Patricia A. Tripple

Home Economics Research Activities in Colleges and Universities Not Associated with the Land-Grant System.

Administrators of 301 home economics units in institutions not associated with the land-grant system1 were surveyed regarding their 1977 fiscal year research activity. Seventy-four sub mitted data concerning: (1) number of research projects and project equivalents in home economics priority goal categories; (2) personnel engaged in research activity; (3) source and level of funding; and (4) method and amount of sharing of research findings. The involvement was 482 projects, 317 project leaders, 95 scientist years and 208 support staff years. The highest proportion of projects related to home economics research priority Goal II: improve the conditions contributing to mans physiological health and development. Over six million dollars, a sizeable proportion of which came from state and federal departments of education and personal resources of faculty and students, were reported. While average funding per unit, per project, and per project leader did not equal that for researchers of the land-grant system, the average amount available per scientist year is comparable.

Housing Research in Home Economics

This paper presents an overview of the extent and type of housing research being conducted within home economics. The data was obtained from 130 home economics units reporting research for the 1978 Home Economics Research Project Inventory.1 Of the units reporting, 37 percent had projects related to housing, which accounted for 8 percent of the research reported. Housing was thus among the major research areas within home economics. Projects ranged in cost from

Determinants of Community Satisfaction of Older Residents

150 to

Housing for Disabled Persons: To What Extent Will Today's Homes Accommodate Persons with Physical Limitations?

81,500, with an average of

Elder-Cottage Housing: A Housing Alternative for the Older Population

8,900 per project.2 The largest funding source was the Cooperative Research System budgeted from USDA and State Agricultural Experiment Station funds. Forty-four housing specialists were identified. In addition, 50 specialists from other home economics subject areas were identified as housing research project leaders. The housing specialist, however, controlled the majority of the funds and projects, and were most productive in terms of communicating results. The amount of money funded for housing specialists’ p...

Housing Dissertations with a Cultural Aspect

AbstractMany communities are experiencing changes in the age composition of their residents due to the increasing proportion of older persons in our population. Older persons ‘views will influence how communities approach plans for growth and development. The purpose of this study was to determine older persons’ current satisfaction with their communities, and what affects this satisfaction.A dual-frame sampling method, based on telephone books and random-digit dialing, was used to obtain a representative sample of older persons. A phone survey, based on an amenity migration model, was developed to collect data from 1,635 persons aged 50 to 70 in Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming. Scores on a 28-item Community Satisfaction Scale (CSS) and its five subscales were the dependent variables.A model was developed to explain 40% of the variance in CSS scores. Subscales that explained this variance included economic factors, public services, personal safety, and opportunities for socialization and relaxation.

Using Resistance Resources to Control Later Life Stress

This article reviews the incidence of disability within the non-institutionalized U.S. resident population, with estimates of gender differences and severe limitations. Estimates of the desire for functional independence among the elderly are presented, and theoretical frameworks related to choice, consumer efficiency, consumer decisions, and housing norms are reviewed. Accommodation of a wheelchair was chosen as the measure to be studied because it is the means of mobility for those with the most severe mobility limitations. Three states, Oregon, Nevada, and Utah collected data on wheelchair accommodation of existing housing, resulting in a sample of 1,549 homeowners. Only 1% of the respondents indicated that their homes would accommodate a wheelchair at the present. However, 77% indicated that their homes could be modified to accommodate a wheelchair, and 22% responded that costs for modifications to their present homes would be prohibitive. Home economics educators have an obligation to educate the public to the needs for accessible and/or adaptable housing and unite architects, designers, home builders, and realtors in an effort to increase the proportion of wheelchair-accessible housing, to accommodate all types of mobility impairment regardless of age.

Factors Contributing to the Mobility of Retirees: The Lake Topaz Experience

AbstractThe objectives of this research were to quantify the extent of both general and personal acceptance of elder cottage housing (ECHO) units and to identify profiles of persons who most readil...

An Education Note: The Need to Internationalize Housing Programs

AbstractSixteen dissertations are reviewed to discover the trends in cultural aspects of housing research. Six academic disciplines of 13 universities, predominantly in the eastern part of the United States, are found to be involved in research concerning five basic geographical locations. A wide variety of topics structured by various conceptual frameworks is observed. Research design often consists of case studies of individual dwellings followed by interviews of the inhabitants or surveys of historical documents. Because of the large number of conceptual frameworks guiding the research, the possibility of comparisons is limited. Suggestions are given for future research.

Measuring a Consumer Energy Conservation Ethic: An Analysis of Components

The number of stressful events experienced and the personal and environmental resistance resources associated with the control of stress were examined for 186 rural Nevada residents aged 60 and over. Ten variables having significant statistical associations with stress scores (including number of stressful events experienced) were used in a regression analysis. All 10 variables were included in the full regression model and explained nearly 44% of the variance in stress scores. In the regression model, the two variables significantly associated with perceived stress scores were scores for the avoidance coping sty/e and satisfaction with family life.