This document is the second volume of the Louisiana curriculum guide for teaching a one-semester course in child and adolescent development in grades 10-12. This volume presents basic information regarding the development of children from infancy through school age, including prenatal development. Many lessons of the volume's five major units also…

Two samples of 316 stories generated by 80 Chinese and 80 American children were content analyzed. The stories were generated using a method developed by Metraux, which asks children to complete stories. According to the study's hypotheses Chinese children were expected to: (1) show evidence of greater social orientation, as reflected by such…

Changes in the academic and social self-concept and the civic and business orientations of students who attended different types of institutions were studied longitudinally. Data were obtained from a Cooperative Institutional Research Program survey of 4,621 freshmen entering college in 1971 and a followup of those students graduating in 1980.…

One of several supplementary materials for a newspaper course on moral choices in contemporary society, this sourcebook contains program ideas and resources to help civic leaders and educators plan programs based on the course topics. There are four sections. The first section explains how the topics can be used in planning programs, identifies…

This facilitator's manual consists of guidelines and materials for use in conducting a workshop dealing with career planning for minority women. Covered in the first half of the manual are the following aspects of implementing the workshop: background on the need for and development of the workshop, a workshop outline and time schedule, the…

Issues of ethics in higher education, along with a broad overview on the field of ethics, are considered. Ethical concerns include: charges of unfair practices in the recruitment of college students, especially minority athletes; reducing admission requirements to the extent that classroom and even graduation standards may deteriorate; grade…

Women's opportunities for becoming senior-level administrators at 4-year, coeducational, state-supported colleges were assessed in 1979 in relation to age-related and other factors. Attention was also directed to whether there was a consistent career pattern for women attaining senior-level administrative positions. Biographical data and data…

The study examines the attitudes of young people in the secondary schools and universities of Nicaragua toward politics, government, religion, education, and work. The report also looks at teacher's attitudes towards education. Over 50 instruments which provide information concerning attitudes, values, and beliefs were sent to random samples of…

This report presents findings from a regional study by 16 Asian nations on the status of moral education in the Asian region. The objectives of the study were to compile a state of the art report on moral education and to suggest ways in which moral development can keep pace with technological development. The document is presented in four…

Although many social indicators suggest that problems exist among the American Indian population for which counseling and mental health services should be provided, there are relatively few American Indian counselors in the conventional mental health system or in schools; therefore, the training of non-Indian counselors who work among American…

A description is given of the ten-week Goshen College Study-Service Trimester experiment at Sichuan Teachers College in China. Goshen College emphasizes international education and has a requirement in this area for all of its graduates. The trimester exchange program was developed to promote international education and world peace and prepare…

This followup study reports on the career patterns of 117 graduates from Ohio State University's College of Education, whether they were actively teaching or were in another job situation. Statistics are provided on demographic information and current occupations. Nonteachers were asked why they chose not to teach and how their present occupation…

This eleventh of 14 curriculum modules in the Family and Community Services Occupational Education Modules series deals with chemical dependence. It is intended to make students aware that chemical dependence takes many forms for all age groups. Basic knowledge of drugs and the effect of use is included, and students are encouraged to examine…

Drawing on the writings of scholars in the field, this report presents the case for increased parental control over the education of children. It begins by maintaining that the American public school has fallen from favor mainly because of a decline in academic achievement and the replacement of the teaching of basic skills with social…

This methods guide is intended to assist elementary school guidance workers in implementing a comprehensive career guidance program. Three major areas are considered. First, the life career development perspective is examined as a framework for organizing guidance objectives and practices so that there is a developmental, integrative…