This book looks at language practices in Mexican American households in Tucson (Arizona), using language as a window to peer into the complexities of women's and children's lives in the borderlands. The notion is presented that the complexity inherent in the borderlands in general and in Tucson in particular is a formative factor in the language…

This book contains a collection of papers on race in U.S. education written by scholars who believe that improvement in the educational achievement of African American children will not occur by changing the curriculum or achieving desegregation. True change requires innovations based on replacing constructs rooted in past white hegemony and its…

Examines the life-style of the dual-career couple and literature that will be useful to counselors working with students preparing to combine family roles and career roles. Discusses socialization and role expectations, work role conflicts, and family role conflicts. Provides practical suggestions for counseling professionals. (Author/RC)

Suggests ways of improving human relationships and values through the medium of play and games for children. Activities can be structured so participants can practice and perfect life and love enhancing skills. Interventions based on parent education, prosocial television programing and screening of teachers and coaches are suggested. (JAC)

Career orientation rap sessions provide the opportunity for severely physically handicapped adolescents to talk to people with similar interests and experiences. The handicapped adult discussion leader shares personal experiences to encourage the adolescents to find what works for them. (SEW)

Reviews effects of television on various aspects of children's behavior, including learning through passive viewing, lowered attention span, school achievement and reading, aggression, sex role stereotyping, and prosocial behaviors. Concluding sections focus on effects of television on family life and point out ways parents and teachers can better…

Deals with the changing patterns of child rearing and family lifestyles in the United States and the significance of these changes for the development of children, families, and society at large. Four "preposterous proposals" describe current conditions for child development and include recommendations for public action. (JJD)

Children's rights are discussed as part of a larger conflict between the integrative (emphasizing the duty of institutions to guide the child) and the libertarian views of civil rights. The relative authority given to the judgments of parents, professionals, and children by the law and by court decisions is described. (Author/PP)

Major cultural characteristics of Arab students (high level of affiliation, pattern of contextuality, significance placed on verbal messages, and educational and experiential background) and the dilemmas they face are described and compared with what American universities expect and offer. Suggestions for counseling and other services are offered.…

Examines the impact of American boarding schools on students' moral development. Discusses the incremental steps that students experience during the process of assimilation at boarding schools, which shapes their character and promotes a world view that is compatible with students' most likely future statuses. (DMM)

Evaluative research generally supports claims that outdoor education experiences facilitate positive affective growth. The body of literature is sparse, however, and many research proejcts are of inferior quality. (WB)

Discusses a study of students in an innovative medical education program that organizes its curriculum around small-group problem solving and omits grades and written examinations. Examines professional socialization, sources of student uncertainty or anxiety, the striving for professional competence, adaptations to interactional evaluation, and…

The reform of the nature and content of secondary school teacher preparation programs is advocated in an examination of four key assumptions: (1) Secondary school teachers must be content specialists; (2) Secondary school teachers must teach by lecturing; (3) All students are the same; and (4) Secondary school teachers are best socialized to…