The purpose of phenomenology, which is to reveal to us exactly what we already know and that we know it, is clarified in this analysis of a child's experience. (JC)

A cognitive interpretation is suggested to account for the inverse relation between availability of social stimuli and their subsequent efficacy in a reinforcing role. In this interpretation, the emphasis is on the interpersonal nature of the interaction between the child and the reinforcing person. (Author)

A discussion concerning educational accountability. (MJM)

Behaviorists are opposed to the establishment of values by the individual. The net effect of this psychological school of thought has been to encourage a strong trend in American life toward conformity. (CK)

Research emanated from the need to find a situation for experimenting with children for an extended number of sessions. (Author)

Describes research showing that black and white teachers of disadvantaged students working together to find better ways to help disadvantaged youth, can help to dispel the stereotype of distrust and fear among themselves and help to foster respect, liking, and understanding, which hopefully will be carried over to their students. (Author/MU)

On the whole, the stereotype here investigated is only partly validated. There does seem to be a more rapid pattern of activities in urban settings, as compared to rural, but the anticipated greater time-accuracy of urban dwellers cannot be substantiated. (Author)

Describes development of a morale questionnaire that discriminated significantly between a sample of schools of high and those of low staff morale both in Australia and in the U.S.A. (Author)

Children who observed a very generous adult model sharing, later shared more than those who observed a very stingy model. The effects of vicarious reinforcement on the amount shared, delivered by either the experimenter or the model alone, were also demonstrated. (Authors)