Techniques for categorizing the social and cognitive aspects of children's play on an observational instrument are outlined in this article. Correlates between social cognitive aspects of play and other measures of educational attainment are mentioned. Implications for teacher educators are discussed. (Author/DF)

The concept of health promotion as an intervention modality is proposed in this article. Three levels of analysis for conceptualizing school health promotion programs involve the school environment, student personality characteristics, and student behavior. A final area for research is the relationship between the school and the extra-school…

Nonretarded fourth through sixth-graders (N=91) viewed a videotape of either a nonretarded, mildly retarded, or moderately retarded target child reading. They then were read a story depicting the target as either socially competent, withdrawn, or aggressive. Prosocial behavior attributes had a positive effect on children's attitudes and behavioral…

After a summary and critique of traditional approaches to politeness that are based on appropriateness, suggestions are made for an approach based on interpersonal supportiveness. The issues in the proposed model pertain to cross-modal ways of expressing emotion, supportive and nonsupportive use combinations, and a redefinition of politeness. (SED)

Humanist principles stress the importance of the individual, of scientific methodology, and of human needs. The basic principles of humanist beliefs concerning the world and the position of human beings in natural and social worlds are reviewed. (IS)

Examines the quality of conversation produced by small groups of subjects in fifth, ninth, and twelfth grades and the last year of college. Results supported Piaget's sequence of conversational development. However, topical coherence apparently is not fostered by focused turns but emerges as a generalization of the normative constraints applying…

Examined the relationship between level of social interaction and task performance in elderly males (N=25). Results indicated that social activity was positively correlated with learning performance, increased life satisfaction, and more positive attitudes toward older people. (JAC)

This study evaluates a model predicting that school size affects student participation in extracurricular activities and that these leisure interests will continue in young adult life. High school social participation, it is hypothesized, also is influenced by curriculum track placement and academic performance, which are affected by student…

Neighborhood organizations in Seattle (Washington) were more concerned with political issues and less with socializing in 1979 than in 1929. However, earlier characterizations of neighborhoods as natural communities have overstated the social cohesion of urban neighborhoods and understated the political role they played. (Author/IS)

To test the inversion of intensity interpretation based on negative relations between newborn and pre-school intensity behaviors, 106 normal children were examined at the neonatal and pre-school periods. Interpretations of intensity behaviors at both periods and their longitudinal relations are discussed. (Author/SB)

This article reports on a study of emotionally disabled children who have difficulty in adapting to their peers and their school environment, suggesting possible means by which they can be better understood and helped by their teachers. (JD)

Kindergarten children (N=90) were given opportunities to report to their class during "sharing time" the cooperative or friendly behaviors of their peers which had occurred during the day. Cooperative behavior increased and aggressive acts decreased when peers reported prosocial behavior to the class. (Author)

Utilizing Gordon Allports' theory of the nature of prejudice, the author analyzes the problems of ethnic relations in Canada. The importance of empathetic teachers who can recognize and analyze prejudice and discrimination is emphasized. (NWS)

Multicultural empathy has been recognized as an important factor in successfully treating ethnic minority clients. A study detailing the relationship between White counselor trainees' general ability to empathize and their ability to interact comfortably outside their culture of origin is described in this paper. Thirty-three counselor trainees…

Several hypotheses have been generated about the functions of mock aggression, including its association with dominance. This paper describes a study that expanded this line of research by interviewing college students about a broad array of mock aggressive behaviors and their contexts, targets, benefits, and functions. The hypotheses were that:…