This 9-month naturalistic study investigated maternal influence on the responses of 1 1/2- to 2-year-old infants to emotional distress events occurring in the family environment. Mothers were trained to report details of distress incidents, of the child's reactions to the person in distress, and of the mother's own response to the child and to the…

The efforts being made to deal with the problem of decreased enrollment in Latin are considered in this paper. Current attempts to improve the training of Latin teachers and to update teaching methods are discussed, and difficulties encountered with administrators and counselors are identified. Stressed is the need for support from administrators,…

This study investigated the mutual control and influence patterns in mother/child social interactions. A total of 28 mothers and their 3-year-old children participated in the study. All of the families were black with average income below the poverty line, and the average maternal educational level was 10th grade. Behaviors of each mother and…

This study examined the relationship of selected maternal variables to reading achievement and IQ in 19 black boys and girls from two first-grade classes. An interview schedule was used to assess the selected maternal behaviors; reading achievement was measured by the California Achievement Tests. Significant relationships were found between…

This paper is a summary of a study concerned with identification of risk variables which affect the development of social and emotional behavior in young children. Families with pre-schoolers responded to a questionnaire designed to screen children who might be considered high risk. The screening results were validated with behavior observations…

This article describes research conducted to determine the influence of parental personality characteristics on the delinquent behavior of adolescent boys. Two groups of parents (N=18 couples, each group) were administered the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Experimental couples' sons had been recognized by the juvenile courts as…

The purpose of the study reported in this document was to examine the oral language and some of the influences on oral language of students from five to nine years old. Six students in each of 13 classes were selected randomly and were taped in three different situations: a monologue by the student when alone in the room, a dialogue with another…

This paper discusses the concept of school boundary permeability and describes the field testing and revision of the Parent-School Communities Questionnaire (PSCQ), a survey questionnaire designed to measure the permeability of school boundaries. The concept of permeability assumes that any social system, such as a school, is surrounded by a…

What experiences and knowledge acquired during the first five years of life will enable children to take full advantage of a formal education system during their growing years? The Conference on Early Childhood Intervention and Research examined available data within the theme "Programming Parents to Program Children." Topics and…

In October, 1967, 100 invited participants representing all aspects of guidance, education, school administration, counselor education, psychology, and interested government agencies in Pennsylvania met for three days to listen, think, discuss, and hopefully develop some recommendations for those who want a better program of elementary guidance.…

Studies done by Roe, Steward, Steimel and Crites, on parental and personal influences on the development of vocational interests in adolescence are briefly explained. It was hypothesized that high father's job satisfaction, high mother evaluation of the father's work, and high son self-esteem would produce the greatest similarity between father…

The hypothesis of this study was that a behavioral, activity oriented approach to group meetings would produce a greater change in maternal child rearing practices than one utilizing a lecture, question and answer paradigm. A total of 65 women whose children were in an early education program, were divided into two experimental groups and a…

Louisiana, like other agricultural states, has long known the cyclic demand for large numbers of seasonal farm workers. These migrant workers are being replaced by machines, except during harvesting of crops which resist mechanization (e.g., strawberries). Families migrate to Louisiana to pick berries. Due to this influx of educatables, the local…

This paper deals with the environment within the family structure and its relationship to literacy. The contents include: "Parent-Child Studies," which cites studies related to environmental influences on the development of reading readiness, parents attitudes and reading achievement, parent involvement and education, television and parental home…

A total of 51 mothers and their newborn infants were studied in order to evaluate the relationship between neonatal style and the early mother-infant relationship. The procedure included an infant assessment with the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale, a mother-infant interaction observation during feeding, and an interview concerning maternal…