In this article, the author criticizes a youth policy discussion presented by Edward Wynne in a previous edition of this journal. Wynne's response to this criticism is also included in the article. (HMD)

The guide is intended for counselors, teachers, and others as a curriculum in interpersonal skills for disabled college students. Chapters are designed to engage students in active participation in the following areas: active listening, expressing ideas, expressing feelings, handling questions, starting conversations, using feedback, asserting…

This paper outlines research designed to establish dietary correlates of malnutrition, and questions the common assumption that high protein foods should be used as dietary supplements in humans. Because thorough investigation of dietary needs in children is ethically unfeasible, squirrel monkeys were used in the research to study the biological…

This work describes how, over three centuries, colleges have been expected to assume responsibility for the care and socialization of the young while "...the task had grown all the more difficult because a prosperous society, immersed in sensation, easily swept by currents of irrationality, deeply puzzled by questions of national purpose, and…

To talk about human development requires some point of view which will allow the visualization of the various parts and processes within the context of an organized unit. Social policies will be formulated differently, depending on the assumptions one holds about people. The concept of an open system is used in this presentation to illustrate that…

A discussion on the need for research to focus on the effects of simulation games on students and social learning. (HB)

The results of this research indicate that persons with a history of premarital cohabitation do not describe their marriages differently from persons without a history of cohabitation. The authors conclude that premarital cohabitation may not provide types of learning experiences that significantly alter an individual's success in marriage.…

This study examines the incidence of, and relationship between egocentric affect-matching and social comprehension in very young children. (Author/SB)

Argues that aesthetic or literary approaches to television provide an essential corrective to recent emphases on the ideological dimensions of modern media. Defines television as a contemporary American instance of "consensus narrative," a cultural formation or institution in which society's central beliefs and values undergo continuous…

Analysis of the ability of 17 autistic children to recognize age and sex-related characteristics of people indicated that autistic children were markedly impaired in their ability to differentiate adults from children and males from females when compared to nonautistic retarded and normal children. (Author/DB)

Historical views of play are summarized. Research on the role of childhood play in developmental and learning processes is reviewed. Implications from research and suggestions to promote a play environment are listed. (MT)

The author asserts that deaf students should have an unrestricted opportunity for learning on their own terms, a condition that may not be provided in a public high school. She suggests that the least restrictive environment should be evaluated according to academic, vocational, extracurricular, social, and family aspects. (CL)

The paper reviews the interpersonal social difficulties of learning disabled students, discusses possible reasons for the lack of social skills instruction to this population, and addresses the need to teach them social skills. (CL)

The highest goal of the normalization has recently been clarified to be the establishment, enhancement, or defense of the social role(s) of a person or group, via the enhancement of people's social images and personal competencies. It is proposed that normalization be henceforth called "social role valorization." (Author)