In a study investigating whether middle school students can identify their own social groups, over 200 sixth- and seventh-graders were asked to name the kinds of groups to which they thought students in their school belonged, and to explain or define the groups. Data indicated that the students seemed to have no trouble in agreeing on certain…

The importance of incorporating Professional Standards Review Organizations (PSRO) and related material in the medical curriculum during a phase of the one-month clerkship in community and family medicine is discussed. (Author/PG)

Using children from American and Asian Indian populations, assessment was made of the hypothesis that exposure to conforming or deviant models in a resistance to temptation situation would have significantly less deviating effect on Asian Indian subjects. Test results supported the hypothesis. The findings are discussed in terms of the differing…

It is suggested that the use of undergraduates as teachers can improve attitudes toward a class and improve grades for tutors and tutees as a result of increased peer interaction. (Author/ND)

This discussion takes the view that poverty and school failure are not the results of natural disabilities, but rather they are the result of a conflict in our society between two opposed cultures; and that the conflict will not be resolved in any favorable way unless the dominant culture recognizes the values of the dominated culture, and changes…

THIS RESEARCH TRACED THE SOCIOMETRIC CHOICE PATTERNS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS FROM GRADE 4 THROUGH GRADE 11 TO DETERMINE IF THESE PATTERNS DIFFER FOR ABILITY GROUP VERSUS RANDOM GROUP PUPILS, TO LEARN WHETHER TRENDS IN SOCIOMETRIC STATUS DURING SECONDARY SCHOOL CAN BE PREDICTED FROM DATA OBTAINED IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER…

IF THOSE STUDENTS CLASSIFIED AS UNDERACHIEVERS ARE TO RECEIVE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, EFFORTS MUST BE MADE TO IDENTIFY THEIR PROBLEMS AND AID THEM AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE SHOWS THAT MOST STUDIES CONCERNED WITH UNDERACHIEVERS HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED AT THE SECONDARY OR COLLEGE LEVEL. A…

Two general methods of associate (peer) evaluations--the rating procedure and the nomination procedure--are most often used. While both techniques produce similar results, the variation in procedure used to obtain the data has limited most direct comparisons. Because of this, the differences between the several methods of making the evaluations…

The Boy Scout World Bureau pamphlet is designed to assist Scouters who are interested in bringing Scouting to the handicapped boy. Procedures for introducing the handicapped to Scouting are outlined; and topics such as outdoor camping, activities, badges and uniform, service, and general principles are covered. (CD)

A role-modeling theory was applied to the problem of birth-order and conformity to a same-sex peer group. Subjects were male and female college students from two-sibling families. Results showed that highest conformity was found for later-born females with a same-sex sibling, and least for later-born males with a same-sex sibling. An intermediate…

The classroom behaviors of 12 segregated and 14 integrated educable mentally retarded (EMR) children (mean age 10 years) who were all formerly segregated and then randomly assigned to their present class placement were compared to those of a low IQ group who had never been identified for special class placements and an intellectually average group…

The possible advantages and disadvantages of using local or national educational achievement norms as standards for classroom performance are weighed against the more common situation wherein students are involved in face-to-face competition with their classroom peers. This introductory discussion concludes that the motivational value of "average…