Gintis rejects Illich's thesis which says the present character of schooling stems from the economy's need to shape capitalistic consumer wants. According to Gintis, educational change must embrace a transformation mechanism of power and privilege in the economic sphere. (Editor/AF)

The omission of the learning concept has resulted from a methodological approach which emphasizes what people have learned and not how they learned. A specific research strategy based upon operant learning theory principles as applied to the acquisition of verbal behavior is suggested. (Author)

The rationale for a program in Developing Understanding of Self and Others (DUSO) is presented. The program is concerned with helping the child become more aware of himself, others, and the nature of human development. (Author/JB)

Education and upbringing in the Soviet Union are aimed at shaping a Communist world view, loyalty to Marxism-Leninism, and boundless dedication to the revolutionary, military, and labor traditions of the people. Only by administrative organization and development can this be accomplished. (JB)

Studies of family interaction in Zinacantan, Mexico and Cambridge, Massachusetts, are used to test four hypotheses: (1) affection elicits affection; (2) dominance elicits submission; (3) all group members will exhibit the same degree of affection, and (4) all group members will exhibit the same degree of dominance submission. (Author)

The paper presents data relating to changes in teacher choice of classroom management procedures, the frequency of passive, disruptive, and attending behavior for 20 criterion children over 26 days, and pre-post mean-gain achievement testing results on these children. (Author)

Questions considered are: What are the modal political beliefs and attitudes of junior high school students? What are their capabilities for political learning and what suggestions for improving instruction can be derived from studies of their political learning? (Author/VW)

Reports an analysis of an interview study of three groups of 51 lower-class maternity cases--West African, Negro, and East Indian--about their intentions for behavior toward their children and their preferences for behavior by their children. (JM)