In the past, the process of education was one of training--the learner was encouraged to follow the ways of priests, parents, professors, and patriarchs. This system works well as long as two conditions exist: if there are few modifications in the society and if people remain in the same place. Increasingly, the opposite conditions are true: few,…

In Sandstone, Minnesota, at the Willow River Camp and the Sandstone Vocational School, a residential job-skill program teaches social and academic skills, as well as a trade, to selected Minnesota prison inmates in a 24-hour-a-day group-centered program free of restrictions, rehabilitating the whole person. (Author/BP)

Suggests that schools play a major role in sex stereotyping and that violations of federal legislation, restrictions on individual development, and mental health problems may result. The effects of sex stereotyping on hiring practices, teacher models, physical education programs, counseling and guidance services, and textbooks are discussed. (JMB)

Microtechnology is the maintenance of specific skills identified and taught under controlled conditions. Desirable behaviors are taught through modelling, letting the child imitate the model, and providing feedback on the child's performance. Microtechnology can also help in problem solving, career education, and in coping with behavior problems.…

An associate dean examines the status of middle managers of support services (admissions and financial aid officers, registrars, advisors, counselors) concluding that lack of opportunity for career growth leads to wasted resources. He recommends that colleges introduce programs of career development and suggests ways the middle managers can help…

Education from infancy to old age is a necessity and a responsibility as society looks to the future; and educational institutions could become the sites of cooperation of science and society in the service of the human family in realization of the goals of lifelong learning. Paper presented at 27th Annual Meeting of Gerontological Society,…

The newly developed, 72-item Q-Sort Inventory of Parenting Behaviors was administered to fathers and mothers of 84 young children in a 3-year longitudinal, cross-sectional study of stability and change in parents' child rearing priorities and the impact of the stability and change on child development during the first 5 years of life. Parents of…

The personal developmental levels of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds were studied; and the hypothesis that students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds would be less mature than other students in the developmental levels of autonomy, purpose, and interpersonal relationships was assessed. The effects of participation in…

The kinds of life events that may affect cognitive development were explored for 777 students, mostly freshmen, enrolled in introductory social science courses at Western Washington University Bellingham (Washington). Cognitive functioning was assessed using the Measure of Epistemological Reflection (MER) of M. B. Taylor (1983). Students also…

This paper describes a professional development effort designed to revitalize, remotivate and reactivate an experienced staff of teachers. This program creates an organizational culture in which each individual is perceived as a learner and a leader. The program is designed to meet the needs of the teaching staff at any place in their career cycle…

This study identified changes in prospective teachers' (N=153) concerns about teaching as they progressed through teacher training, and investigated the relationship between these changes and the prospective teachers' Myers-Briggs personality preferences, Rotter's locus of control orientation, and selected personal attributes. It was found that…

A study assessed the equality of women managers in 11 of the largest state agencies in Texas. It also investigated the perceptions of men and women managers concerning a variety of work related issues in Texas state government. A stratified random sample of 25 percent of all managers was drawn, and 1,844 responses, representing a 55.5% response…

The aims of the International Education Association's Preprimary Project are to examine developmentally relevant characteristics of the socialization environments of 4-year-olds in participating countries, and to ascertain the relationships between those characteristics and selected developmental outcomes. Phase I of the project consists primarily…

Consisting of four modules of three sessions each, this Head Start parenting education curriculum offers parents opportunities to look at their lives from new angles and to share ideas and support with other parents. The first module focuses on daily life and ways to improve it. Parents try out various exercises and relaxation techniques, explore…

A resource for child caregivers providing family day care for infants and toddlers, this book is designed to provide information and suggestions in a format that is easy to follow, and in language that is easy to read. Chapter 1 gives tips on "baby-proofing" the home, as well as ideas for toys, equipment, and how to integrate a baby into…