The present series of studies was undertaken to explore intersensory processing in the very young. In the first experiment 1-, 4- and 7-month-old infants experienced simultaneously their mothers' faces and voices. The various conditions consisted of displacing the voice from the face. The results indicated that infants as young as one month of age…

This bibliography is a guide to recent ERIC documents on the socialization of young children. Abstracts are provided for entries cited from Research in Education. Articles from Current Index to Journals in Education are listed. Titles selected were indexed under one or more of the following: social behavior, social development, social maturity,…

This report analyzes and describes the behavior patterns of U. S. children aged 6 through 11 years in school. Included are teacher's ratings on facets of behavior closely related to the growth and development of these children, including their degree of adjustment, motor activity, peer acceptance, ability and performance, and their health problems…

This study is an attempt to integrate two theoretical approaches in child development: ethology and cognitive theory. An ethological approach suggests that children structure their social world hierarchically and are emotionally involved in perceiving and participating in interactions involving dominance. It is through this involvement that…

Notes that the concept of children's needs is central to rationales for education and attempts to unravel the basis on which children's needs are stipulated. Identifies the bases for stating children's needs as (1) basic qualities of human nature, (2) prerequisites for mental health, (3) processes of cultural adaptation, and (4) conformity with…

Samples of 36 Indonesian and 36 American children were observed. Indonesian children tended to play in mixed age groups. Children in both cultures tended to interact in same-sex groups. Research supported Hartup's hypothesized symmetrical-asymmetrical nature of same- and mixed-age social interaction. (Author/BJV)

A sample of twin boys and their mothers was followed up from age 2 to age 9. Mothers' responses to interview questions were compared across these two ages in order to assess mothers' perceptions of continuity or change in given behaviors. Results indicated substantial continuity in mothers' reports of the presence or absence of given behaviors.…

Presents and examines five conceptualizations of women that dominate contemporary research practices in communication studies: womanless communication, great women speakers, woman as other, the politics of woman as other, and women as communicators. Discusses the implications of the inclusion of women in communication studies. (NKA)

This article is the second in a series reporting the results of YOUNG CHILDREN's May 1987 survey on recurring early childhood education ethical dilemmas. Presented are readers' replies to the case of "The Aggressive Child" and accompanying commentaries. (Author/RWB)

A rating scale of verbal and nonverbal behaviors in employment interviews was developed and applied to simulated interviews involving former clients of a blind rehabilitation center. Personnel managers who rated the interviews perceived negative behaviors (e.g., rigid, motionless facial expression) as more important than positive behaviors (e.g.,…

Data from an ethnographic study of an integrated kindergarten suggests that children's disputes are strongly influenced by the activity and role structure of a given event and that variations in how an event is contextualized are linked to the classroom's social structure. (Author/CB)

Examines whether there are sex differences during middle childhood in children's choices to participate in activities differing in level of adult-provided structure; effects of structure on children's compliance, leadership, and recognition seeking directed to adults and to peers; and relation of sex-typed social skills or dispositions and…

Examines the ethnic, age, and gender playmate perferences of deaf and hearing preschoolers who were observed during outdoor free play at their respective schools over a 7-month period. Hispanic, black, and white children were included. (HOD)

A questionnaire was developed to assess how parents of a learning disabled child viewed (1) their relationship with school personnel, (2) their child's academic and social progress, and (3) integrated programs involving handicapped and nonhandicapped students. (Author/CL)

This study systematically investigated the effects of different procedures on classroom behaviors ranging from teacher designated seating groups and seating groups based on sociometric data to peer encouragement and free time reinforcers. Subjects were first- and third-grade children. (Author)