Discusses three myths which impede the self-definition of early childhood professionals. The myths focus on the hierarchical model of power, career ladders, and lifestyles that exclude other commitments. (RJC)

Born in 1918, the youngest of 12 children, Walker Calhoun describes growing up on the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina. The schools turned the Cherokee against their old ways, but Walker learned many old songs and dances from his uncle, Will West. Since retirement, Walker has taught the dances and songs to children. His material has been…

Argues that children's literature contains strategies to confine texts within a narrow band of sociocultural values. The language of children's fiction offers conventionalized discourse by means of which content is encoded. These texts are symptomatic of how literature is complicit in the ideological construction of Australian childhood. (nine…

Interviews with Japanese and Chinese female students in U.S. universities reveal differences between the two groups in attitudes toward gender identity, sexuality, career and family roles, and educational experiences, as well as in life style, self-concept, and relationships with Americans. Discusses differences between the two groups in…

Between 1974 and 1981, 15 teenagers in northern Maine published a small magazine containing interviews with and photographs of their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and neighbors. At a 20-year reunion, they realized that they had collected that heritage not only for archival preservation but to carry it forward for the next generation. (TD)

Reviews the professional literature's major features of lifestyle planning approaches for the disabled. Comments on common elements of approaches, such as attempts to clarify a desirable future as the basis for current and future services. Discusses potential uses of lifestyle planning processes in the field of rehabilitation counseling. (RJM)

Presents a brief overview of the complex critical issues that play a part in the lifestyle of the dual-career couple. Recommendations are introduced that would increase the effectiveness of career development counseling for individuals who either anticipate being part of, or are currently part of, a dual-career couple. (JPS)

The social relationships and leisure activities of a representative national sample of 336 persons with mental retardation living in 181 small foster or group homes were evaluated. Findings indicated these subjects were integrated into the community and had typical life experiences, though their lifestyles lacked depth and breadth. (Author/DB)

Cardiovascular risk factors in 57 healthy older individuals were measured (blood pressure, lipids and lipoproteins, and lifestyle behaviors) via a personal health questionnaire. Results indicated that, though the subjects were generally healthy, their lifestyle behaviors, particularly diet and physical activity, could be improved. (SM)

Campaigns to improve adolescent health must involve schools, focusing on middle grades. Currently, school organization is poor, with too little good curricular material for such students. The article describes Stanford University's interdisciplinary, core, middle grades curriculum in human biology that combats alienation from science by making it…

A trend analysis compares attitudes of randomly selected Cornell University students (n=1500) toward 35 specific items utilizing the New Environmental Paradigm growth and technology scale to test the hypothesis that people who see benefits of economic growth or have faith in technological solutions are less willing to make personal sacrifices. (33…

Discusses the problems and impact of national trends on small towns and how small towns in eastern Washington have adapted to social and economic change. Illustrates how small towns try to address contemporary concerns such as computerization, the environment, and the expanding needs of their communities while continuing to hold on to their…

Advises educators to become role models for the characteristics of mental health in everyday interaction with students and to create an environment where mental health characteristics can be openly discussed, practiced, and acknowledged in daily behavior. (MLF)

Schoolwide events to promote healthy lifestyles include fitness field day; family-fitness night; geography run; school health fair; morning and evening stretches and workouts; Jump Rope for Heart, Hoops for Heart, and Step for Heart; All Children Exercising Simultaneously; holiday classics; neighborhood fitness trail; morning and evening workouts;…

Highlights an approach that guides adolescents who have committed sexual offenses to learn healthy/prosocial ways to meet their sexual needs. Article is divided into an overview of literature, review of the sex education component of an intervention program for these adolescents, and discussion of practical considerations for professionals.…