The question of who should possess the rights over children's education is discussed. (DB)

This article discusses children's reaction to war and war's effect on their attitudes (through war experience and television) with descriptions of recent studies and educational implications. (JA)

An anthropologist identifies educability as the distinguishing factor of the human species, and insists that a loving attitude toward students is the element most essential in effective educators. (LH)

Discusses Burton White's work on expanding the basic knowledge of how children develop and what he calls "the laws of optimal development". (GB)

This study compared parent and teacher beliefs regarding the relative importance of a set of child care and education tasks, and assessed the degree to which the responsibility for these tasks was perceived to be shared between home and school. The questionnaires of the Perception of Parental Role Scales were administered to three groups of…

Discusses problems posed by television violence; how behavioral and social scientists became interested in television violence and its effects on children; how psychologists study relationships between television violence and behavior; how television violence can be counteracted by television industry, parents, and educators; and results from the…

The article presents guidelines for creating a thinking environment for children at home. Teachers today have little time to emphasize thinking skills, so parents must make their homes more thoughtful places by encouraging questions, open-mindedness, discussion, and practice time using simple everyday experiences to teach critical thinking and…

This article describes the stages of moral development in children; stress is on the role of education. (BB)

Argues that advances in research on child development and learning provide a base for improving the nurturance of all children. Topics discussed include the craft of parenting; parenting functions; the educational role of the family; preparation, education, and support for parenthood; and child development research and implications for…

Author is a teacher whose children, aged three, six and seven, are taught mainly by their mother at home. (Editor/RK)

The school years which cover grades known as 1 through 8, bring together all the children of the community more nearly than the junior or senior high school, or the college level. In fact, many people think of education as the kind of experience which they had in elementary school as they learned to read, write, figure, and speak. Any attempt to…

It is the responsibility of the movement education and dance teacher to create an atmosphere of free expression in which the child can grow personally as well as educationally. (LH)

Discusses the need for child advocacy in education and other social services for children. Points to school psychology as providing an ideal opportunity for many child advocacy concepts to be implemented. Describes how child advocacy can be built into the school psychology training program. (Author/PC)