Assertions regarding the impact of the quality of the father-son relationship on sons' gender developmental experience have not been tested empirically in the literature. Such an examination is the focus of this study. As no relational account of the relationship exists, self-in-relation theory was used to ground these assertions theoretically.…

This book's purpose is to assist school library media specialists in incorporating specific learning objectives into a storytime format, thus extending the storytime experience into standards-based reading and writing lessons. The book is intended for veteran and beginning school library media specialists and teachers who collaborate with them.…

Observation of human behavior increasingly suggests there is a chasm between "what you do" (leadership, skill, behavior) and "what you know" (intellect, cognition, aptitude). To examine the gap between what is done and what is known regarding the teaching of children, a project first reviewed the literature on school-life…

This study investigated the management approaches employed by nursery teachers in Greece to deal with children's behavior problems. In particular, the extent, frequency of use, and effectiveness of behavioral, cognitive, and punitive approaches were investigated with regard to conduct, emotional, and developmentally related problems. Participating…

Scholars from psychology and education describe how the new rules of measurement work and how they differ from the old rules. The collection provides an integrated and comprehensive reference source concerned with contemporary issues and approaches in testing and measurement. The chapters are: (1) "Issues in the Measurement of Cognitive…

This advisory resource provides a method of understanding the criteria that a reader uses to judge a novel, and recommends titles that fit those criteria. Each book was assigned a primary appeal characteristic of Setting, Story, Characters, and Language. Some were also assigned a secondary appeal characteristic. The book is divided into four…

Results confirmed previous research indicating levels of facilitation can be increased, whether assessed from written or oral modes of responding. Prerated moderate trainees appeared more able to use the training for formulating higher facilitative oral responses in a counseling interview than low-level counselors. Posttraining levels of…

Describes the development of six science teaching attitude scales, using the procedures similar to those of the Scientific Attitude Inventory. Included are field test results obtained from the elementary teachers of an inservice summer project. (CC)

A discussion of the Flexible Grading System, whereby the student decides, within certain restrictions, what relative weighting is to be placed on each of his examinations. (Author)

Multiple examples of the "World's Worst Frame" are given. An analysis, using Guthrie's contiguity theory, is proposed to move programing beyond the world's worst frame. (Author)

Purpose of study was to determine how students evaluated the affective behavior of their teacher when that behavior reflected positive, neutral, and negative affect, respectively. (Author)

Paper presented to the staff of the English Language Branch--Defense Language Institute; Lockland Air Force Base, Lockland, Texas, 1973. (HW)

Research supported by a contract from the U.S. Office of Education. (HW)

The present paper is concerned particularly with the processes underlying the perception of the upright, that is, an object in its usual, or familiar, position in space. (Author/RK)