Since the experiences discussed by the author are commonly viewed as therapeutic rather than educational, he develops a rationale for conceiving of them in educational terms. (Author/CB)

This paper is concrned with the backgrounds and developmental histories of a group of approximately 250 volunteer subjects who identify themselves with the hippie community of San Francisco. (Authors)

Examines some of the failings of educational television and discusses the Television Guidelines for Early Childhood Education, which suggest directions for furure development. (MM)

Children kept in temporary" foster care for long periods even though there is no possibility of return to the natural parents are deprived of their chance for normal developmental growth. This study examines factors involved in the problem. (AJ)

This study demonstrates the general developmental progression of the increased internalization of the conditions of emotional arousal. Females show a tendency to be more dependent than males on external arousal cues. (Authors)

Warns that until schools give up their zeal for control, they will continue to wring the emotional life out of many children who will end up untouched by their involvement in school, life, or interpersonal relationships. (Author)

Study results are similar to findings of S. King (1968) which show very few differences in background between users and nonusers. Noncounseled students did as well academically as counseled, and only half of the latter felt their experience had been helpful. There appears to be a need for more evaluation of counseling effectiveness. (CJ)

Sessions of and presentations given at a memorial conference, held in honor of Jean Piaget, are reported. The conference was sponsored by the Developmental Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, on November 14, 1980. Sixteen scholars from the fields of psychology, philosophy, and education participated. (CJ)

Describes the development of coping behavior in children and the role of coping behavior in dealing with conflict and anxiety. Defines various coping mechanisms including rationalization, projection, displacement, denial of reality, compensation, regression, and intellectualization. Outlines suggestions for helping children and parents understand…

This 5-year longitudinal study focuses on the development of intelligence and emotional maturity in 317 premature and 78 full-term Romanian infants. (CM)

Presents a general profile of remarriage and the process by which divorced people decide to remarry. A format is described through which clinicians can evaluate critical issues that determine the readiness of divorced people to remarry. Case illustrations demonstrate various problems and their solutions in therapy for the divorced. (Author)

Examines whether the relationship between mothers' ratings on the Neonatal Perception Inventory of their one-month-old infants and social-emotional development at 4 1/2 years as reported for a Pittsburgh population could be demonstrated in a Seattle population. (MP)

Some determinants of affectionate behavior in young children were explored. Experiment 1 demonstrated that children who imitated a male model who was nurturant were nurturant. Experiment 2 demonstrated that mere participation without imitation of nurturance and imitation of neutral physical contact was not effective in inducing affectionate…

The concept of institutional transference--both negative and positive--is reviewed, and a description of how it appears within the university setting is described. The dynamics of this phenomenon are discussed along with guidelines for dealing with students in whom it becomes manifest. (JMF)