Explored the processes whereby parental socialization practices lead to Filipino adolescents' academic achievement. Family reputation and internal attribution were found to mediate the relation between authoritative parenting and grade-point average. (JPB)

The term "polylogues" refers to interactions among individuals and groups in social situations in which social learning takes place and language and culture are created. They can be a way of integrating newcomers into a culture. (SK)

Comparison of 20 occupational therapists in gerontology with 20 in pediatrics found that societal and personal values, opportunity structures, attitudes and beliefs, experiences, and the context of work influenced choice of practice setting. Academic and clinical experiences were very influential for those in pediatrics. Those in gerontology felt…

Interviews with over 200 people in 8 British and 2 Australian organizations identified 8 features of a healthy learning environment that contributes to organizational capability. Differences emerged between organization-driven and learner-driven learning activities. (Conains 74 references.) (SK)

Examined the development of the Teenager Experience of Racial Socialization, which examines how students receive socialization about managing racism, cultural pride, and spirituality. Its five components reflect major themes regarding racial socialization. Data from African American adolescents indicated that these components demonstrated…

Two studies calculated the amount of time boys and girls spent playing with toy dishes and tools, examining whether this varied as a function of children's perceptions of social expectations of gender, awareness of gender stereotypes, and situational constraints. Results indicated that situational and perceived social constraints influenced…

Examines why exposure to family violence and adolescent dating violence are associated. For both genders, this relationship was mediated by the variables of positive outcome expectations and belief in the conventional rules of society. For males, the relationship was also mediated by the variables of positive outcome expectations and belief in the…

Discussion of issues concerned with diversity and inclusion in higher education (since issue No. 49 of this journal which focused on the topic) considers: terminology and focus; identity formation; racialization and whiteness; civic responsibility, democracy, and community; breadth and depth of activities; and expanded activities to support…

A caring, effective style of classroom management has transformed a Chicago elementary school. The Responsive Classroom approach acknowledges children's need to feel pleasure and significance as members of a classroom community via morning meetings, rules and logical consequences, guided discovery, classroom organization, academic choice, and…

Participation of African American high school students (n=202) in a work-based mentoring program for more than half the academic year was positively related to grades and school attendance. Results support the influence of mentoring on self-efficacy and career development. (Contains 50 references.) (SK)

Videotaped the communicative work of some young boys in a preschool classroom as they made themselves observable and hearable as owners of the block play area. Found that boys generated and escalated images of terror until the targeted child left the area. Boys used a range of communicative resources to construct group membership and assert…

Measures of professional socialization were completed by 479 on-campus and 469 distance education nursing students and 246 nonnursing students. Distance students had the highest scores, nonnursing students the lowest. Health care and preceptorship experiences were critical factors in the socialization process. (Contains 52 references.) (SK)

A qualitative study investigated the perspectives of six third-level cooperative education students of the student socialization process (getting into the organization, breaking in, settling in). Results indicate that cooperative education allows students to acquire essential practical skills through exposure to the real world. (Contains 76…

Social precursors to symbolic understanding of pictures were examined with 100 infants ages 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 months. Adults demonstrated 1 of 2 stances toward pictures and objects (contemplative or manipulative), and then gave items to infants for exploration. For pictures, older infants (12, 15, and 18 months) emulated the adult's actions…

There exists a "contraceptive gap" among young people. That is, while a large majority of young males and females become sexually active, there is a time lapse between the onset of sexual activity and the use of contraceptives. As a result of this lack of sexual responsibility, there are over 1,000,000 teenage pregnancies each year in the American…