This investigation estimates the magnitude of the relationship between social class and visual information processing rates, and compares the development curves of processing rate for advantaged and disadvantaged children. Subjects were grade school children in a metropolitan area of southwestern Michigan. Estimates of the information processing…

One of three studies of student mobility in selected Minneapolis Public Schools, this study focuses on the patterns of movement within Target (high deliquency) Areas. All children completing 6th grade in June 1962 in six Target elementary schools and all children completing 6th grade in five comparison schools comprise the sample for which numbers…

This paper presents normative data and a content item analysis of a general anxiety scale composed of items from the Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (CMAS) and the General Anxiety Scale for Children (GASC). This scale was developed to provide a cross cultural comparison measure of some characteristics of mental health and a comparison of similar…

This study investigated two methods used to teach multidigit multiplication to fourth-grade students: the lattice method and the distributive method. Classes from four schools were randomly assigned so that the two treatment groups contained two each or urban, rural and inner city classrooms. A series of 15 lessons was prepared for each treatment…

This study examined the social bases of support for the environmental movement in Wisconsin between 1968 and 1972. Initially the movement had wide public support in the social structure. The counter-movement emerged comprised of groups dependent on industrial, resource-exploiting jobs. Support reverted again to upper-middle class non-resource…

Attempts to draw out parallels and differences between Emile Durkheim's and Basil Bernstein's theories of educational systems and highlights Bernstein's reformulation of certain features of Durkheim's thought. Focuses on the role of the school, curriculum change, and social conflict. (Author/RK)

Examines the usage of the "voseo" in Guatemalan Ladino Spanish. It is concluded that "vos" has not replaced "tu" in Guatemalan Ladino Spanish but rather has joined with "tu" and "usted" to form a tri-level second person singular address system. (SED)

Argues against J. Vasudev's claim that sex differences disappear in studies that control for socioeconomic status. Contends that women and men are not socioeconomic equals. Recommends that theories based on all-male research samples be questioned and that differences in women's moral orientation be accounted for in studies. (SKC)

Performance on a standardized self-concept scale was examined in samples of primary and middle school learning disabled and nondisabled students. Results indicated that learning disabled students had significantly lower self-concepts than nondisabled students. Also explores differences between self-concept as a function of sex and social class.…

College freshmen of both sexes in the classes of 1976 and 1986 were compared on the basis of individual items (problems) reported on a checklist. Results focus on class and sex differences in personal development, living conditions, social activities, social, personal, and interpersonal relations, home and family, morals, adjustment to college,…

The research papers in the current Merrill-Palmer Quarterly (Vol. 30, No. 2) invitational issue on temperament are examined from the perspective of previous research and the indications they provide for critical unsolved issues concerning temperament. (Author)

There exists a social and educational bias against "practical" activities, and a corresponding snobbery that values theoretical, mainly linguistic intelligence. These misconceptions derive from a misunderstanding of Aristotelian ideas regarding creativity and rationality. (GC)

As much as any society of people, Australians represent themselves as equals. Yet few Australians are able to fit the widely circulated myths about what is normal, valuable, and desirable in their society. This book enables teachers and their students to challenge the multiplicity of texts that combine to tell Australians who they are and who they…