This study compared adults' impressions of rock music with those of teenagers and found vast differences. Youths reported hearing subjects relating to their lives such as "growing up" while adults heard more references to sex and violence. Perhaps the differing impressions reflect differences in learning, experience, and literary…

Individual differences among students pose a major challenge to American schools. In this article the literature in the following four categories of learning diversity is reviewed: (1) cognitive abilities; (2) achievement motivation; (3) interests; and (4) creativity. Knowledge about these categories should be used to develop educational programs.…

The study investigated the perceptions of student teachers completing a preservice teacher education program using the curriculum infusion model to prepare regular classroom teachers for mainstreaming of handicapped children. Students perceived the curriculum and their own knowledge as less than adequate and contact with handicapped learners less…

Results of comparing parent education programs delivered via either a media-based program (videotapes and instructional manuals), the same curriculum with a professional leader, or a control condition found media-trained families of retarded children generally showed greater gains than control parents though live training was superior in…

Because teachers lack knowledge of the law, of school board policies, and of issues regarding child abuse and neglect, a professional development workshop was developed and presented to all teachers in the Ottawa Public Schools. Evaluation by a randomized controlled trial showed the workshop effective in increasing and maintaining knowledge.…

Results of interviews with 35 low-income parents indicated: that most had positive feelings about special education; that most lacked information essential for making informed decisions regarding placement; and that parents of learning disabled children perceived their children differently than parents of mentally retarded children. (Author/DB)

A school-based child sexual abuse prevention program consisting of separate two-hour workshops for children (ages 5-12), parents, and teachers was evaluated. Results indicated parents were more informed and interactive with their children following the workshops. Children showed no increased emotional stress and reported feeling safer and better…

Compared adolescents' (N=213) knowledge of aging with the amount and quality of contact they had with an older adult and compared adolescents' knowledge of aging in 1978 with adolescent's knowledge in 1985. Results indicated adolescents were very misinformed or uninformed about aging and older adults. Implications for educational efforts are…

Using a naturalistic research design, 22 teachers of secondary students classified as educable mentally retarded were interviewed about their perceptions of their students' feelings, attitudes, knowledge and behaviors related to sexuality. Results indicated that teachers perceived their students as having limited and/or distorted information about…

Learning-disabled (LD) intermediate grade students (N=10), as well as low and high achieving students, were interviewed about their metacognitive knowledge of the writing process and also composed two expository texts. LD students were less aware than high achieving students of modeled writing strategies and steps in the writing process.…

Surveyed 357 college students to assess awareness of the status of nuclear arms development and possible effects of nuclear war on people and environment. Results suggest that older adolescents are extremely uninformed regarding the current status of nuclear issues and consequences of nuclear war. Indicates a strong need to educate young people…

Reviews problems relating to tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among American-Indians. Describes bicultural competence skills approach which proved successful for preventing substance abuse among American-Indian adolescents at posttest and follow-up on measures of substance-use knowledge, attitudes, and interactive skills, and on self-reported rates…

This article reports on the growth of sexual awareness and physiology among a randomly-selected sample of 541 Chinese middle school students. Maintains that the results show the need for sex education and the harmful results of failing to provide it. Advocates that a general discussion on the subject of sex education be promoted in educational…

This study sought to determine general levels of physical fitness and knowledge of basic fitness concepts of 50 hearing-impaired college freshman. Results indicated that fitness levels of subjects were not significantly different from those of non-impaired peers, although knowledge levels of subjects appeared to be lower than the norms for…

Nineteen preservice teachers received an eight-week model training course in divergent thinking and questioning techniques for use with young children. Both knowledge of divergent thinking and use of divergent thinking questions with kindergarten children was much greater for the experimental group than for a control group. (DB)