In this study, the role of adult response patterns in shaping and maintaining independent behavior in preschoolers is examined. Results indicate that independent and dependent behaviors are both strongly under the control of environmental contingencies of both boys and girls. (Author/WI)

In a changing climate of greater openness about sensitive subjects, less tension in discussing adoption can be a significant prophylactic factor. However, if adoption records are unsealed by legislative acts, the primary needs of the adoptive and biological parents can be undermined by the needs of the adopted adult. (Author)

The relationship of child abuse to birthweight, five-minute Apgar score, and performance on the Bayley Scales of Infant Development was studied in 75 low socioeconomic infants (ages 2-30 months). Journal availability: see EC 111 042. (Author)

Topics include an attempt to study a vulnerable sample of the population, methods of assessing the perceptions of children to density conditions, developmental differences in personal space preferences, and findings that substantiate differences in density effects as a function of age. (BB)

Based on the research of Benjamin Bloom, this article emphasizes the role of preschool education in the development of a nation, discusses the problems of the acculturation of disadvantaged children, and suggests practical considerations for the training of preschool teachers in developing nations. (JK)

The Exploring Childhood curriculum is examined as a specific example of "education for parenthood" for high school students. While the objectives are sound, the target audience is questionable. (Author/AM)

Early acquisition of right and left as absolute concepts does not seem to be related to early mastery of right and left as relative concepts among the Hausa. (Author)

In its December and April meetings, the Commission allocated over $2 million for fiscal 1979 for funding of research studies to meet its objectives in community development, energy, health, education, and other emerging problems and needs in the Region. (BR)

Suggestions for improving listening and questioning skills in elementary school children are offered, since children do not always think to ask questions when something is not clear to them. (MJB)

The author briefly reviews six recently published books dealing with aspects of child development and early childhood education. (DS)

The paper argues the position that, given different sensory equipment, and therefore a different data base, the congenitally blind child necessarily develops and organizes his perceptions of the world in an intrinsically different way from the sighted. (Author)

Describes the Parent As A Teacher Inventory (PAAT), a composite attitude scale in which parents describe: (1) their feelings about various aspects of the parent-child interactive system, (2) their standards for assessing the importance of various aspects of child behavior and (3) their values concerning child behavior. (SB)

Moral education is described here as the process of getting better and better at dealing fairly with conflicting perspectives on what is right in a particular situation. (Author/AM)

Author sees little evidence of aesthetic qualities in much that passes for "poetry" in schools. Her devastating attack illustrates the depth of her concern; her constructive suggestions illustrate the value of her contribution to thought and practice in this area. (Editor/RK)

Illustrates how concepts such as "authority,""cause and effect" and "culture" can be taught to primary children, and how pupils can be taught to think more rigorously. (Editor/RK)