A 4-year follow-up study of children in the Rural Child Care Project has shown that greatest losses in intellectual functioning for former project children occurred in the first year of public school among those scoring above 80 on their first Binet but who were retained in grade 1. IQ change during grade 1 was negatively related to attendance at…

This is a study of values and value systems of various groups of elementary school pupils from ages nine to twelve. The research is based upon Milton Rokeach's (1968) conceptualization of values and value systems and upon his methodology of value measurement. A two-fold purpose of the study is stated: 1) to modify the Rokeach Value Survey in order…

A guide for educators planning to work with American Indian children, the book presents factual material to enable the reader to better understand Indian life styles. The book is divided into 2 sections. The first section discusses culture, language, and the socioeconomic patterns of Indians compared to non-Indians. The second section covers…

This volume, one of a series of area studies, compiles basic facts about the social, economic, and military institutions and practices of Nicaragua. The emphasis is on objective description of the nations' present society and the kinds of possible or probable changes that might be expected in the future. Twenty- six chapters are developed in four…

This research is an attempt to determine the relative influence of Black English and Puerto Rican Spanish in the speech of Puerto Ricans raised contiguous to the black community in Harlem. The first chapter provides a general introduction to the study of this variety of Puerto Rican English and a description of the sample on which this study is…

Anthropology can make two major and complimentary contributions to the process of education: 1) provide basic concepts and methods which are uniquely able to help public school students understand the specialized, abstract, complex nature of their urban environment; and 2) apply concepts and methods through research in schools to identify and…

By concentrating on individuals' general approaches toward education, their attitudes concerning different aspects of education, and their motivation for education, we have constructed an "index of educational values." This index appeared to reflect very differently individuals' educational orientations as compared, simply, to the level…

This booklet presents a brief, informal summary of key events related to early childhood education which occurred in the United States during 1976. Personal comments by the author accompany a potpourri of items on such topics as developments in various states, new federal legislation, current programs and publications, health care, television and…

A synthesis of Polish research and research methodology (1965-75) re: leisure time and rural youth reveals methodological differences and research results with implications for the future of rural youth. In the order of their popularity, the major Polish research methods are: inquiry; the memorialist approach; a combination of inquiry and free…

One of the larger of the native peoples of South America, the Araucanians include different ethnic subgroups, some of which are now extinct. Once geographically spread extensively over the southern cone of South America, at present they are reduced to only two closely related groups: (1) the Mapuche of southern Chile, the largest one; and (2) the…

Bilingual education, the objective of which is to render bilingual a group of monolingual or quasi-monolingual speakers, is distinguished from the "education of bilinguals," whose goal it is to teach the content of school subjects through the medium of two rather than one language. The present paper establishes this distinction and justifies the…

Most of our laws penalize those who do not conform to the ideal of the intact monogamous nuclear family. Should we prosecute people for violations that reflect norms that are archaic or are held only by a minority? What is the effect of such regulation on social change? (Author)

Examines early Afro-American fiction to demonstrate that the authors used the medium of art to expose the Afro-American condition to a larger society and to foster black prestige despite restrictions on literacy and learning for blacks. (PS)

Characterizes the past 40 years in South Korea as a time of modernization, industrialization, urbanization, and internationalization. Discusses Korean religion and social values; family, kinship, and social life; education; housing, food, and clothing; leisure and sports; and the maintenance of national identity. Examines the Korean synthesis of…

Drinking patterns and alcohol-related problems were studied in 164 Anglo and 149 Mexican-American male regular drinkers. A combination of acculturation and generational status measures indicated the heaviest drinking patterns and the highest prevalence of both alcohol-related problems and escape drinking motives among the least acculturated…