THE RELATIONSHIP OF EDUCABLE MENTAL RETARDATES IN REGULAR CLASSES AND SPECIAL CLASSES WITH RESPECT TO VOCABULARY WAS STUDIED. THERE WERE 49 SUBJECTS TAKEN FROM REGULAR CLASSES AND 45 FROM SPECIAL CLASSES. THE PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY FORMS OF THE WORD MEANING SECTION OF THE STANFORD ACHIEVEMENT TESTS WERE ADMINISTERED TO EACH SUBJECT BY FOUR PERSONS…

The purpose of this review is to examine findings concerning the effects of day care on psychosocial and cognitive development. Studies are grouped into two broad categories: (1) the effects of day care on the mother-child relationship; and (2) other psychological outcomes. Only a few studies have found evidence that day care negatively affects…

Since adults are socializing agents integral to home and school settings, they should have accurate views of children's feelings. Adults' (N=96) predictions were compared to the predictions kindergarten children (N=32) made about the children's affective responses to eight different categories of experiences. The children's predictions, reported…

This study examined the relationship between moral reasoning and altruistic behavior in 120 boys, 4- to 11-years old. Subjects were administered Damon's Positive- Justice Interview, and were presented helping and sharing tasks under five behavioral conditions corresponding to Damon's justice levels. Findings supported cognitive- developmental…

This document presents the results of observations, interviews, and a review of the literature on assessment of children's social behavior. Categories of types of social behavior which can be observed easily and which seem to hold importance for most child care staff were selected. These categories are conversation, acquisition, social…

All aspects of adolescent sexuality may be viewed as primarily sexual. The primary fact about adolescence is that the young person becomes capable of reproduction. Biological changes interact with psychological ones; the cognitive, motivational, social and emotional aspects are all directed toward becoming a sexual human being. In adolescence,…

Play intervention as an adjunct treatment for accelerating peer social interaction of a preschool isolate was examined. Teacher reinforcement of indoor play equipment utilization was employed as a procedure to increase an asocial four-year-old female subject's social interaction with peers. Touching peers, using peer names, verbalizations,…

Case studies of eight hearing impaired preschool children from Spanish speaking homes were presented in this dissertation. The children and their parents were enrolled in the Trinity University Parent/Infant Program for hearing impaired infants from Spanish speaking homes. The case studies consisted of family and medical histories, audiological…

This study investigates the effects of social relationships curricula and sex differences on reading readiness and imaginativeness. The subjects were ninety-six 5-year-olds from four kindergarten classrooms. In the pre- and post-assessment phase of the study the children were administered the Gates MacGinitie Reading Readiness Skills Test and the…

This paper describes a tentative model to assist in conceptualization of the dynamics of adult social-cognitive development based on Piaget's and Riegel's thought, gerontological studies, and dialectical theory. The proposed model possesses several qualities: (1) it derives from the concept of intelligence as an adaptive biological entity; (2) it…

Objectives of study of the Head Start Program for underprivileged children in the rural Alabama counties of Coosa and Elmore were to supply information about: (1) the background, family life, and social experiences of the participating children; (2) the mother-child relationship; and (3) the mother's knowledge and evaluation of the program.…

The complexities involved in combining generalized and specialized studies are discussed in a descriptive analysis of the Harvey Mudd College (HMC), which has a campus environment typical of US institutions offering undergraduate engineering programs. Of 7 environmental characteristics at HMC student personalities and the socio-psychological…

This paper suggests that the philosophy and practical approach to child rearing in a given society reflect and perpetuate the values of that society. In China, until the mid-19th century, the socialization process was geared to producing young people for a male-dominated, class-oriented society. As the feudal system crumbled. more…

This paper notes a devaluation of children in American society and urges that more attention be paid to the emotional growth of children, who are subject to the same forces that create in adults feelings of powerlessness, attitudes of superficiality and nonreflection, intolerance for delayed gratification, and confusion about self and…

This study investigated the influence of structured children's television programming on prosocial behavior. Subjects were 53 children ages 4-6, from two day care centers. Nine videotapes were produced (three for each of three experimental conditions) differing in their presentation of socially-valued behavior, socially-devalued behavior,…