Using interviews and subcultural artifacts, such as inner sleeves of albums, this paper reports on the career of Holly Near and the history of Redwood Records, a label providing music to the lesbian-feminist subculture. First, the paper discusses the political and artistic avenues that were available to Near, the reasons she chose political music,…

Articles concerning music are included in this newsletter dedicated to cultural venture to be jointly carried out by the Council of Europe and the European communities. Many events will mark Music Year 1985, including concerts, dance performances, operas, publications, recordings, festivals, exhibitions, competitions, and conferences on musical…

The manual describes the development and implementation of a project for gifted and talented students (grades K-12) in a rural, culturally isolated area (Wells River, Vermont). Approaches to the following project components are discussed: needs assessment, project goals and objectives, implementation (including staff responsibility), activities…

The widespread assumption that play enhances the quality of children's lives is investigated in this paper. Theorists and rsearchers have given the word "play" definitions which emphasize (1) its complexity and degree of approximaton of the adult world, (2) initial conditions and themes and motives that characterize the realization of…

The data suggest that there is some preference for sons although generally couples prefer to have children of both sexes. The general lack of a strong son preference is interpreted in terms of broader social and cultural patterns characteristic of Thai families. (Author)

Investigates socioeconomic influences on conceptual development (classificatory behaviors) of third and sixth grades. (DP)

For optimal effectiveness counselors must have accurate knowledge of the cultural, ethnic, and family backgrounds of the children and youth they seek to help. Counselors working in a complex school society which draws its students from various cultures must possess special personal qualities. (Author)

Several characteristics of children's play were noted by observing the playground activities of Vietnamese refugee and American children. The Vietnamese children tended to participate in highly structured games while their American peers often chose spontaneous play--games with structures that go beyond or destroy rules. It is suggested that…

During the 1980-81 school year, Indiana schools identified 5,652 limited English proficiency (LEP) students. Compilation of data since 1975 relating to Indochinese refugee students revealed the following information: almost all Indochinese refugee students long for social acceptance at school; almost all LEP students initially have a tremendous…

The Camden (NJ) Program for Severely Handicapped Preschool Children, while part of the HCEEP (Handicapped Children Early Education Program) network, is unique in that it reflects the needs and characteristics of the population (mainly Black and Hispanic with a large number below poverty level income) it serves. The staff of the preschool program…

The author considers the importance of deep-seated cultural, economic, political, and geographical differences that characterize special education teacher training in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands commonly referred to as Micronesia. A brief history and geography of the area is reviewed. The training program of the Trust Territory…

THE POOR FEEL THAT MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING CIVIL RIGHTS AND POVERTY WORKERS, DO NOT TRULY UNDERSTAND THE UNENDING STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL WHICH CHARACTERIZES A LIFE OF POVERTY. THE POOR DO NOT GLORY IN THEIR CONDITION AND ARE WILLING TO BE HELPED, BUT THEY ARE SUSPICIOUS OF AID WHICH SEEMS TO HUMILIATE THEM OR OF ANY PERSON WHO WOULD…

TO TEST THE THEORETICAL CONCEPT THAT THE ECONOMIC PRACTICES OF A GROUP WILL DETERMINE THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE, IDEOLOGY, CHILD-REARING PRACTICES AND DISTRIBUTIONS OF PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT GROUP, A CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY WAS CONDUCTED. DIFFERING OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS WERE STUDIED--TRAPPERS, HORTICULTURISTS, AND PARTICIPANTS IN INDUSTRIAL…