Two dental classes were tested for personality change in the freshman year and after graduation. Significant test/retest increases were found on orderliness and conformity scales and decreases on the activity/energy scale. Sex differences occurred on activity/energy, emotional stability, and masculinity/femininity scales. In one class, females…

Students from two high schools, one predominantly White and the other predominantly Black, were surveyed to determine differences between values held by Black and White students. Conclusions drawn from the students' ranking of 13 value items and their answering of 14 questions about influences on their values are discussed. (CJ)

Analyzed primary-group concept, secondary-group concept, self-concept, mainstream self, and self-acceptance in relation to self-reported delinquency among (N=264) White males in urban fringe high schools. Results show dimensions of self were highly interrelated and highly related to attitudes--but explained very little self-reported delinquency.…

Focuses on the various family systems in which gay and lesbian people exist and how these relate to drinking behavior and its treatment and prevention. Uses a sociological perspective, emphasizing the values, norms, and meanings held about drinking by gay and lesbian people. (RC)

This article presents a discussion of the political socialization literature and findings from two English studies on the child's developing concept of leadership. Findings challenge the concept of democracy in school systems where all authority relations are based upon "constraint." (Author/SJL)

Discusses an assessment instrument measuring work values appropriate for use with minimally skilled, economically or educationally deficient clients. The scale surveyed work values of (N=238) poor versus nonpoor service workers. More similarities than differences were found between the two groups. Seven significant value differences were…

Describes four goals of teacher training in alcohol education and discusses training methods which can be effective in achieving these goals. Emphasizes that teachers need to be taught as they are being taught to teach. Concludes with an illustration of a model training design. (Author)

As minorities become attached to majority values and culture, they are viewed as part of the larger group, and they share its opportunities. A prolonged effort to teach cultural pluralism may not be in minority students' best interests. If America's problems are to be solved, consensus values must be rediscovered and taught. (PP)

Teachers must respond to the threat of nuclear warfare with a deep and universal desire to secure life. Comprehensive concern for life as a whole must lie at the root of their work. Only a world-wide expression of the ethical imagination, which renders nuclear war wholly unacceptable, can save mankind. (PP)

A program in human values in medicine begun in 1978 at Morehouse College's School of Medicine is discussed. The Human Values in Medicine Program draws on the Humanities--particularly philosophy, literature, and art--and secondarily on the social sciences. (MLW)

Four justifications for liberal education are examined: the content of liberal education is of intrinsic value; liberal education provides the most effective means of achieving personal goals; liberal education provides a basic understanding of the world; and the most useful preparation for any career is not narrow job-training. (MLW)

Health educators can play a significant role in the development of students' mental health. Key concepts identified for the mental health curriculum include: (1) an understanding of the student's self esteem; (2) values clarification and decision making; and (3) health counseling. (JN)

This study examined the relationships between sex role-related personality variables and two intellectual variables often associated with sex differences: math and verbal ability. There is evidence for a positive relationship between masculine traits and values and math ability, and feminine traits and values and verbal skills (for both sexes).…

The nine subcategories and 20 specific projects within five research areas in library and information science which are summarized were identified by information specialists who evaluated and assigned priorities to nearly 100 proposed research projects prepared by Cuadra Associates, Inc. Participants in the four-day meeting are listed. (RBF)

Examines occupational plans and values of high school seniors for evidence of declining sex differences between 1976-1980. Questionnaire data collected from 3000 students indicated marked sex differences in the kinds of work boys and girls planned to do at age 30 and the work settings and characteristics they desired. (Author/AM)