This digest focuses on the evolution of beginning teacher induction programs over the past two decades, and discusses the reasons why such programs are essential to the professional development of teachers. An overview is presented of existing induction programs, and observed outcomes of these programs are briefly discussed. In considering what…

Intended for educational leaders, this three-section monograph presents information and perspectives regarding support given to beginning teachers. The first section reviews a variety of perspectives on the purposes that teacher induction programs can serve. Among the perspectives discussed are those based on studies of beginning teachers'…

The concept of collaborative learning is discussed, with the following definition offered: "a pedagological style that emphasizes cooperative efforts among students, faculty and administrators." The paper focuses on the following characteristics: (1) collaboration means that both teachers and learners are active participants in the…

This final report describes a research project in sociology of education. The general objective of the project was to develop a framework for analyzing and conceptualizing multi-level social processes that will allow researchers to examine and represent school and classroom socialization structures and their effects. The framework is based on a…

Numerous childhood activities and relationships have been studied within the context of socialization, but one form of interpersonal experience has not yet been investigated by social researchers: the carpool. This paper investigates the types of interaction which take place within the carpool setting, both between children and adults and among…

The specific purposes of this study were to examine (1) age differences in the sophistication of influence strategies children use to affect parents' consumption decisions, and (2) whether or not parents differentially reinforce such strategies according to the child's age. Data were gathered by observing the interactions of 145 parent-child dyads…

The report documents the findings of a 3-year study of the social skill development of severely handicapped youth within integrated school and community settings. A series of seven studies were instituted on two central issues: (1) the ability to train and promote generalization of social language skills in the form of initiation and respondent…

Divided into three sections, this paper briefly presents Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning; surveys some key research relating childrearing practices to adolescents' social competence, including moral reasoning; and reports research findings concerning the value systems adolescents develop. The first section characterizes preconventional,…

Evidence exists that fathers have a potent influence on the sex-role adoption of their sons and daughters and that fathers tend to reinforce sex-role stereotypes of masculinity in their sons and femininity in their daughters. Crucial events appear to take place at the start of the second year of life. At this time, fathers begin to treat their…

Designed for use by special education teachers, the handbook provides activities to help students develop the socialization skills necessary for success in mainstreamed settings. The materials focus on concepts the students must master to be successful in general education classes. Three modules are presented: (1) self esteem (including…

The history of education must contain a balance between interpretation of the school itself and the school in its broader social and political context. Such a balance would be a constructive relief fromearlier revisionist theory viewing American schooling as mis-education or as a minor player next to other socializing and educating institutions.…

Author questioned the Coleman Report and zeroed in on the peculiar contradiction s between the specific analyses of the life circumstances of young people and the report's general diagnosis and recommendations. (Editor/RK)

Discusses problems encountered by Soviet society in socializing children during a period of rapid industrialization, and the methods and programs developed to deal with these problems. (CS)

A study of the effects of an aversive stimulus (noise), a rationale, and sex of the punitive agent on punishment generalization of punishment resulted from the use of a rationale, although noise also produced generalization. (DP)

A theory is presented concerning the impact of attributions about the causes of emotional responses as they influence self-control in temptation situations. (Editor)