Examines the attitudinal effects of academic and experiential behavioral training among undergraduate psychology students. Findings indicated that students in a class, but not those in a practicum, became more accepting of behavior modification. Method and results are discussed. (DB)

A report is given of a study on how young children develop social skills in situations where rules are adapted to the flow of conversation. (JD)

Discusses using popular detective and espionage fiction in courses related to area politics, international relations, political terrorism, socialization, and bureaucratic politics. Suggests several novels and ways in which they may be integrated into courses. (KC)

Caretaking of children by siblings, cousins, or other peers is widespread in most developing nations. The influence of peers as mediators of social change cannot be underestimated. (RH)

Reviews research relating to whether the socialization effects of interscholastic athletics retard delinquent behavior, particularly among high school students. Suggests that more testing and appraisal of high school athletics programs should be encouraged. (Author/DB)

Describes the development and assessment of evaluation instruments designed to test student political-citizenship knowledge, skills, and attitudes. The tests are a part of the Improving Citizenship Education Project in Fulton County, Georgia. (Author/CK)

Little evidence is found for the proposition that the failure of Mexican Americans to integrate and attach themselves to American political and social life can be attributed to negative personal experiences with political authorities. (Author/RLV)

To determine if exposure to a sociology course tends to encourage students toward liberal attitudes, an 18-item questionnaire was administered before and after an introductory sociology course at Colorado State University. Results showed an aggregate shift toward liberalism, even when controlling for students' age and professorial style.…

Explores schooling in the United States with regard to its successes, failures, relationship to social influences, objectives, philosophy, and influence on students' self-images. Suggests that educational reform will succeed only when genuine social and individual liberation are recognized as desirable. (DB)

In the model presented here, it is proposed that four factors and their interrelationships be considered when planning moral values instruction: the desired values of a society or subculture, learner ability, learner motivation, and theory-based instructional design principles. (Author)

The article critiques the Fagen-Long curriculum, an affective education program which provides emotionally disturbed and learning disturbed students with lessons in self-control. (SBH)

Investigates cognitive consistency in social behavior among 90 preschool children. Finds that the smaller the incentive used to induce subjects to perform a counterattitudinal act, the greater the change in their attitudes toward the act. Suggests minimal external justification by others so children can reduce dissonance through…

Teachers and students socialize one another in a reciprocal relationship. They both win--or lose--depending on the teachers' awareness and understanding. (Author)

In a study of the development of role playing, 67 seventh graders were given Feffer's Role Taking Task. Measures of the child's perception of parent behavior, IQ, Marburg Education Scales and educational attainment were collected. (MS)

Kindergartners, third and sixth graders were asked to evaluate factors in filmed sequences depicting accidental or intentional damage followed by expiation, explanation or no reprimand. (MS)