GRADES OR AGES: Grade 5. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; social development of the United States and Canada. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The major portion of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections are in list form. The guide is mimeographed and…

GRADES OR AGES: Grade 6. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies; social development of Latin America and Africa. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The first half of the guide, which develops the unit, is laid out in three columns, one each for topics, activities, and materials. Other sections, in the second half, are lists, charts, or maps. The guide…

Some observations on the nature of altruistic behavior and the consequences of these observations for a theoretical and experimental psychology of altruism are discussed. Altruistic behaviors are very pervasive since they satisfy a wide array of egotistical motivations in addition to having an autonomy of their own. Because of their ability to…

The education and training provided by the Canadian Armed Forces is analyzed in consideration of its contribution to both the economic and social aspects of national development. From this analysis it appears that the Armed Forces' extensive formally organized education and training program has an important impact on economic development when…

This study concerns the types of influence exerted by staff individuals and units and nonstaff individuals and units in the activities of regional economic and social development organizations. Four different social units, each involving different theoretical considerations, are involved in the analysis. These four social units are: social action…

A considerable amount of evidence shows that college has an impact on the personality characteristics of students in ways that could be interpreted as giving competence to college graduates to function successfully in leadership roles within our society. College graduates are more autonomous, independent, flexible, and socially involved, for…

Article critically evaluated the concepts of development/ modernization regarding the differences among "developed,""developing," and "underdeveloped" countries. (Author/RK)

Discusses the three-stage observational learning process of exposure (amount of contact and type of content), acquisition (what is learned), and acceptance (how much affects attitudes and actions) with emphasis on racial and sexual stereotypes. (JAB)

A history of Grenada is presented in this article. The U.S. invasion is analyzed in the context of the hardships and the economic crisis which dominated the region at that time. Revolutionary social process is necessary in the Caribbean, thus the "big stick" approach of the United States leads to hostility. (VM)

Reexamines Froebel's philosophical viewpoints on children's social development in light of the significance of social forces, children's deliberate imitation of each other during play, and parent roles. Illustrates Froebel's theories on the social aspect of learning with two observations recorded by his co-workers and one letter written by Froebel…

Briefly highlights the artificial dualism between the affective and cognitive areas of human functioning in terms of history, physiology, and psychology. Previews topics of current research and theory in the area of social/emotional development. (DST)

The Symbolic Play Test was given to 31 socially impaired and 29 sociable elementary grade children retarded in language comprehension, of similar intelligence (profoundly retarded to normal). Play test age and spontaneous pretend play were similar in sociable Ss but, in the socially impaired, spontaneous pretend play was lower than play test age…

Finds that Erikson's model of ego development fails to see the relationship between individual crises and the modern postmetaphysical world view, where the meaning of life is in question. Suggests that Erikson's description of crisis and ego integration remains sound but should be tied to the specific problems associated with living in modern…

Eight stump-tailed macaques were reared individually and either given all of their daily social experience in darkness or given half in the dark and half in the light. Results suggest that vision is especially important in the maintenance of assertive behaviors and in the instigation and direction of aggressive behaviors. (Author/RH)