Reviews contributions of Alice Miel, a prominent curriculum development scholar-practitioner at Columbia University Teacher's College from 1942 to 1971. Miel advocated development of democratic behavior as schooling's ultimate goal and worked to democratize thee overall school structure. She emphasized that curricular change was a social process…

Discusses how animals learn from companions, especially among Norway rats. Rats begin early eating foods that other rats eat. Adults also choose to eat a food largely because companions are eating it even if they had learned to avoid the food at an earlier time. Other animals also learn from watching companions' eating techniques, reactions to…

A literature review examined socialization theory and models; research on tactics, training, proactive socialization, learning, group socialization, and individual differences; methodology and measurement; and research needs. In the last five years, research has substantially contributed to knowledge of occupational socialization, which will…

Interviews exploring the work experience of 11 boys and 13 girls in British high schools showed that they exhibited different levels of mature judgment and endowed their experience with different meanings. Most believed the placements' primary function was to prepare them for transition to work. The educative potential of work experience remained…

Examined classroom discourse at a southern cosmetology school, noting African American students' language socialization. Highlighted freshmen's and seniors' engagement with formal/textbook scripts about proper communication, analyzing how teachers and students made sense of official metacommunicative scripts about proper salon communication.…

Previous literature has identified a number of variables that lead to substance abuse behavior. Studies that take a multifaceted, theoretical approach are limited. This study proposes the integration of differential association, social learning, social bonding, seduction and self-control theories. Proposes that a multifaceted approach contributes…

After describing social-emotional learning, provides a framework for implementing an effective program that includes, for example, building connections between students and their schools, involving families and communities as partners. Describes three exemplary social and emotional learning programs for grades K-6: Caring School Community,…

Argues that Francis Ryan's article, "Unmasking the Face of Narcissism: A Prerequisite for Moral Education," holds a mistaken view of morality and moral reasoning. Suggests that moral principles have not necessarily been based on self-denial and self-discipline. Argues that the literature on moral education discussed in the article is…

Agrees with Gellatly that sociocultural influences are important in children's cognitive development, but maintains Gellatly confounds the contents of beliefs with the processes of forming beliefs. Argues that, though content varies cross-culturally, children use similar processes to make distinctions related to cultural contents. Suggests that…

Focuses on the role of enculturation in children's cognitive development by distinguishing between, and elaborating upon, three factors: (1) cultural context; (2) cognitive contents; and (3) cognitive processes. Suggests problems inherent in positing homologies between children's cognitive development and the historical development of scientific…

The purpose of business schools seems not to be training effective managers but rather socializing them and legitimizing management, leading to silence about the reality of working conditions. Critical management education would expose students to problematic management issues related to gender, ethnicity, power, the environment, and others.…

Hierarchical regression and structural equation modeling of data from 440 accountants found that social interaction in work teams fosters individual, organizational, and team learning. Organizational and personal learning mediated the relationship between team social interaction processes and the attitudinal outcomes, but team learning did not.…

Content analysis of a sample of 100 picture storybooks about family life published 1943-1993 reveals no significant differences in the frequency of appearance of different family types or ethnicities over time. Dominant images remained the nuclear (63%) and Caucasian (67%) family. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)

Formal and informal socialization influences the learning of immigrants and second-language students. Adult educators should take into account the following patterns: cultural models that affect attitudes and behavior, discontinuities between native and current culture, and differences between voluntary and involuntary immigrants. (Contains 28…

The gender category system is presented as a prototype of all social cognitive category systems. (Author/BB)