Investigated the degree to which parents encouraged offspring to behave altruistically, using a sample of 197 12- to 18-year-old students from the laboratory school of the University of Northern Colorado. Mothers encouraged such behavior more than fathers, and expected daughters more often than sons to behave thus. (DM)

Describes how professors can guide and encourage graduate students to write for publication, thereby empowering students as professional practitioners and reformers in their fields. Teachers can take steps to create an environment of professional scholarship within their classes. Demystifying writing for publication reinforces class content and…

Explores how stability and continuity in scientific disciplines are sustained through socialization processes of doctoral training. Identifies inter-generational transmission of knowledge, skills, and assumptions as key elements in socialization. Uses this research to contest recent United Kingdom educational policies based on theories of a…

Explores how elementary children reflect upon a wide variety of visual humor, and what beliefs and assumptions arise in their responses. Finds that children found amusement in popular art, but not in fine art; have shared assumptions and understandings about humor by grade two; and that visual humor can expand children's concepts of art. (DSK)

Personal examples of the authors' experience of race and gender in career development are used as a springboard to a discussion of career socialization, external obstacles faced by women, mentoring, and the implications for adult education. (SK)

Describes results of an examination of the socialization process of alternative-school students. Reveals, through qualitative analysis of observations and interviews, that the at-risk alternative program did not socialize new students for conventional school and may be contributing to students' disengagement from school and/or learning. (SR)

Gangs socialize Chicano youths, who then exhibit behaviors that interfere with learning. Educators are not well informed about gang culture to intervene. Three Los Angeles programs provide examples of ways schools can stop exacerbating the problem and successfully reach youth in gangs. (SK)

Discusses social learning family therapy hypotheses on the development and sustenance of conduct disorder in early childhood, together with treatment approaches that use parents as the primary agents of change. Reviews research showing that parent training procedures hold much promise for the treatment of conduct disorder in childhood. (JPB)

Educational philosopher Jane Martin believes educators should reconceptualize the production-oriented schoolhouse as the "schoolhome," responsible for teaching both the three R's and the three C's: care, concern, and connection (the "reproductive" aspects of society). Personal development, collaborative problem solving, and…

Describes a ten-day curricular unit with three goals: motivating students to vote, helping students to understand the importance of political parties, and having students identify a variety of effective means for influencing the political process. Incorporates historical and experiential elements key to motivating students to get involved. (DSK)

A survey of 4500 children examines the impact of black male youths' perceptions of role models on their personal development. The youths overwhelming chose sports figures rather than academicians or educators, as role models. Programs illustrating meaningful role models for these youth are discussed. (MMU)

Draws on research in a fourth-grade classroom to show that teachers can teach composing strategies that encourage a variety of ways of interacting socially while writing. Shares various views of social interaction and student choice in writing classrooms as a way of establishing support for exploration of the social interactions that occurred in…

Data from the international Work Socialization of Youth project (1988-90) were analyzed for office technology workers and machine operators in six European countries. Organizational and societal factors had greater influence on part-time/temporary employment than did job search strategies, gender, or age. (SK)

Discusses a 1994 survey to determine how Chinese students (both American and foreign) assessed their current situation at Northern Illinois University. Most (62%) felt their overall classroom interactions with classmates were successful. Faculty were advised to show patience when answering questions, encourage students to speak and interact with…

States that research in organizational socialization outlines a common process of transition making--newcomers first anticipating what the workplace and their involvement there will be like, then adjusting expectations upon encountering reality. Surveys student interns. Suggests that classes intended to prepare students for workplace communication…