Lecture given before the Annual Conference and Course on Reading (23d, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 10-21, 1967).

The data for the paper were collected in the spring of 1967. The data were analyzed in the summer and fall of 1967.

This study investigated the joint impact of cognitive induction and type of model on adolescents' preferences for different stages of moral reasoning. A multiple-choice adaptation of the Kohlberg moral development interview was used at pretesting, at intervention/posttesting, and at delayed posttest. (Author/PN)

This article considers whether a distinction should be made between educating for culture and educating for socialization. Views of progressive educators, traditionalists, and modern radical educators are examined. A careful distinction should be made between the two terms, so that neither socialization nor cultural education is sacrificed. (PP)

Introduces journal issue devoted to youth in the electronic environment. Asks if contemporary adolescents are surrounded by an "electronic environment" and how that environment may influence their development and growth. (CMG)

Surveyed college students (N=461) on the incidence of violence in dating relationships and discussed the modeling of abusive behavior experienced in the family of origin. Results showed nearly a third of the students had been abused or abusive in partner relationships. Abusive students tended to come from abusive families. (Author/JAC)

Shows tests of social learning theory in a rural middle school setting in 1975 and 1979 determined that variables (i.e., social reinforcement, social/nonsocial reinforcements, differential associations, and supportive definitions) accounted for 34 percent variance level of marijuana use in 1975 and 52 percent variance in 1979. Suggests marijuana…

Traditional theories of personality development are critically examined, emphasizing their applications to Mexican Americans. A preliminary framework for an interactional model of multiculturalism and personality development which can synthesize and integrate the effects of Chicano culture on the development of personality is proposed and…

Discusses how Black children's singing games may be applied to enhance education in the areas of (1) curriculum content and philosophy; (2) teaching strategies; (3) child assessment; (4) character development; and (5) development of self-expression.(MJL)

Predictions from Polachek's theory explaining occupational sex segregation are tested and found to be false. The data do not show that women are penalized less for intermittent employment if they choose predominantly female occupations. There is no evidence that such a choice is economically rational. (Author/SK)

Assessed anticriminal efforts of probationers from audiotapes of counseling sessions. The assessments proved to be reliable, to correlate with attitude and personality measures, and were predictive of postprogram recidivism. Found the application of specific self-regulation skills more predictive than general plans or expressions supportive of…

American youth sport has changed in the past few years to incorporate females into programs once reserved for males. Research into the physiologies of females supports the fact that no evidence exists for the segregation of children into gender-determined groups for athletic participation. (JN)