Measures of intergenerational solidarity were completed by 60 Laotian refugee and 60 U.S. high school students. The Laotian students scored significantly higher on normative, functional, and structural solidarity. Results support the role of culture in shaping perceived obligations toward aging parents. (SK)

Discusses historical and contemporary views of children's rights. Considers the roles of parents and society in ensuring these rights. Also discusses the role of early childhood professionals in enhancing the protection rights of children. (BB)

Parents rated impact of Big Brother/Big Sister program on children along variables of school attendance, grades, family relationship, friendship, self-esteem, staying out of trouble, being responsible, frequency of contact, and length of time in program. Although children were rated as benefiting significantly from program, children's frequency of…

Activities in this unit are designed to sensitize students in grades 4-6 to the needs of animals and to the injustices many species suffer. The lessons focus on inhumane acts such as the use of steel-jaw traps, dogfighting, hunting, keeping exotic pets in captivity, using animals in entertainment, habitat destruction, factory farming, and animal…

Timing and circumstances are critical factors in deciding when and whether to tell an abused foster child why he was taken from his own parents. This case study presents realistically the problems facing the professionals involved. (SDH)

A group of 40 parents were brought into the laboratory with two of their children (one preschool-age, one toddler) and given a cognitive task which competed with child care for their attention. This competing cognitive activity had substantial effects on parental behavior compared to a control phase with no competing task. In general, positive…

With contingency reinforcement, students with externally imposed or self-determined academic standards did comparable work. When contingent reinforcement was dropped in an extinction phase, external imposition subjects tended to outperform self-determination subjects. Experiment serves to demonstrate the utility of self-management as an…

THIS 3-PHASE STUDY SOUGHT TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN THE PRODUCER OF NEW EDUCATIONAL IDEAS AND THE PRACTITIONER, OR TEACHER, BY EFFECTIVE USE OF NETWORK TELEVISION. PHASE I, DATA GATHERING, INCLUDED REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, AND IDENTIFICATION OF INNOVATIONAL PROJECTS BY CONSULTATION, FIELD VISITS, AND A QUESTIONNAIRE SENT TO MEMBERS OF 2 NATIONAL…

Reviews literature focusing on six aspects of pet-person relationships that are most relevant to the growing child. Areas include love, attachment, and comfort; sensorimotor and nonverbal learning; responsibility, nurturance, and competence; learning about the life cycle; therapeutic benefits; and nurturing humaness, ecological awareness, and…

The "latchkey" child who spends time at home alone is vulnerable to a variety of crisis situations. Suggestions are offered to help this child become more self-reliant and better able to deal with fears, boredom, and danger. (DF)

This workshop kit (an 18-minute videotape, 15 student worksheets, and a teacher's guide) is designed to help children in grades K-2 grasp the meaning of responsibility and to recognize the importance of being a responsible person. The videotape contains a variety of scenarios that show children taking on varying degrees of responsibility. Each of…

The primary focus of this research is upon a secondary or derived aspect of maternal employment, namely, the supervision of children whose mothers work. (Author)

There is no need for a special unit to be developed about courtesy. Everyday activities and situations offer ample opportunity for its practice, for children will imitate the good manners they see adults using. (Author/SJL)

A 4-year longitudinal study of 53 children (ages 7-12 at start) and their employed parents explored self-care arrangements and the children's reactions to them. Variations included range of activities and settings, extent of children's after school responsibilities, social support and children's interpretations. (MT)