By focusing on a narrow but dramatic issue--rural education in Latin America--this paper explores the more general theme of the relationship between schooling and political development. (Author)

Unlike the social insect, man is profoundly ambivalent in his social role: the behavioral dispositions which produce complex social interdependence and self-sacrificial altruism must be produced by culturally evolved indoctrination, which has had to counter self-serving genetic tendencies. (Author/JM)

Isolates and tries to explain a phenomenon called the altruistic paradox, which refers to the fact that mankind individually and collectively can be both cruel and kind at one and the same time. (Author/JM)

Although theories of learning which stress the role of reinforcement can help us understand altruistic behaviors, it seems clear that a more complete comprehension calls for an expansion of our notions of learning, such that they incorporate affect and cognition. (Author/JM)

A pioneer in the study of behavioral objectives is interviewed and he presents meaningful insights into the proper focus for educational objectives. (Author/RK)

The contrast between the real power and the experience of impotence that millions of bright, earnest school children attest to prompts one to enquire into preplanned impotence and self-defeat. (Author)

By illustrating the variety of styles of educational pressures placed upon Soviet students, the author demonstrates the manner through which fellow students can constructively influence each other. (RK)

The Communist Party of the Soviet Union operates two separate systems of political schools; one of the Party officials and one for the rank-and-file Party membership. This article presents a complete description of the professional training schools, indicating that training in such schools precedes assignment to leading positions in the Party's…

Analytic intelligence was a good predictor of communication scores for boys but not for girls. Verbal ability was no better a predictor for girls than boys. The correlational evidence indicates that conventional intelligence tests predict social perspective taking as well as Piaget's measure of spatial perspective-taking ability. (Authors)

This paper examines the relationship between English and Sociology if taught in a humanistic way. (JB)

This paper centers around the improvement of the effectiveness of many special school programs for Indian Children and the need for more school personnel sensitive to the need of these children. (Author)

The data presented here indicates improved opportunities for a larger role for Mexican Americans in Texas politics and may be used as a bench mark to periodically measure the rate and direction of political change. (Author)

Results indicated that the children's behavior had an effect upon the parents, with mothers and fathers interacting more and being more controlling when the children were dependent. (Authors)