Using 254 mother-father-youth triads gathered from Catholic, Baptist, and Methodist churches, looked at patterns of parent-child value transmission. Membership in one denomination or another predicted children's values more than did their parents' values, indicating that value socialization takes place in cultural subgroups more than in nuclear…

Drawing on anthropological theories of cultural transmission, the author suggests that the simple notion of teacher education be replaced with a concept incorporating teacher education (instruction in formal procedures), teacher enculturation (role-learning through observation), and teacher schooling (transmission of professional folklore which…

Investigated construct validity of the Social Interest Index (SII) with 140 male alcoholics. Hypothesized that the SII would relate positively with measures of mental health, intelligence, education, and internal locus of control and would relate negatively with measures of MMPI "pathology" scales. The hypotheses generally were…

Exposed subjects to sadomasochistic or nonviolent sexual passages, then to rape portrayal. Responses to rape showed interaction between gender and previous exposure. Gender differences were found in rape perception. Subjects believed that a high percentage of men would rape if not punished and that a high percentage of women would enjoy…

Examined effects of client elaboration of imagery during covert modeling treatment and effects of treatment of unassertiveness on self-efficacy. Covert modeling plus elaboration achieved greater change than other covert modeling groups. Treatment effects brought clients within range of subjects regarding themselves as adept in social situations…

Describes the role of textbooks in the development of student political attitudes and activities in Siberian elementary and secondary education between 1917-1931. Textbooks were used to reinforce communist values, to increase knowledge about industrial development and collective agricultural methods, and to orient students toward socially useful…

For the Aristotelian principle to become operative, certain principles must be met. Individuals should be free from anxiety about satisfying basic needs. They cannot enjoy complexity in their lives beyond a certain point. To have satisfying lives, individuals should engage in both passive and active enjoyments, leading from a lower to a higher…

A test of the Biglan model of faculty subcultures using measures of research output and tests of the model controlling for the effects of faculty socialization are described. The Biglan model is found to be valid, and the distinctiveness of the Biglan groups appears to increase with the socialization of faculty into subject areas. (Author/MLW)

The author proposes that schools should do more to develop a sense of personal autonomy in their pupils. They should do more to identify and develop the full potential and varied abilities of pupils and should pay more attention to cooperative rather than competitive values. (CT)

Discusses five generalizations based on political education correlational research and assesses their implications for teachers of citizenship education. Conclusions include: l) knowledge can be influenced more directly than attitudes, 2) the quality of civics instruction is critical in shaping attitudes, and 3) a more realistic picture of…

Investigates the beliefs held by kindergartners and second graders regarding the competence of boys v girls. Findings of this study support previous reports in that the sex-role stereotypic socialization process begins very early and that the learning increases with age. (Author)

Television, the author asserts, is the overwhelming factor in the continuous education and socialization of people of developed nations. Examines criticism of mass media's potential for behavior modification and subconscious manipulation. Advocates alternative uses of television based on Paulo Freier's "total language" approach, to teach…

This study tests the degree of factor invariance and factor structure replicability of the Family Environment Interview Schedule. Samples of families from different locations were used. Four interpretable factors were derived. Evidence suggests that the four factor solution was invariant across both samples with an identical factor structure.…

Critiques history teaching guidelines published by the Canadian Ministry of Education for use in Ontario. Maintains that the guidelines were hastily drawn up, do not represent the best of curriculum development principles and practices, are very inconsistent, and are obsessively nationalistic in ideological emphasis. (DB)

Clarifies the meaning of the life skills approach by looking at appropriate content and methods. The content of the life skills approach includes the themes of knowing and developing oneself and effective communication and relationships with others. (Author/BEF)