Written in Spanish, the article explains that expanding an adult basic education program, the Brazilian Literacy Movement (MOBRAL), necessitates considering the social orientation of MOBRAL in the context of Brazil and of Latin America as a whole. (AG)

Student political activism appears to be, at least in part, a function of socialization experiences and political alienation. One indicator of socialization experiences was perception of independence from parents. Another indicator, sex, proved to be significantly associated with all protest activities. Societal grievances were significantly…

This article discusses some of the problems in social development for suburban youth due to insufficient interpersonal learning experiences in the suburban environment. (HMD)

This paper compares the social learning theories expressed by Bandura and Gewirtz, argues for a synthesis of the two, and examines the importance of this synthesis for the field of educational technology and mass communication research. (Author)

Examines the nature of the child and the impact of socialization experiences on his capacity to act nonviolently in a changing social order. Presents a socialization model that draws on different disciplinary frameworks and research areas (animal and human ethnology, social learning theories, altruism studies, and reviews of protest movements).…

This paper offers a social learning explanation for age-related changes in children's cognitive functioning. Three hypotheses have been derived from the assumption of Piaget that structures play the preeminent role in cognitive development: (1) a child can not profit from or even appreciate experiences which are meaningful at a higher stage of…

The measurement of career commitment involved use of an instrument which assessed the value to a woman of a career in terms of her desire to remain at work (1) despite objections of her husband (marriage context career commitment) and (2) despite problems her working might pose for her children (children context career commitment). Marriage…

Communication scholars traditionally have assumed that children have only limited exposure to politically relevant information. This study attempts to assess the validity of this assumption by comparing the content of two sources generally available to United States school children: The "Weekly Reader" and television news. For two…

Presents a report on club work at the Lingreen Oberschule (high school) in Greifswald. Activities include contact with Soviet schools and clubs. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Female subjects in this study held an approximately uniform standard for healthy males, females, and adults; male subjects subscribed to this standard for healthy males and adults but held another, more stereotypically feminine standard for healthy females. Ways of reducing sex biases through counselor training are discussed. (Author)

Crystal City (Texas) Chicano students were administered questionnaires to examine the relationship between maturation and the development of political awareness. (NQ)

A cultural transmission theory is presented. The model has two uses: to provide a guide for gathering cultural transmission data; and to set up a computerized cultural transmission simulation. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

Learning styles of female students at the kindergarten level are studied. The author also discusses how a carry-over of this childhood learning style can affect a females college performance. Implications for teaching are presented. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)