Tests a different design to help isolate elements that contribute to positive self-concept development. There was a significant increase in self-awareness between the pre- and posttests. Diversity of activities of a "doing" and reflective nature are those elements related to self-awareness change. (Author)

Examines the Home Tutorial Program in the San Fernando Valley of California in the areas of organization, parent attitudes, learning environment, achievement, and socialization. Compare the home program with the Los Angeles Unified School District. (IRT)

Parson's theory of social systems, which emphasizes equilibrium, maintenance and functionalism, is not useful for understanding the plight of Blacks in urban areas. Instead, the concept of "conflict" must be viewed as an integral part of the social system. (Author/EB)

Longitudinal data from a national sample of students ages 9, 13, and 17 are used to study the levels of political knowledge and participation among American youth. Changes in these levels from 1969 to 1975 are examined. (Author/MC) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Change) (Interpretation).

Some of the features of social play in mixed-aged dyads composed of three- and five-year-old children are explored. Suggestions for further study of social interaction among children are discussed. (Author/MC)

The socialization function of education is examined through a study of how teachers' positions regarding responsibility affect the behavior and attitudes of their first-grade pupils. (LH)

Adventure playgrounds provide children with an area free from the imposition of adult values and social competition--a crucial necessity in a healthful maturation process. (LH)

The article offers observations on the political content within the curriculum, the relationship of education and politics to society, and the political content implicit in India. Suggestions are offered for integrating political content into the curriculum. (Author/DB)

Questions the extent to which citizen participation at the local level is purposive (as opposed to supportive). Participation in activities related to local schools is used as an example of a type of activity which is generally supportive. Relevant participation literature is reviewed. (Author/DB)

Over the time period from 30 to 60 days, spouses increased their tendency to reciprocate both irritating and rewarding behaviors. Implications for identifying couple risk factors and initiating early family intervention are discussed. (Author/NRB)

Results of this study of Wisconsin high school seniors were consistent with explanations involving role processes and structural effects. Same-sex influence appeared. Father's influence was related to instrumental orientations in boys. Contrary to expectations, there was no evidence of changing sex roles in the patterns of influence between 1964…

An historical and descriptive account of the procedures and techniques used in a program applying social learning theory to the treatment of aggressive children is presented. (JMF)

The identification of methodological and conceptual shortcomings of the empirical research in parent-child interaction and the socialization process demonstrates that knowledge and understanding of child development in the family are limited at present and that the ability to generalize and apply research findings to practical problems is equally…

Between 1965 and 1974, the Chicano Movement identified itself and gained some measure of political power. In so doing, it developed a binary divergence, an internal split between its continuing need for identity and its continuing need for political power. The relationship between these two will determine the future of Chicano thought. (Author/NQ)

The contradictions between school and community and between education for work and for leisure, have produced a decline in the extracurriculum and the integration of many erstwhile extracurricular activities with the formal curriculum in an effort to achieve social and ideological integration of school and community. (Author)