The teacher's role is not one of a supplier of values. Rather it is that of facilitator and clarifier of the valuing process. Philosophical reasoning, disclosure of differences, and moral significance of those differences can be used to further understanding of a moral dilemma. (JN)

Proposes the use of postage stamps as sources of information and visual aids in teaching the culture and civilization of the German Democratic Republic. Illustrates how stamps can provide interesting insights into areas such as history, economy, socio-political customs, foreign policy and the arts. (MES)

Argues that broad themes of social studies knowledge represent primarily the ideological representations of socio-structural forces and configurations, than the choices of educators. Recommends several activities for educators who would increase the power of individuals and groups to make changes in social, cultural, and educational techniques,…

Parental modeling and reinforcement antecedents of masculine, feminine, androgynous, and undifferentiated sex role orientations were tested for a group of college men and women. (Author)

In addition to learning academic content, school children learn to become socially competent members of the classroom community. This study uses microethnographic techniques to discover and describe important aspects of the social competence acquired by kindergarten and first-grade children. (Author/RLV)

Discusses arguments for and against school-based vocational education; describes an independent Experience Based Career Education Project (EBCE) which can operate within a school curriculum or in a separate training facility. (DR)

Training involved instruction, performance feedback, role-playing, and social and monetary reinforcers. Among the findings were that training resulted in improvement in all 12 types of target behavior, and that treatment effects were rapid and were generally sustained after treatment had been discontinued for four weeks. (Author/DLS)

Maternal employment is a part of modern family life, a response to changes such as smaller families and more efficient household management. Not only does maternal employment meet parents' needs, but it is a pattern better suited for socializing the child for the adult role s/he will occupy. (Author/GC)

Introduces findings from an investigation of political education in schools and colleges in the United Kingdom. It focuses on describing and analyzing political learning processes, political socialization, political learning experiences in the classroom, and problems which beset political education programs. (DB)

Describes four activities for use in introductory sociology courses on the college level. Major objectives of the exercises are to challenge assumptions often held by college students and to stress contradictions between ideological justification for a given practice with its operation. (DB)

Dr. Patterson is interviewed regarding his theories of social learning and research on the effective treatment of aggressive children and their families. (JMF)

The research reported here examines the socialization of Indian children and adolescents toward family planning. Taken into account are socioeconomic, political, and religious influences on the attitudes of the subjects studied. (Author/EB)

Five-, eight-, and eleven-year-olds performed object assembly tasks alone, before a neutral observer, or before observers needing to learn about the task. Performances by children in this last condition were consistently superior to those in the other conditions. Neutral audiences had negative effects on eleven-year-olds. (RL)

The article summarizes the developmental processes of adolescents (age 12-18) and reviews literature concerning the adolescent's use of television, newspapers, periodicals, records, and radio. (KC)

Guidelines are offered for the teacher who must modify socially unacceptable behavior in an emotionally disturbed child. (JD)