RESPONSES TO A QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPED TO GATHER DATA ON PLANS, ATTITUDES, INTERESTS, AND ASPIRATIONS OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS RELEVANT TO CAREER PLANNING WERE PRESENTED. THE QUESTIONNAIRE WAS ADMINISTERED TO 404 BOYS AND GIRLS (GRADES 6, 8, 10, AND 12) AND THEIR PARENTS. THE GATHERED DATA WERE COMPARED TO SHOW THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTS ON THEIR…

Two directions of influence in the socialization process are examined: the influence of the child (primarily the infant) upon parental behavior, and the influence of parental attempts to "appropriately" sex type the infant. Despite the fact that male and female roles are defined similarly in the majority of the world's cultures, little…

Describes programs for involving parents in their children's education both at school and at home. (IRT)

Trotman's study (EJ 168 902) correlating child rearing in Black and White samples to children's achievement and intelligence is criticized. Trotman made several erroneous conclusions, and did not add important information about the nature nurture controversy as it applies to racial differences in intelligence. (Author/BH)

This research investigates the relationship between parent behaviors, subject personality characteristics, and response to temptation among college students. The temptation situation involves an opportunity to falsify a test score to gain course credit when the perceived likelihood of detection is low. Findings suggest that males and females may…

Interviewed white virgin junior high school students in 1980 and again in 1982. Found effects of parental marital status on sexual behavior and on age-graded deviance, suggesting general loss of parental control. Control loss was associated with disruption of two-parent household for boys and with the state of living in a fatherless household for…

Conducted large-scale cannabis educational project involving 1,237 elementary and 1,022 secondary school students to examine effects of peer and parent influence on a young person's drug use. Findings suggest that parents rather than peers will be the determining factor in a child's decision to use drugs. (NB)

The authors discuss the lack of female representation in computer classrooms and occupations. They examine the evidence of this through statistics and focus on the influencing factors (including the pressures women face), learning styles, and strategies for enabling more women to come to terms with computers. (CT)

Addresses the pressures of early academic learning among young children and presents parents with three guidelines for pursuing early learning experiences: readiness, observation, and options. (BB)

Reviews findings of studies that address the dynamics among parental efficacy, parental involvement, and children's functioning; suggests their possible applications to early childhood education; and explores viable options for broadening research and study. (BB)

Compared four groups of men from a Danish birth cohort: those at high risk for serious criminal involvement (with severely criminal fathers) who avoided and who evidenced serious criminal behavior, and those at low risk (with noncriminal fathers) who evidenced or did not evidence criminal behavior. Found the mean intelligence quotient score of the…

Examines the relation between dyadic synchrony and child compliance during the toddler period. Demonstrates that children are more likely to comply with synchronous caregiver instructions than with asynchronous instructions. Discusses results in light of both cognitive and emotional factors of toddlers. (Author/RWB)

To assess the relative strengths of mothers' education, parenting styles, and children's preschool experience in predicting children's verbal attainment scores, this study used data derived from a cohort of 5,362 children born in March, l946. Although preschool experience was an independent and significant predictor of verbal attainment scores,…

Reports the results of a three-year study of factors related to variations in home reading frequency among children and parents participating in a project designed to encourage home reading. Factors investigated include: social class, employment status, adult reading habits, illness, contact with school, and parent attitudes toward helping their…

Describes the current status of women in the workplace, the internal and external variables that are related specifically to the career development of women, and several effective counseling strategies, programs, and resources that might be used in assisting women to overcome barriers in the career development process. (CT)