Explores the results of a pilot survey of young people in Nizhnii Novgorod from March 1997 that focused on the state of young people's historical consciousness of the October Revolution of 1917. Considers the effect of family prosperity and addresses the means and sources of historical knowledge. (CMK)

A study investigated the lives of six underachieving high-ability males in an inner-city high school to understand how their urban life experiences influenced their underachievement. Results found they experienced inappropriate curricular and counseling experiences, problematic family issues, a negative peer group and environmental influences, and…

Compares learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among 146 Bedouin-Arab students from polygamous and monogamous families. Reveals that children from monogamous families had higher levels of learning achievement, and they adjusted better to the school framework. The mean conflict rating was higher for children from polygamous…

Female minority students at an urban alternative high school completed interviews regarding perceptions of risk factors for female gang involvement. Peer pressure was the largest influence on female gang involvement. Respondents believed girls might turn to gangs for protection from neighborhood crime, abusive families, and other gangs. Lack of…

Examines school troubles, attitudes, and performance of same-sex attracted youth within the context of four relational domains: family, teacher, social, and peer. Results indicate that each domain plays a role in the negative attitudes about school held by sexual minority youth. However, feelings about teachers play an important role in explaining…

Uses the developmental-contextual perspective to examine the extent to which contextual and individual factors dynamically interact in the career development of black South African adolescents. Provides examples of interventions that may assist their career development, and discusses implications for counselors. (JPS)

Research on intergenerational continuities should consider: (1) both sides of the family; (2) the effect of change on continuities; (3) discontinuities; (4) societal and family influences; (5) variations in the meaning of traits; (6) misleading differences; (7) risks derived from personal characteristics and experiences; (8) identification of…

The lives of six gifted, male undergraduates were examined to understand how their life experiences influenced their decision to pursue elementary education as a career. Results found they had a strong belief in self, which was influenced by formative experiences with difficult issues, exposure to male teachers, and open-minded parents. (Contains…

This study examined the degree to which members in two-parent two-child families of adolescents influenced one another. Social relations analyses indicated that characteristics of the partner and the unique actor-partner "fit" were systematic sources of interpersonal influence, and that reciprocal influence was present in most family…

A study involving 47 families of individuals (ages 4-34) with autism and severe mental retardation found the familial loading for autism and for the broader phenotype was closely comparable to that in a study of children with higher IQ autism, and different from that for children with Down syndrome. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Compares the family-of-origin perceptions of doctoral psychotherapists in training with doctoral students in other social science fields. Results indicate differences in family-of-origin perceptions between the two groups on measures of family cohesion, adaptability, and family satisfaction. Implications for clinical training are discussed.…

Australian Year 6 students (n=107) who were surveyed had begun to think of their occupational aspirations and were aware of factors influencing choices. Some sex-stereotypical choices were found. Although occupational information came from various sources, the source most likely to influence them toward or away form a job was the family. (Contains…

Examines specific effects of home literacy on the development of word decoding and reading comprehension from first through third grade. Results reveal that parents' instructional and social-emotional quality had an effect on the development of reading comprehension, but not on word decoding. (Contains 62 references and 4 tables.) (GCP)

In spite of a progressive institutionalisation of community-based learning into higher education, relatively little is known about the actual dynamics and correlates of volunteering by students. The study presented seeks a more in-depth understanding of the spontaneous, extracurricular involvement within a university student population. Data are…

The decision to invest in education is influenced by a large number of economic, social, family, personal and institutional factors. Many of these changed in Australia during the 1970s and 1980s. Several of the more important of these changes, such as the Equal Pay for Equal Work decision of 1969, the Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value decision of…