It was hypothesized that children in age-heterogeneous kindergartens would be more prone to behave altruistically than would children in age-homogeneous kindergartens. It was found that children who were studying in heterogeneous classes were more altruistic than were children from homogeneous classes. (Author)

Examines the hypothesis that academic school matters were the central concern of girls at school and shaped their feelings about school in general. Results show that the student-centered culture of the classroom was the central concern of girls in school and shaped their orientations toward other school matters. (Author/RK)

The major concern of this study is changes in self-acceptance as related to different college classroom models. The specific research hypothesis is that self-acceptance increases as a function of the encounter classroom model. This was confirmed. Increased self-acceptance also appeared stable over time. (NG)

This research shows that women classified as academic, honor and random have unique group characteristics; however, honor and academic women also hold some common characteristics. Freedom from a prescribed sex role definition had a positive effect on the academic achievement of the women in the study. (Author)

Activities to increase student awareness of problems related to learning to communicate with others. Students develop profiles of their classmates and role play scenes from their partners' daily lives. (Author/AV)

In 1976 a new organizational structure was established in the Lincoln Psychiatric Residency Program of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in which the chief resident was given responsibility for the residents in all years of training. Problems and benefits of this broad area of control are addressed. (LBH)

A field study was conducted in which 304 fifth-grade students spent three class periods per week for 6 weeks in small interdependent learning groups. As hypothesized, students in the interdependent learning groups (experimentals) manifested higher self-esteem than controls and liked groupmates more than other classmates. Further, black and Anglo…

English language study should be introduced into the social work curriculum since various social judgments people make about each other on the basis of dialectal differences may interfere with communication between social workers and their clients, coworkers, or the general community. (Author/LBH)

An interview with the developer of an experimental curriculum based on life experiences common to kindergarten children in Germany. Described are objectives, participation of parents and specialists, sample unit on fear of hospitals, curriculum dissemination methods, and relevance to international education. (AV)

The author discusses ways in which Kohlberg's "just community" may be created in the classroom, fostering the moral growth of children through utilization of pre-existing roles, relationships, and interactions. (MJB)

Sex and need for affiliation (n Aff) were investigated as potential moderators of the association between need for achievement (n Ach) and academic performance. It was hypothesized that high nAch, low n Aff students earn higher grades than high n Ach, high n Aff students. The results for both males and females supported the hypothesis. (Author)

Analyzed, from the 1971 and 1980 Cooperative Institutional Research Program surveys, data from 3,929 respondents who had completed their baccalaureate programs and who enrolled in graduate programs.Found that relativesimilarity between students' undergraduate and graduate major fields of study was related to their satisfaction with faculty-student…

Using prompting and reinforcement procedures, five severely retarded individuals were trained and employed as client care workers to provide verbal and physical interaction and leisure materials to nonambulatory, multiply=handicapped residents of a mental retardation facility. Levels of interaction equalled or exceeded those displayed by exemplary…

A review of current theory and practice regarding social skills training for children with behavior problems precedes the proposal of a different approach to social skills training, which takes into account the effects of social perception biases of peers which may hinder mainstreaming attempts. (Author/CB)

Study examines relation between: (1) maternal behavior observed in mother-child play and child's social behavior and sociometric status; (2) maternal behavior when interacting with another mother, child dyadic behavior and child's sociometric status; and (3) maternal social knowledge and child's social knowledge, social behavior and sociometric…