These two papers summarize a portion of a wide-ranging survey, conducted in Memphis, of children's political attitudes and knowledge. Inconclusive data on prime influences in the process of political socialization and a lack of data on lower income, rural, Southern, black children suggested the scope of the research. The students sampled were in…

The study presents some aspects of American Indian history and culture of the Warroad, Minnesota region, examining three well-known Chippewa families--Ka-Kay-Geesick, Lightning, and Thunder. These families were selected because of their significance in the area--Ka-Kay-Geesick was a well-known medicine man; the Lightning name is associated with…

This report, a supplement to the more general report entitled "Case Studies of Children in Head Start Planned Variation 1970-71," presents brief accounts of the experiences and life styles of 20 children in Head Start classrooms. The narratives are based on material gathered by observers from the Institute for Child Study as a part of…

According to this paper, the education profession can best serve the child and his family by training and encouraging parents to be better able to care for and educate their children. This objective would require emphasis upon developing communication, cooperation, and collaboration with parents to support the child's extra-academic education. It…

An investigation of attitudes relative to education in Appalachia is the focus of this 1971 paper. The heritage, culture, and characteristics of the Appalachian people are briefly described, and educational background of the youth is explored in terms of its relationship to educational attitudes. Also discussed are attitudes toward education as…

A family therapy model, based on a conceptualization of the family as a behavioral system whose members interact adaptively so that an optimal level of functioning is maintained within the system, is described. The divergent roots of this conceptualization are discussed briefly, as are the treatment approaches based on it. The author's model,…

As part of a demonstration project to determine the effect on the mental health of physically handicapped children of integration with their nonhandicapped peers, two research instruments were developed. The monograph discusses one of the testing devices, the Comprehensive Family Rating. After a brief summary of the project, a description of the…

Project TALENT, a 20 year, national longitudinal study of the development of youth in to adults, is described. Begun in 1960, only the 5 year follow-up data is currently available. As part of the overall project, an exploratory study is in progress to examine factors which might influence the development of ideal or desired family size preferences…

Numerous variables and their myriad interrelationships are acknowledged to account for the process by which a boy becomes socialized and ultimately finds his occupational position in the stratification system. This research report seeks to put together this set of links into a coherent model of the process. Four cohorts of Fort Wayne, Indiana…

Preceded by three studies of preschool children, this research compared the thinking abilities of 5-year-old white and black children in relation to certain environmental factors. All of the 2413 children were chosen to conform with the earlier studies by having approximately one-fourth with mothers having graduated from college, one-half…

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.…

The question which guided the studies in this third volume of technical reports to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Television and Social Behavior is whether aggressive social behavior by adolescents can be attributed in some degree to violent television programming. After an overview which sets the studies in a comparative context, the…

Attitude toward reading is an important educational outcome and evaluative criteria due to its relationship to reading behavior and the refinement of reading skills. However, existing scales for assessing reading attitudes are invalid, are constrained by a ceiling effect, or are difficult to administer. A reading attitude assessment package was…

The perceived parental attitudes toward higher education and the grade point averages of Anglo, Black and Mexican-American students were correlated. Only the correlation of the two factors for the Mexican-American group was significant. Differing parent and child dynamics in different groups was said to be responsible for the results found. (SE)

A regression procedure is described which permits the identification and testing for significance of the contribution of individual school influence to explained variance in achievement growth. (Editor/MM)