A social behavior chaining technique was used to train three autistic students (ages 10-11) to respond differentially to requested and nonrequested objects. Results suggested control of the "give me" response by the requested object, a characteristic of a mand. Results are discussed in terms of the training technique to establish…

Common experiences of Japanese children and adults with hearing loss are presented and strategies for enhancing socialization, self-concept, self-acceptance, public attitudes, education, employment, hearing aids, and society values and services are explored. (Author/VW)

This study investigated influences on the formation and development of preservice social studies teachers' way of thinking and acting in common teaching situations. Results of the observations and interviews showed that teachers' perspectives are the product of a dialectical process of professional socialization. The influence of teacher education…

Four basic social learning principles are presented along with examples of how each is utilized first to learn delinquent behavior and then in helping delinquents change. (Author/LHW)

Discusses a variety of lessons that one teacher learned from reading the story John Wain's "A Message from Pig-Man." Describes the central importance of story or anecdote as a means of groping toward a recognition of oneself and one's experiences. (JD)

This issue is a collection of recently written Russian literature commemorating the end of World War II. Included are diary excerpts, poems and photos along with suggestions for how this literature should be used in schools to help celebrate the Soviets' victory in what they term "the Great Patriotic War." (JDH)

Methodological problems in the traditional measurement of college environment are discussed, including the choice of relevant variables and indicators, the different levels or spheres within an institution, and the relationship between student perceptions and evaluation. An alternative model is proposed and supported with data from a longitudinal…

A Pennsylvania college arranges a series of receptions in several cities to encourage seniors to meet alumni with similar career interests and to help students develop the social skills to make further contacts. (MSE)

Provides sociological analysis of recent documents on social education in Scotland. Argues that sociological theory underpinning prescriptions for social education takes no account of social inequalities and social conflict in both education and society. Explores contradictions between social education and meritocratic individualism. Discusses…

Socialization agencies which are less formal and more voluntaristic seem to facilitate the absorption of immigrant youths into Israeli society more effectively. Agency structural characteristics such as symmetry and voluntarism allow newcomers to maintain their sense of dignity and increase their capacity to integrate economically and politically…

Identifies and categorizes the topics of talk of 12 interns in secondary education. Indicates the internship period is characterized primarily as an occupational socialization period, with some organizational socialization as well. (MS)

Provides a description of a detailed socialization model of election of mathematics courses. Mathematics achievement expectations and values are hypothesized to be influenced by students' perceptions of their own abilities, personal needs, and future goals, and by their perceptions of a set of task characteristics inherent in various achievement…

It is argued that the further education lecturer is involved in "socialization," though not in a formalized way. It is suggested that such involvement should be recognized, and appropriate attitudes and approaches formulated that would draw upon the lecturer's knowledge of the work situation from which students come, and also upon the…

Presents an interview with Dr. Nathan Hare, who proposes to address some of the problems of lower class, Black male youth by developing a formally supervised ritual to initiate the Black boy into adult male maturity and asserts that materialism prevents rather than promotes success. (KH)

Examines four values (one's own life, high quality of life, compassion, justice) which form the core of a proposed value structure for a sustainable society. Also discusses instrumental values that fulfill these core values and why a society organized according to the proposed structure would be more sustainable. (JN)