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Schleicher, Klaus – 1979
A human ecological approach to the study of children's television viewing raises questions that researchers have largely neglected. Does television influence the interaction patterns of socializing agents with children and with one another? Are there long-term, psychological consequences of unintegrated and competing influences from television and…
Descriptors: Ecological Factors, Educational Development, Educational Television, Foreign Countries
deVoss, Gary G.
Little is known about the social aspects of the student teaching experience. Case studies of one successful and one unsuccessful student teacher present characteristics that may be advantageous or detrimental to the success of the experience. A patron cooperating teacher, congruent beliefs about classroom management, the ability to put all other…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cooperating Teachers, Socialization, Student Characteristics
Miller, Arthur H.; And Others – 1979
Shared group consciousness among individuals of ascriptively deprived social categories acts to mobilize strongly identified group members, suggesting that old age identifiers among elderly Americans should also participate in politics at higher rates than those found for non-identified older people. Survey data from both the 1972 and 1976…
Descriptors: Age, Behavior Patterns, Group Dynamics, Group Membership
MARTIN, RUTH; MARTIN, WILLIAM
THE SPECIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE SLOW LEARNER ARE EMPHASIZED IN THIS PUBLIC SCHOOL CURRICULUM GUIDE. FOR THIS TYPE OF STUDENT MORE FOCUS MUST BE PLACED ON PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT AND ADEQUACY IN BASIC SKILLS THAN ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THEREFORE THE OBJECTIVES OF A "BASIC WORK PROGRAM" FOR SLOW LEARNERS SHOULD STRESS THE…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Problems, Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides
VAN EGMOND, ELMER; AND OTHERS – 1966
DESCRIPTIONS OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES, A VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL INTERACTION ANALYSIS MEASURED ON A (1) TASK-ORIENTING, (2) MAINTAINING SOCIAL ORDER, AND (3) FACILITATING SCALE, TEACHER INTERVIEWS, AND OBSERVER VERBAL REPORTS ASSESS A SELECTED SAMPLE OF CLASSROOMS WITHIN THE 1965 CAMBRIDGE SUMMER HEAD START PROGRAM. PERFORMANCE OF HEAD START AND…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Educational Facilities
WINSOR, CHARLOTTE B.
IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE CONCEPTS OF THE WORLD MUST BE PRESENTED TO YOUNG CHILDREN IN A DYNAMIC AND TANGIBLE WAY. THE WRITER SPEAKS OF THE SCHOOL AS A COMMUNITY OF MEN IN MICROCOSM. THE ACQUISITION OF THE TOOLS OF LEARNING, THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE SYMBOLISM IN OUR CULTURE, THE PROCESSES OF ABSTRACT LEARNING AND MEANING, AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Childhood Interests, Childhood Needs, Concept Formation
Stone, Nancy W. – 1980
The paper reviews aspects of a young child's emotional development occurring in social interactions and discusses implications for children having, or at risk of having, emotional and behavioral problems. Contributions of ethology and ecology are cited in an examination of the child's interaction with the family. Research findings are reviewed on…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Emotional Development, Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Problems
Ryu, Jung S. – 1977
A total of 109 Korean immigrants completed either an English or Korean version of a nine-page questionnaire in a study of the characteristics, assimilation processes, and media usage of Korean immigrants to the Los Angeles, California area. The findings revealed that ambivalent attitudes prevailed among the immigrants. Most were not satisfied with…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Attitudes, Immigrants
Ebbeck, F. N. – 1980
This paper discusses the problems faced by young Australian Aboriginal families and particularly their children as they attempt to find a satisfactory solution to being Aboriginal in a dominant white urban society. The paper is restricted to a consideration of country-urban Aborigines categorized as 'fringe dwellers,' because they live…
Descriptors: Coping, Educational Opportunities, Ethnic Groups, Family (Sociological Unit)
Bloland, Harland G. – 1979
An analysis and comparison of two frames, "conventioneering" and "game," as experienced by convention goers is presented to provide a partial explanation of convention behavior and stress response. Many of the concepts discussed come directly from books by Erving Goffman. Frames are principles of organization that govern…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Conference Reports, Conferences
Chemelski, Bruce E.; Birnbaum, Dana W. – 1979
Metacognitive approach responses of preschoolers about sex differences in emotionality were examined to determine if they could be modified by contextual cues. Fear was clearly perceived as a feminine emotion by preschoolers. Sadness was not seen as gender-specific. Females utilized imagery as a mediator of their gender attribution. Results…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Emotional Development, Fear, Hostility
Seefeldt, Vern; Gould, Daniel – 1980
Research examining the effects of sports participation on children and youth is reviewed from the perspective of psychological and physical development. Statistical information regarding the participation rate in different kinds of youth sports is given. The effects of prolonged athletic activity on bone, muscle, and adipose tissue growth is…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Athletics, Child Development, Child Welfare
Vacha, Edward F.; And Others – 1979
The goal of this book is to help teachers create a positive social climate in the elementary school classroom. Six group processes areas are identified as combining to create the social climate of the classroom: (1) attraction; (2) leadership; (3) communication; (4) student norms of conduct; (5) individual expectations; and (6) group cohesion. The…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
Pierce, Chester M., Ed. – 1978
This booklet contains five papers focusing primarily on the potential of television for contributing to children's learning and prosocial behavior and on the problems involved in realizing this potential. The first paper provides information relevant to child development and learning theory. The second paper discusses the potential power of…
Descriptors: Animation, Child Development, Childrens Television, Commercial Television
Edeani, David O. – 1979
A study was conducted to examine the contributions to the determination of individuals' orientation to change made by such factors as the individuals' demographic, social structural, personality, and cognitive characteristics. Data were collected in a field sample of 159 adult residents of New Athens, Illinois, a town of 2,000 inhabitants near…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Change, Demography
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