The departure of children from foster care, the demography of foster children, the number of moves in foster care, and other foster care status changes, including adoption and hospitalization, are analyzed in a 5-year longitudinal study of 624 children, from infancy to 12 years of age, who entered foster care in New York City in 1966. (BRT)

This study explores how mothers socialize their daughters in ways that are systematically different from how the socialize their sons, and whether these differences are related, in turn, to systematically different ways in which fathers socialize their sons and daughters. (Author/EB)

Urges adults to help children learn to speak and appreciate the two languages of their native tongue: prose and poetry. (GT)

Efforts underway in New York to establish statewide academic standards are described. The responsibility of different individuals and groups and the need for special programs are also discussed. (GC)

The authors describe a parent education course for mothers of nursery-school children, organized and developed by Sheffield (England) University, with an outline for future development of this aspect of adult education. The paper notes how the course content and method gradually changed from content- to client-centered. (MF)

Deals with experiences of a group of separated or divorced fathers who chose to remain fully involved in the upbringing of their children. As they underwent transition from married parenthood to single fatherhood, these men learned that meeting demands of child care contributed to personal stability and growth. (Author)

Literature relevant to working with mentally retarded children and their families is summarized. The major emphasis is on the relationship of fathers and their mentally retarded children. The authors suggest fathers should be more involved with their MR child and this can be achieved through education, counseling, and various programs. (Author)

Studies the effects of training a mother in increase praise statements and decrease reprimands on the rate of her daughter's noncompliant behavior. Results suggest that parent training is effective in reducing deviant child behavior, i.e., the use of positive reinforcement and the withholding of reprimands appeared to effect a marked reduction in…

A discrepancy score evaluation technique was successfully implemented in California, thereby allowing parents, teachers, and students to provide information regarding the students' needs. However, the same method failed in American Samoa due to the parents' perceptions of teachers as experts and the amount of teacher time necessary for…

Reports on a recent study that has definite implications for closer cooperation between the home and the school or between parents and teachers, especially in the area of moral education. Suggests the need for teacher education courses that provide an understanding of moral development and training in working with parents. (Editor/RK)

This article includes four dimensions of parenting (at home or in school) that adults should keep in mind when dealing with emerging adolescents. (Author)

The author calls for the establishment of day care centers in conjunction with family life education courses in secondary schools. These programs could then serve two purposes; (1) fulfill the needs of youth for parenting skills, and (2) improve the quality of day-care programs. (Author/HMV)

This article looks at the kinds of activities school advisory committees can and have engaged in, the type of support they need in order to become effective, and some ways of evaluating their effectiveness. (MB)

This article provides information on the legal principles of due process and least restrictive alternatives, cites pertinent litigation involving these principles in education, and discusses some important educational implications of Public Law 94-142. (MB)