Gangs have become a fixture in the Mexican American populations of southern California and other regions, spreading from low-income neighborhoods in the Southwest to working class and lower-middle class suburban areas. The development and institutionalization of gangs have involved many factors, including racial discrimination and economic…

Evaluation of principals' performance has not kept pace with changes in schooling or with developments in teacher evaluation. Although some argue that schools' complexity makes outcomes-based evaluation of principals unrealistic, the need increases for tying evaluation to accountability. This paper describes one possible model based on principals'…

This document consists of a report on the Minor Field Studies (MFS) program of the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) and contains two MFS papers by teacher trainees at the Malmo School of Education in Sweden. The papers presented are "Drop-outs in Orissa," by Elisabeth Rosen, and "Education in India: A Study of…

The chapters in this book were prepared 10 years ago primarily from a developed nation's perspective. Only minor references were made to the black people of South Africa. The principles, methodologies, and methods described in the chapters still may be valid for certain sections of South African society but should be revised to be applicable to…

These facilitator's skill packets comprise eight separate packets on beginning social skills: (1) listening; (2) starting a conversation; (3) having a conversation; (4) asking a question; (5) saying "thank you"; (6) introducing oneself; (7) introducing other people; and (8) giving a compliment. Each packet contains the following…

This study, part of a larger research project on political socialization in Europe, examines the role of educational materials in informing individuals in the Netherlands about the political system of the European Community. The report covers five topics: (1) educational materials; (2) educational materials in an ends-means model of formal…

The changing racial and ethnic makeup of Canadian society has had a dramatic impact on demands for representation in leadership positions. Policies will continue to be ineffective until a better understanding is gained of the typical experiences that minorities have in organizations, and, in particular, of the factors that impede and facilitate…

For translators to gain acknowledgement and recognition, they must acquire a set of translation norms. Norms are specific to sociocultural context, and at the same time are inherently changeable. Translators need to be aware of these characteristics. Because no translation training program can impart to students the whole complex of translation…

The interdependence between education and culture is of growing importance. Interest is growing in the relationship between the two, because of the pace of technological change, the effects of social currents, and the decision by the United Nations General Assembly to observe 1988-1997 as the World Decade for Cultural Development. One of the main…

This paper discusses factors that relate to the development of children's theory of mind. Cognitive and biosocial views of the development of theory of mind are distinquished. The paper maintains that all cultures recognize the intentional personhood of children in the first two years, though they vary in their methods of dealing with this…

Three studies explored age, sex, and individual differences in children's defensiveness about four feelings: happiness, anger, sadness, and fear. Also investigated was the relation between children's defensiveness and their mothers' comfort with and expression of feelings. Participants included children ranging in age from 4 through 11 years of…

Because career education is basically a socially bound process, influenced greatly by individual and social change, sociology is an important tool in understanding its full impact. Career education not only precedes participation in society, but it integrates learning and doing, merging the home, community, school, and workplace into a whole.…

Examines a television campaign intended to reduce sex and class differences in buying children's books. Results indicate that the campaign may have contributed to increasing such differences. (MH)

Explores and summarizes Scandinavian research on the relevance of identification theory to childrens mass communication experiences. (MH)

Analyzes sex-role portrayals in various childrens' educational television programs and reveals numerous models of sex-role inequity. (MH)