Investigated relationships among socioeconomic status, family constellation, parental practices, and preschool-age children's awareness of and rationales for rules and conventions. Children's knowledge of rules and conventions was related to social class variables. Parental behaviors were found to be better predictors of the level of children's…

Describes educational practices in Japan based on data gathered during visits to 14 nurseries (comparable to United States daycare centers), supplementary visits to residential infant and preschool shelters, elementary schools, an after-school center, and teacher training colleges. Focuses on socialization practices and related cultural values and…

Characteristics of the aggressive, severely behavior disordered (BD) child are discussed, with a focus on classification and identification criteria. Additional factors directly related to the behavior of an aggressive, severely BD child are also considered: biological factors, familial factors, cognitive factors, frustration (specifically…

Describes growth in the number of studies of behavior development conducted in Japan during the last 20 years and identifies areas of development receiving attention by Japanese researchers. (RH)

Tests the traditional two-part hypothesis that partisan predispositions motivate a person to be selectively exposed to political campaign communications, which in turn serve to reinforce those original predispositions. Draws inferences about differences in these processes that exist between adolescents and their parents. (PD)

Various education theories are examined to explain the child's need for a Mediated Learning Experience (MLE), an interaction with another human who interprets the world. Five criteria of MLEs are described, and types of deprivation and their results are discussed. (MJB)

Traces the rise of boarding school education in Canada. Argues that Cookson's analysis of the process by which pupils in boarding schools are brought to identify with the school's priorities and goals (JC 502 949) is applicable to Canada as well as to the United States. (DMM)

Applies the Gerbner, et al, theory of television "mainstreaming" to political orientations. Analyzes survey data to show the political attitudes of heavy, medium, and light TV viewers. Suggests new ways of thinking about television and the formation of political perspectives. (PD)

Examined the quality and intensity of children's emotional attributions to themselves and to others as characters in affect-laden stories. Results indicated that children attributed more sad and scared responses and fewer happy responses to the other than to the self. More intense responses were attributed to the other. (Author)

Describes the development of cognitive structure in adolescence as establishing isomorphism between subject and environment. Identifies two dimensions of stages in the development of individuals'"work structure," i.e., the network of relations existing between the individual and his work.

Vocational agriculture instructors have an important role as community leaders. To perform this role, they should strive to show a sincere interest in people and their problems, demonstrate professionalism, assist in making the community a better place to live, and place high priority on community involvement. (SSH)

Studied fathers' participation in childrearing among 128 Swedish parents. Results showed most couples, even in dual-career households, do not share childcare equally. Socialization and work-related structural obstacles, especially related to the wife's occupation, were the most important variables. (Author/JAC)

Research suggests that role conflict exists among teacher-coaches due to the disparity in values between the two roles and to the fact that the two functions are fundamentally incompatible. The dilemma is further compounded by lack of clear role definition. Job descriptions for coach/teachers may vary greatly. (JN)

Focuses on how political attitudes have been influenced by American history textbooks at various times throughout history. Excerpts from traditional and revisionist textbooks are presented, with emphasis on "America Revised" by Frances FitzGerald. Journal available from Harper's Magazine Co., 2 Park Ave., New York, NY 10016. (DB)

The political attitudes and beliefs of Black students who attended a Black southern university during the 1963 demonstrations provide the data for this study of the long-range consequences of the Black student protest movement in the 1960s. (Author/JLF)