This book looks at the problem of drug abuse, particularly the use of marihuana by children ages 9 to 14, and describes one strategy parents can use to prevent drug use by their children. On the premise that nonmedical drug use is not acceptable for children, parents need to provide guidance and exercise discipline with respect to drug use among…

Teachers and parents should seek effective ways of developing relationships with children to exert positive influence on their psychological, mental, and emotional health. The manner in which a child is treated or talked to by parents and teachers contributes to future abilities to cope, solve problems, engage in decision-making strategies,…

THIS STUDY OF THE ARTICULATORY AND INTELLIGIBILITY LEVEL OF A SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUP OF CHILDREN IN THE HEAD START PROGRAM INVOLVED 150 CHILDREN, 4 1/2 - 6 YEARS OF AGE, WITH EQUAL NUMBERS OF BOYS AND GIRLS. THIS GROUP WAS COMPOSED OF CHILDREN OF FAMILIES WITH SPANISH LANGUAGE BACKGROUND, OF CHILDREN OF NATIVE NEGRO FAMILIES, AND OF CHILDREN…

Findings from research investigating the development of competence in young children are summarized in this pamphlet. Characteristics of the competent 6-year-old, derived from the systematic observation of more than 100 children in various settings over a two-year period, are listed. A study aimed at identifying the kinds of experiences regularly…

The social dimensions of the student condition are defined by seven societal factors. These factors include: (1) the segmentation of radicalism on campuses, which encourages, yet controls, change-rate and change-direction; (2) the intellectual campus climate, which enhances intellectual dissatisfaction and the probability of change; (3) the…

The first part of the paper presents a description of Piaget's theory of moral judgment and makes a case for the relationship between the theory and the phenomenological approach to self concept development. It is proposed that both the development of self concept and moral judgment are greatly influenced by the examples of and interaction with…

Marijuana use on college campuses is commonplace both as regards experimentation and frequent use. In attempting to understand factors contributing to this phenomenon which flies in the face of legal America, researchers have examined various aspects of parental influence including parental consumption of legal and illegal drugs and their…

This report assesses the needs of and resources for children of alcoholic parents, and recommends strategies based on the identification of service gaps. The number, characteristics, life experiences, feelings, coping mechanisms, and problems of children of alcohol parents are discussed. Needs common to this group and factors which variably…

An attitude profile of fifth-grade school children on reading versus television watching was prepared, which also collected data on the physical access to books and television sets. Using a questionnaire, the data from 124 responses were compared with the body of existing research findings. It was found that most of the television watching time is…

The report of the National Center for Health Statistics presents national estimates of the hearing levels of youths 12-17 years of age in the civilian noninstitutionalized population of the United States. These are based on individual monaural, puretone, audiometric test results of eight frequencies as obtained in the Health Examination Survey of…

The question discussed in this paper is: if middle class children and lower class children were matched on the basis of scores on an intelligence test, would one social class group achieve its scores on a different item set than would the other social class group? This study was first carried out on data collected in the Fall, 1967 and replicated…

Head Start was conceived not only as an intervention program with children, but as a total effort of intervention in the disadvantaged family. Head Start seeks to influence the child not only directly through the classroom program, but indirectly through the parents. It is, therefore, important to determine if parent participation in Head Start…

Responses to a questionnaire by 305 of 600 former high school students in the Science Honors Program (SHP) at Columbia University from 1959 to 1961 were analyzed to identify talents and interests during high school that were associated with scientific interests in college, graduate school, and subsequent careers. The program, sponsored by the…

One of the most consistent empirical findings in the increasing research on the sociology of sport revealed that white urban male high school athletes manifest higher-level educational orientations than their non-athlete counterparts. This study expanded this empirical literature by assessing the nature of the athletic participation and…

To test the hypothesis that two classes of variables (perceived parental influence and student work values) would mediate the relationship between parents' background and educational and occupational aspirations for high school students, a questionnaire was administered to 437 high school sophomores in a northeastern city. Analysis of the data…