This article reviews the research applications of Dr. Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development and moral education. Included are studies conducted in both juvenile and adult correctional settings. (Author/CT)

Computer-based instruction seems to improve learning process when rules of effective instruction are followed. Rewards include reinforcement from use of machine itself; content being taught; student's control of program; and external sources of support. Of these outside sources, the most important is probably the peer group. (MBR)

Reflects on the uniqueness of junior high/middle (JH/MS) school students, including their romantic rituals and fashion conformity, and offers these characteristics as reasons both for and against teaching JH/MS. (SRT)

Examined whether 1,153 adolescents' best same-sex and best opposite-sex friends' sexual intercourse behavior increases the likelihood that respondents who are virgins will have intercourse within two years. Results showed white females are most influenced by the sexual behavior of their best female and best male friend. (BH)

This book is designed to help adolescents deal with their interpersonal relationships. It utilizes personal stories of teenagers who have experienced difficulties in their own lives to discuss various issues. Specifically, this book discusses how teens can: set physical and emotional boundaries that make them feel comfortable and will keep them…

These charts describe adults' and adolescents' views on teen sex and pregnancy. Data come from national surveys of adults and adolescents that examined attitudes toward teen sex and pregnancy, factors influencing teens' sexual decisions, parents' roles, and adults' and teens' advice for policymakers. There is near unanimous agreement among both…

Described is a technique, utilizing team work, which will increase student participation in classroom discussions. The teacher asks a student for some information. Before answering, the student is allowed to solicit answers from as many other students as he or she wishes in order to gather needed data. (RM)

This study compares the performances of college elementary statistics students in a traditional personalized system of instruction (PSI) course to those participating in a modified PSI, which included the use of a student "buddy system" to increase motivation. No significant differences were found in the performance of the two groups.…

Found that social control indicators (attachment to conventional institutions, commitment to conventional goals, involvement in conventional activities, and belief in conventional norms) predicted adolescent alcohol and drug use. However, peer relationships with drug users was the most significant predictor of drug involvement. (Author/MJL)

A follow-up study revealed that, unless public school students are in a health education program that is part of a spiral curriculum that builds upon antismoking concepts learned earlier, students are likely to regress in attitudes towards and knowledge of the dangers of smoking. (Author/JN)

Outlining a conceptual scheme specifying how peer influences mediate the effects of organizational characteristics of schools on student outcomes, with social psychological theories of interpersonal attraction and influence as the basis for the outline, is the aim of this paper. Selection of peers and influence of peers is outlined. (CE)

The development of the Health Belief Model has been useful in the design of health education programs. The Model establishes a base of information from which actual smoking practices and beliefs can be compared. (JN)

In a simulated emergency situation, 38 introverted and 38 extroverted sixth-grade children were tested in the presence or absence of same-sex confederate peer. In the presence of a peer, more extroverts actively helped than introverts, with no difference occurring for children tested alone. Introverts and extroverts preferred passive and active…

Suggests that the mass media serve as socializing agents by providing direct linkage to media and contents which are essential for the development of political values, and by contributing to the structuring of social contexts in which adolescents may exercise such value orientations and reinforce ties with primary socializing agents. (JMF)