Relationships between social development, peer popularity, and pupil justifications of friendship choices were investigated. Subjects were 30 boys and 30 girls, 13 of whom were Negro. The children were enrolled in a laboratory summer school program and ranged in age from 5 to 8 years. During taped interviews, each child was asked: (1) to select…

To identify the parameters of creativity exhibited in products of sixth grade children, 25 subjects (12 girls and 13 boys) were asked to produce written, art, and mechanical objects and to write a description of the product indicating its use. Ten judges graded the relative creativity of the objects by comparing their similarity to an object…

This document focuses on how research which investigates the interaction between learning abilities and instructional treatments (Aptitude Treatment Interaction or ATI) should proceed. Previous research related to ATI is evaluated in the context of the ATI premise that characteristics of learners affect their attainment of educational goals…

This monograph applies ideas from the field of role theory to the study of occupations, beginning with an historical overview of role theory concepts. The analysis of occupations is presented from both a group-centered and person-centered position. Within the group-centered analysis, organizations, work groups, and communities are discussed, and…

The total systems approach to guidance and counseling is an attempt to help the student understand the personality of the environmental systems in relation to his own personality. Such an approach would provide for integration of the two personalities leading to productive behavior and individual goal achievement. This objective can be approached…

The project attempted to discern the possible resulting effects on children and teachers from major structural changes in the design of classroom space. Three assumptions were tested: (1) children will assume greater initiative in resource use, (2) teachers get to know the children better, and (3) team teaching in open space classrooms contributes…

This document reports on a 2-year study of the influence of males on the development of children and impact of male aides on child-care activities. The study originally developed from clinical observations and research results concerned with effects of fathers' absence on children and adolescents. The first year of the program was for…

This book is one of a series of four in which issues affecting the organization and work of the British Infant School are considered. The series "Young Children Learning", is designed to express current educational theory in terms of the practical work of teachers and children in infant schools. The books include recent research into the…

This lecture to clergymen presents a discussion of childhood bereavement and possible long-term psychological effects. A correlation between the loss of a parent and later-life mental illness is suggested, as well as the need to look closely at children's unique ways of grieving. The clergyman's role in helping bereaved families is emphasized.…

An analysis of group social relationships through an interpersonal perception point of view is presented. Each member of a group is asked to make a judgment concerning the social distance between each pair of members in the group. The Carroll and Chang scaling model, called Individual Differences Scaling (INDSCAL), which assumes that individuals…

This study investigated individual differences in mathematical performance among secondary school students, and differences between boys and girls and between students of high and low socioeconomic status. A sample of 335 ninth-grade students from two secondary schools was administered tests of personality, mathematics attitude, numerical ability,…

It was the purpose of this study to describe and analyze the differences in value systems of the Dakota Indians and Western Civilization, and to suggest a probable explanation for the religious practices of present-day (1958) Pine Ridge Reservation residents (28 families) as a result of the conflict in values between the 2 societies. The method…

This study analyzed how authors of selected books present their main character with regard to his personal development problems, how he resolves them, and what happens to his personal development in the process. On the basis of which Newbery Medal Award books were best suited for a study of how the main character develops, "Up A Road…

The rating scale was completed by the respective counselor for individual enrollees in the Neighborhood Youth Corps. The scale contains eleven statements about enrollee behavior that are considered important in determining how well an enrollee is doing in the program. See also TM 000 865. (CK)

A series of pilot and regular experiments were conducted to investigate memory checking processes. The first set of experiments developed a set of six different tests for the measurement of memory checking. Correlational studies of these tests demonstrated that they could be used reliably and that the different tests are measuring the same basic…