Piaget's concept of socialized speech was reevaluated with the use of everyday preschool speech collected during free play on 174 boys and girls aged 2 to 5. (MS)

This study tested the hypothesis that children reared in a kibbutz setting would evidence better performance in communicative role-taking skills than children reared in a city setting. (Author/SB)

Proposes addressing the issue of multiple roles and transitions in the dual-career pattern, and of career socialization by gender. Considers development of more egalitarian attitudes and behaviors in society the major issue. Advocates studies on socialization for changing work and family patterns and for role flexibility and interchangeability;…

Six social skills curricula for elementary or secondary level behavior disordered students are described: "The ACCEPTS (A Curriculum for Children's Effective Peer and Teacher Skills) Social Skills Curriculum,""Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child,""Skillstreaming the Adolescent,""Getting Along with Others,""Social Skills Curriculum," and…

A mother records her and her mentally retarded son's feelings surrounding his integration into a mainstreamed kindergarten class. Described are parent-teacher conferences, teachers' efforts to meet the boy's special needs, and his academic and social success. The mother concludes that integration does not deny disability, but does acknowledge…

Examines evidence concerning developmental correlates of nonmaternal care in the infant's first year with respect to infant-mother attachment and subsequent social development. Concludes that more than 20 hours a week of nonmaternal care may be a risk factor contributing to developmental difficulties. (SKC)

Addresses the relevance of attachment theory and research to an understanding of the effects of early day care on sociopersonality development. Concludes that evidence is weaker than claimed by Jay Belsky and that further research is necessary before the effects of day care will be understood. (SKC)

In the context of a response to other articles contained in a special issue on social interaction skills of handicapped students, trends in developing social interaction skills of behavior disordered students are discussed, including current training issues and procedures as well as suggestions for future research and program development. (JW)

Discusses observations of sets of infant twins, aged 6 to 24 months, as they interacted with one another and with an unfamiliar peer. Assesses quality of infant-mother attachment. Finds twins are more likely to react with one another than with a peer. Results are discussed in relation to early peer relationships and attachment. (Author/RWB)

Examines and analyses intimate relationships between adolescent students and teachers in 11 novels. How teenagers come through such experiences is discussed in terms of their families, their sense of worth, and emotional and mental health. (EM)

Maintains that infants two years of age and younger do direct social behavior toward one another. Adults play an important role in young children's social development. Developing strategies and planning peer experiences for infants become a teacher's responsibility. Recognizing differential influence of varying toys may be useful for such…

Investigates the changes in perceived communication in evolving friendships. Changes in depth of communication suggested that after an initial decline, people in deteriorating relationships may increase the intimacy of their communication. Also, deterioration was not a mirror image reversal of friendship development. (SRT)

The life of British feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain demonstrates that an attempt to understand the relationship between personal experience and political activities should take account of the following: (1) the centrality of political values in an individual's identity; (2) the individual's life stage and life history; and (3) the individual's…

Reviews evaluation studies, box-score reviews, and meta-analyses on effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) conducted from the 1960s through 1980s, using student achievement as a dependent measure. Conclusions are drawn as to CAI's effectiveness with regard to social and academic achievement and a cost analysis of CAI is provided. (29…