The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how an early assessment of self-competency can be combined with an effective program for preventing maladaptive affective (self-competency) and academic skills. Eleven third graders participated in this study of three interventions. Feedback of multisource data, teacher praise (positive reinforcement),…

The study is intended to assist vocational counselors, and to provoke thinking among high school students, especially Negroes, which will result in more realistic career planning. Data were obtained by questionnaire from 2,012 seniors enrolled in 18 high schools during the second semester of the school year, 1963-1964. The unrealistic occupational…

Rural and urban seniors from all-black high schools in Louisiana were given group-administered questionnaires to determine the influence of 5 primary contacts on the formation of occupational aspirations of youth. The 5 primary contacts generally acknowledged to have some influence were parents, relatives, friends, teachers, and guidance…

This report describes an investigation of the acquisition by children of a symbolic system, specifically English nomenclature--that set of nouns that serves the function of naming, denoting, or referring to objects. The five studies involve nine experiments dealing with one or another of the aspects of this problem. Two questions guided these…

This study was conducted to determine if the influence of key individuals on student teachers differed by preservice teaching settings and if such persons could affect differences in the perceived beliefs and behaviors of student teachers towards their pupils and towards teaching. Sixty student teachers were divided into three groups of 20…

The emphasis of the bibliography on parents, teacher aides, and inservice education is on the utilization of parents as teacher aides in school and at home to foster the fullest development of children. Its stated purpose is to provide a resource for persons desiring information on the maximal enhancement of the interactions between parent and…

Children's concepts of death grow with their age and development The three-year-old begins to notice that living things move and make sounds. The five-year-old thinks that life and death are reversable, but the six-year-old knows that death is final and brings sorrow. Children from eight through ten are interested in the causes of death and what…

To determine some of the factors involved in a high school student's choice of occupation, data were collected by questionnaire from 366 senior high school students enrolled in distributive, occupational home economics, office occupations, and industrial education programs. Roe's occupational classification system was used to code the students'…

This study explored the difference in intelligence among children from large families in relation to parent-child interaction patterns. The sample consisted of 56 children from large families living in Central West Virginia. The 56 children represented 20 families, all of which had five or more children, and were of similar economic circumstances.…

This book is intended primarily for parents who are interested in helping their children develop a positive attitude toward reading. Chapters include "Helping Your Child Learn about Reading,""Helping Your Child Enjoy Reading,""Developing the Reading Vocabulary,""When Your Child Reads to You,""Understanding What Is Read,""Reading in the Real…

Parent support teams can provide help to parents during the crucial early years of children's language development. (MKM)

Defines oral language development, discusses findings from adult-child interaction studies, and presents classroom implications. (DD)

Focuses on black students from families in which wives have or have not attained higher educational statuses than husbands. The author concludes that maternal dominance, as measured by wives having higher levels of educational attainment than husbands, has limited bearing on black students' motivation. (Author/DB)

This research shows that women classified as academic, honor and random have unique group characteristics; however, honor and academic women also hold some common characteristics. Freedom from a prescribed sex role definition had a positive effect on the academic achievement of the women in the study. (Author)

Just because they're not professional teachers is no reason for parents to infer that they are unable to help their preschooler learn the fundamentals of reading. (Editor)