The major purpose of this study was to assess the effect of increased parental involvement in an intervention program. The program was structured to follow a prescribed mode of parent-child activities and parent-teacher communications and activities all having reference to the child's educational experiences, particularly those involving reading.…

Article investigated the effects of family school interaction upon students' reading ability by looking at the way of life and attitudes to education of some thirty-three families in a northern industrial community. (Author/RK)

Supporters of sex education curriculum see it as a way of keeping in step with the times and of coping with the undesirable side effects of the new morality. Opponents argue that such classes infringe both the right of individual privacy, and the American tradition of dealing with sex in religious and family settings. The implementation of sex…

This brief report describes the selection of the pupil population of the Kamehameha Early Education Program (KEEP) Demonstration School. The pupil population must be representative of the Kalihi community (an urban area of Honolulu) from which it is drawn. An attempt was made to include 75% Hawaiian and 25 % Non-Hawaiian children, to select equal…

Children need to share their personal lives with other persons in a relationship of mutual respect and responsiveness; i.e., in a relationship of love. Children are an end, not a means, people to be valued for their own sakes. Adults must help children to know who they are and who they can become. Values contribute to the fulfillment of a person's…

TO DETERMINE THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE SOCIETAL ENVIRONMENT AND EARLY LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WAS THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT. THE MAJOR OUTCOME OF THIS RESEARCH WAS A WORKABLE FRAME OF REFERENCES AND SET OF TECHNIQUES FOR STUDYING AND TESTING IDEAS ABOUT TALENTED BEHAVIOR IN SCHOOL AND, EVENTUALLY, EXPERIMENTAL SETTINGS. ALL…

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND COMMUNITY AS INFLUENCES ON ACHIEVEMENT OF LOWER-CLASS NEGROES WERE STUDIED IN AN ALL-NEGRO SUBURB OF A LARGE NORTHERN CITY. THESE VARIABLES WERE EXAMINED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CURRENT HYPOTHESES OFFERED IN THE LITERATURE ON CULTURAL DISADVANTAGE. THE FOCUS OF THE STUDY WAS ON THREE RESEARCH AREAS--(1)…

THE NEW ROCHELLE TALENT SEARCH PROJECT ATTEMPTED TO INVOLVE PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN A FAMILY COUNSELING PROGRAM IN ORDER TO STIMULATE MOTIVATION FOR IMPROVED SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND IMPROVED PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE. THE REPORT SUMMARIZES 6 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, EXPERIMENTATION, AND STUDY, AND IS A COMPILATION OF THE FINDINGS OF SIX DIFFERENT…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of selected social, economic, and demographic factors and the dropout rate for the 64 Louisiana parishes. Data were taken from the 1950 and 1960 Census Population Reports for Louisiana. Correlational techniques were utilized in the measurement of relationships between independent and…

The research had four objectives: (1) to describe home-school-community relations in selected IGE schools; (2) to explain the home-school-community relations and the implementation of IGE political terms using issue analysis and policy acceptance analysis; (3) to generate hypotheses from the data gathered through objectives 1 and 2, and relate…

This is the final report of a study conducted to investigate the influence of values on the educational process. The purpose was to determine the extent of congruence in values of parents, school personnel, and children, and to determine relationships between value congruence and ethnic, socioeconomic, and occupational class variables. A values…

The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare issued final regulations for implementing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, which provides greater privacy safeguards to parents and students through the application of fair information practice. As a result of these HEW regulations, institutional policies and…

The author discusses the political implications of new structures in England's primary schools and examines how ideas and attitudes of teachers and schools affect behavior patterns within the home. (Author/RM)

The author states that, based on recent polls, the public's main criticism of schools is lack of enforcement of discipline in behavior and learning. He speculates as to why this is, and proposes solutions to the problems he has described. (CD)