This monograph offers a rationale for including affective programs in middle schools and outlines one such program. This "homeroom program" is based on the generally accepted idea that young adolescents need to develop emotionally and socially as well as intellectually. These students have a need to understand themselves and others and…

In a study of the similarities between childrens' competitive team sports and the typical corporate or business environment, two research questions were posed: (1) Does the structural organization of childrens' soccer and ice hockey organizations resemble that of American corporations?; and (2) Are the values of childrens' competitive sports…

The women's movement has made counselors aware of ways that socialization, stereotyping and sexism negatively affect the female client. The effects of socialization and stereotyping are now being questioned for male clients. Counselors of men must understand their own gender-related attitudes and their potentially negative effects on male clients…

This guide, part of the Project BORN FREE training series for teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents, accompanies the videotape about sex-role aspects of school experience and increasing students' opportunities. The videotape format presents individuals from different occupations, age levels, and backgrounds talking about their lives,…

The socialization process (defined as the transition from "naive newcomer" to "established incumbent") of women into both traditional and non-traditional academic disciplines was investigated. Graduate students (N=98 males and 46 females) completed questionnaires assessing work congruence, problem areas, personal feelings, physical health, life…

Presented in this document is a cross-cultural study dealing with the role of socialization, self perceptions, and achievement orientation of South Asian and Anglo Sanxon women living in Ontario, Canada. These dimensions are explored within the context of selected cultural, religious, and philosophical variables prevailing in the two cultures.…

The focus of this paper is on the social, cultural, and psychological problems women of East Indian origin share with other immigrant women in Canada. Also examined are problems that are unique to the East Indian woman and the ways in which she deals with the challenges, conflicting cultural values, and expectations that confront her. The…

While federal legislation has opened doors to non-traditional career opportunities, many women are still training to become teachers, secretaries, and nurses. The most basic influence in socializing young girls into strictly feminine roles is the parental attitudes. Sex-associated roles, role limitations, and male-created barriers are constraints…

The paper delineates areas to investigate when seeking information about political ethics in western society. The main purpose of the paper is to call attention to the relationship of civic virtue to communal politics. Specifically, five questions are posed and answered which deal with various aspects of civic virtue and its relationship to…

Mark is the central character in this story designed to help adolescents formulate a philosophy of values. The story is well suited for use in high school social studies courses and/or in philosophy or guidance units. Mark's thoughts and actions are reported as he interacts with his family, friends, acquaintances, and individuals of authority…

An academic review of research on the education of women in New Zealand is presented. Available sources of information on this topic are described, focusing soley on published materials. In a discussion of influences on research on women's education, it is pointed out that the major stimulus for this research comes not from the academic world but…

It is proposed that the role of teachers in bilingual education curriculum development is essential. The assumption is that pre-packaged curricula, programs, and materials cannot be effective because student and community needs differ from one situation to the other. Therefore, those persons involved in each situation should be the ones to develop…

In a "direct" approach to psychotherapy, the therapist generally uses herself as a model and communicates her own values, thereby influencing the gender roles of her clients, particularly her female clients. In this approach, the therapist is seen as more authentic by the client, especially by clients from diverse cultural and social backgrounds.…

The research discussed here, primarily that of P.J. Gal'perin and his associates at the University of Moscow, is an experimental demonstration of basic tenets of Vygotsky's theory. According to Gal'perin, grammatical knowledge is formed first by teaching the students material grammatical actions; these actions are ultimately to become mental…

This document comprises two papers. The first, by Professor Martin Carnoy of Stanford University, provides a dialectical view of the socialization functions of schooling. In the first part of his paper, Carnoy relates how the dialectical model best explains the historical mechanisms by which the socialization functions of schooling developed, and…