The major purpose of this research was to determine if recent demand for more popular participation in local decision making has altered the urban executives' perceptions of their power position in local governance. The data for analysis consisted of responses to a national mail questionnaire conducted in early 1981 from city managers, planning…

Piaget's and Kohlberg's interview and scoring methods for assessing moral judgment in children were empirically compared. Based on cognitive development and social learning theories, six hypotheses were tested on 139 elementary school children. After being interviewed, the children participated in a moral conduct task. Multiple linear regressions…

This investigation probes nursery school activities and children's interactions in relation to private and communal property. Analysis of 27 hours of taped interaction spread over 4 months of participant observation reveals that children attempt to gain access to private property in a different way than they try to obtain access to communal…

A brief review is presented of the structural differences between play, games, and sport activities and the subjective experiences of young participants. Three contexts were examined--spontaneous play, informal games, and organized team sports. Findings suggested that patterns of experiences varied according to the context in which they occurred.…

Examined in this paper is the impact two shifts in the civil rights movement had upon racial attitudes: (1) the shift from the South to the rest of the nation, and (2) the shift from issues of freedom to those of equality. It is noted that as long as the civil rights movement remained principally in the South, Northern whites were real, if…

This model is for use by State education agencies, local school districts or individual school staffs. It is designed to assess the degree of understanding and awareness of school board members, staff and students in how and why role stereotyping occurs, and how to go about reducing role stereotyping in the school environment. Compiled of…

The theoretical orientation of this study of the extended, black, middle-class, is two-fold: (1) the socialization of children in black families differs from other families because of their nonsupportive wider environment, and (2) the extended kin network facilitates upward mobility. To test these hypotheses, 305 black parents were questionned…

Intergenerational differences within the family were examined through an exploration of values in three-generation intra-family triads. Subjects (N=180) were 30 male and 30 female white middle class triads. Each triad consisted of a son, father, paternal grandfather or daughter, mother, maternal grandmother. Generation ranges were: youngest, 17-23…

These five papers present a compact summary of current biological, behavioral and psychosocial research on cigarette smoking behavior. They focus especially on the addictive and dependence processes related to smoking and its effects on health. While much is known, recommendations for further research are suggested on topics including: nicotine,…

A new conceptualization of interpersonal relationship, based on the notions of specific and generalized expectancies and other basic tenets of Rotter's social learning theory, is presented. Interpersonal relationships are translated into the language of social learning theory, with its established body of literature and methodology. Two studies…

THIS PAPER FOCUSES ON MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS UNDERLYING RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT. CURRENT ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE LOW ACADEMIC MOTIVATION OF NEGRO CHILDREN, INCLUDING VARIOUS DEFICITS ASSOCIATED WITH CULTURAL DEPRIVATION, THE DISCONTINUITY OF HOME AND SCHOOL COMPETENCY TRAINING, AND THE FAILURE OF PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO SCHOOLS TO…

THE TEACHERS' AND PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY AND THE AUDIOVISUAL DEPARTMENT HAVE MATERIALS WHICH ARE VALUABLE TO THE TEACHING AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFS OF THE OAKLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MATERIALS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS OF LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC GROUPS DEVELOP A REALIZATION AND RESPECT FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL WORTH, ALONG WITH A RESPECT FOR THE WORTH OF…

This report outlines a research study conducted to evaluate black female-headed families with a female adolescent in order to obtain data regarding socialization practices by mothers, and community participation and choice patterns by adolescent girls. Data were collected through interviews with 175 black adolescent girls and their mothers.…

A study of the implementation of a rational/bureaucratic model of knowledge in classrooms suggests that current modes of educational administration are based on control, via rational planning, of social relations, individual consciousness, and epistemology. Bureaucratic organization and professionalism enjoy a symbiotic relationship, combined with…