous quality management processes continually evaluate enrollment and retention goals, functionality of the automated intervention delivery and data collection systems, EMAs, and dispersion of incentives

The Iowa Homemaker vol.17, no.2

Come to Veishea by Jane Helser, page 2 Miss 4-H at Iowa State by Alvina Iverson, page 3 Date Etiquette by Jim Butterworth, page 4 King and Queen for the Day by Ruth Kunerth, page 5 Dress Your Big Moments by Jo Betty, page 6 Foot Notes in Style by Gaynold Carroll, page 7 Shoe Care by Jean Reis, page 7 Diploma in Hand – A Job in Mind by Marie Larson, page 8 An Art to Packing by Ruth Hendrix, page 9 On Lemons and Things, page 9 Lively Leisure for Summer by Betty Shoemaker, page 10 Equipment Students Travel by Virginia Berry, page 11 What’s New in Home Economics, page 12 Behind Bright Jackets, page 15 Alumnae Make News by Faithe Danielson, page 16 Money Matters Little by Gaynold Carroll, page 17 Good Looking Plates Go to Dinner, page 18 Cherry Pie Chant by Peggy Schenk, page 18 Magic of this Modern Age by Beth Cummings, page 19 Punctuate Your Dinner With Appetizers by Jane Helser, page 20 Home Management in Africa by Mary Ellen Lynch, page 21 Cap and Gown Party by Charlotte Heffner, page 22 Tips for Troubles, page 2

The Iowa Homemaker vol.20, no.1

Recreation that Recreates, Editor, page 1 Dual Personalities, Catherine Raymond, page 2 Married Right Out of College, Mary Ellen Lynch Brown, page 3 Sally Bows to Summer’s Sun, Kathryn Cooley, page 4 Selling Yourself, Kathryn Monson, page 6 I Want a Cotton Dress, Marcia E. Turner, page 7 Playtime Pays Dividends, Jane Wiley, page 8 Behind Closed Doors, Margaret Kumlien, page 9 Sunshine Sports, Jeanette Woodward, page 10 Packing the Convention Bag, Shirley Ambrose, page 11 What’s New in Home Economics, page 12 Veishea Presents, Adelaide Richardson, page 14 Picnic Basket, Dorothy Jo Weber, page 16 Alums in the News, Bette Simpson, page 17 Make Room for Music, Nancy Mason, page 18 Behind Bright Jackets, Betty Bice, page 20 Journalistic Spindles, Dorothy Anne Roost, page 23 Biography of a Home Economist, Eleanor White, page 2

The Iowa Homemaker vol.17, no.5

Pause, a Poem by Jean Boland, page 1 Ring Out Those Bells! by Ruth Deems and Jane Binkard, page 2 We Become Independent Homemakers by Ruth Sawin, page 3 A Gracious Lady Carried the Lamp by Kay Hoffman, page 4 No Secrets from the Camera by Dorothy Evans, page 5 Please, Santa Claus by Jo Betty, page 6 Let Them Eat Bread, page 8 Invitation to Fun by Mary Ellen Lynch, page 9 Toyland Specials by Doris Rooke and Jo Betty, page 10 Mixing It Up by Agnes Frandsen, page 11 What’s New in Home Economics, page 12 Alums Make News by Faithe Danielson, page 14 Behind Bright Jackets, page 15 Top with Curls by Winnifred Cannon and Helen Greene, page 16 Home Ecs Watch the Wheels Go Around, page 17 You Asked Us, Gal by Francis Byrnes and Leo Mores, page 18 Lamps for Homemakers by Marian Weinel, page 20 Send Your Personality by Helen Clark, page 21 Christmas in Mid-Summer by Isabel Crowe, page 22 Plums from the Pudding by the editor, page 2