The author examines the philosophical bases for the differing opinions of Russell and Bode as to the relative values of education geared toward individual development as opposed to those which concentrate on developing a sense of citizenship or social responsibility. (MJB)

Problems arising from indiscriminate or frequent television watching demonstrate the need for more critical viewing skills. Critical television viewing skills enable an individual to use television wisely as a source of information and entertainment. (CJ)

Games analysis process is a process whereby teachers of handicapped students can design games to accommodate individual motoric differences, as well as to promote specific behavioral outcomes such as cooperation. (SBH)

Argues that multimodal education which emphasizes the commonalities among children is needed to help handicapped children experience a feeling of belonging in the regular classroom. Discusses a number of educational programs and a sample lesson which have multimodal properties. (SS)

Investigates the effects of two plans on elementary school children's listener behavior in a referential communication setting. The design systematically varied the presence and absence of instructions about a plan to engage in comparison activities and instructions about a plan to request more information if the speaker's message was ambiguous.…

Counseling strategies are suggested for counselors who may need to comprehend the stress factors and developmental context in which intimacy is framed for college students. (JD)

The importance of training the child to function within the broad confines of an externally-defined reality and to realize his/her freedom of choice and personal responsibility is discussed. (RW)

Explores sexually oriented behaviors of children ages 3 to 5 to ascertain the range of children's sexually oriented behaviors, and reviews related studies to help parents and teachers address them. Finds that children's normal sexual behaviors comprise a broad spectrum. Provides a model for viewing children's sexuality and recommendations for…

Argues that the demands on education are more pronounced than ever. Analyzes the relationship between education and critique. Reveals that the contradiction between the two is a decisive characteristic of education. Explains that educational theory is theory type and education is a necessary critical category of social development. (CAJ)

This study investigated physical activity patterns of seven adolescents with mental retardation over a seven-day period. It found 6 to 14 bouts of moderate physical activity per day lasting from 2 to 4 minutes. Intrinsic motivation was high and lack of motivation scores were low in this sample. Results identified two main explanatory factors of…

Discusses High/Scope's preschool key experiences (a set of 58 statements that describe young children's social, cognitive, and physical development). The key experiences are grouped into 10 major developmental areas (creative representation, language and literacy, social relations, movement, music, classification, seriation, number, space, and…

This ERIC/EECE report summarizes recent documents and journal articles, and highlights some World Wide Web resources that focus on educational and classroom environments that can support children's social, emotional, and psychological development. Annotations are provided for seven ERIC documents, four ERIC journal articles, and two web resources.…

Investigated how adolescents form positive evaluations of their peer groups. When adolescents compared their peer groups with a group of which they were not members, they consistently favored the in-group. Compared to the out-group, the in-group was associated more with positive characteristics and less so with negative characteristics. Higher…

Direct defiance and passive noncompliance decreased with age, while simple refusal and negotiation increased with age. Five year olds who used skillful forms of resistance were more skillful when directing requests to mothers. Only unskillful noncompliance predicted later ratings of behavior problems. Sex differences and associations between…

Discusses six young adult novels which feature adolescents who possess a variety of gifts and talents. (MG)