IN 1960 AT TORONTO, CANADA, A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ACHIEVEMENT WAS BEGUN IN JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN WITH 8,695 CHILDREN. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY WERE (1) TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN ATTENDANCE ON THE ACHIEVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN, AND (2) TO EXAMINE THE NATURE OF THE WORLD OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN.…

THIS COMPILATION OF REPORTS, DISCUSSIONS, AND REVIEWS OF SPECIFIC METHODS OF TEACHING READING IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE READING PROGRAM IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE METHODS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE THE PHONIC-FIRST METHOD, THE USE OF BASAL READERS, THE LINGUISTIC APPROACH, THE INITIAL TEACHING ALPHABET, THE…

This study explored mathematics achievement differences among and between black, anglo, and chicano male and female adolescents and the extent to which these differences are associated with differences in attitude toward mathematics, parent influence, peer influence, and societal influence. Subjects were secondary students in a large school…

This bibliography on fathering contains over 1000 entries dating from 1941 to 1977. References are organized into 10 sections, each reflecting a major area of interest to theorists, researchers, and clinicians. The ten areas include: (1) role of the father, (2) father and socialization, (3) fathers' contributions to sex role development, (4)…

The ability to empathize, or experience the emotions of another individual, has frequently been suggested as an important factor in the child's moral development and expression of prosocial behaviors. The present investigation sought to explore the relationship between the young child's empathy (as assessed by the Feshbach and Roe measure) and the…

This study demonstrated the effectiveness of a reliable, inexpensive method for observing fathers interacting with their preschool children in the home. Fathers in 180 white families were interviewed about their child rearing attitudes and practices, and observed while playing games with their four-year old children. When a factor analysis of the…

This project investigated the determinants of one's decision to take or not to take mathematics. Conclusions of the study include: (1) parents do have sex-differentiated perceptions of their children's mathematics aptitude despite the similarity in actual performance of boys and girls; and (2) parents as role models of sex-differentiated…

This paper reports survey results, from a sample of 76 women past child bearing age with varying numbers of offspring, which suggest that not only sibling absence but also distinctive characteristics of mothers would be considered in studies of the personal and social characteristics of only children. (Among the maternal characteristics mentioned…

Imprecise concepts and vagueness in the field of moral development of children should be counterbalanced by future research by educationalists and psychologists. From a review of the scanty research available in moral development it can be concluded that (1) moral development is more complex than heretofore conceived; (2) individual differences in…

The purpose of this research was to determine to what extent young lower class Negro children's actual achievements in the middle class school setting are influenced by maternal behavior and attitudes. Ninety Negro children, from 53 to 66 months of age, plus their mothers, were selected as the research sample. Interviews were conducted with the…

Provided for parents are descriptions of the Education of the Handicapped Act, Part B, state and local responsibilities under the law, and how parents can get involved in protecting the rights of their children under the law. Discussed are requirements under the 1975 and 1976 state plan amendments in areas such as providing all handicapped…

In his book, "I.Q. in the Meritocracy," Richard J. Herrnstein (1973) calls on a classic article by Barbara S. Burks (1928) to support his position that a large part of the variation in intelligence can be accounted for by variation in heredity, as distinguished from variation in environment, and from covariation of heredity and…

Post high school occupational level and job success were correlated with variables such as sex, race, school achievement, further educational training, and parental educational-occupational levels for 265 urban slow learners (IQ range 70-90) who graduated in either 1969 or 1972. Data on academic achievement demographic factors and students'…

The 116-item parent questionnaire is designed for parents of elementary school children. It is intended to be used with the child's mother, or the person acting as the child's mother. The questionnaire consists of a section devoted to demographic variables and scales measuring 14 parent variables: (1) parent's achievement aspirations for the…

This paper reports an experimental evaluation of the effect of increased parental participation on the education of youngsters in a depressed area. There were four subject groups of children: 263 first graders in attendance during the 1966-67 school year, prior to the parent involvement program; 261 first graders attending during the experimental…