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Candee, Daniel; And Others – 1978
Individuals who differ in moral reasoning have been found not only to achieve different stations in life but also to have considerably different values and strategies by which they conduct their lives. The nature of individuals' life outcomes was measured in this study using the status of the person's job as well as both structured and open-ended…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Economic Status
Download full textJohnson, James R. – 1977
The report documents a problem solving approach to the adoption of procedures for dealing with serious behavior problems of severely emotionally disturbed and autistic students in California public schools. Summarized are a review of the literature, an analysis of general techniques of student control, and a list of advantages and disadvantages of…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
Edwards, Nancy
As student college placement and achievement scores continue to evidence a decline in reading, verbal ability, and mathematics competency, it becomes necessary for public educational institutions to recognize the need to re-establish the mission to teach in the area of academic competencies and scholarship, and to diminish the role of surrogate…
Descriptors: Educational Responsibility, Family Involvement, Family Role, Family School Relationship
Lombard, Avima – 1973
This report presents data concerned with: (1) the feasibility of a home-based instructional program for disadvantaged 4 and 5 year old children in Israel, administered by non-professional aides, and (2) the effectiveness of such a program as reflected in (a) the academic and intellectual gains of children involved, and (b) the spill-over effects…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Influence, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs
Honig, Alice Sterling – 1978
This paper discusses ways parents influence the educational and emotional development of their handicapped children and how parent involvement in special education programs facilitates growth processes in these children. Research findings indicating the importance of the parent-child relationship and parenting styles are summarized. Program…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs, Parent Child Relationship
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1978
This paper reviews the rights of children as defined by the Constitution of the United States and summarizes a series of Supreme Court decisions which have defined the protections afforded to children by the Constitution. A short historical overview of the legal status of children is provided as background for the report. It is suggested that the…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Children, Civil Liberties
Bradbard, Marilyn R.; Endsley, Richard C. – 1978
This review of the literature on the development of young children's curiosity is directed specifically toward teachers and other practitioners and emphasizes what socialization agents can do to influence children's curiosity. Gaps in current knowledge about children's curiosity and implications of research findings are discussed. Theoretical…
Descriptors: Children, Curiosity, Environmental Influences, Individual Differences
Reeves, Byron; Atkin, Charles K. – 1979
One hundred mother/child dyads were involved in a study to provide empirical evidence on parent/child interaction in grocery stores and on the contributions of Saturday morning television commercials to those interactions and to the purchase of candy and cereals. Data were collected in 15 supermarkets in two midwestern cities. First, the…
Descriptors: Advertising, Children, Childrens Television, Consumer Economics
Orloff, Jeffrey H., Ed. – 1979
The volume contains 19 papers from the Fourth Annual Northern Virginia Conference on Gifted/Talented Education. Included are the following titles and authors: "A Statement on the National Commitment to Gifted Education" (R. Stafford); "Beyond Awareness into Practice" (F. Williams); "Fostering Independence and Creativity" (D. Treffinger); "Parents…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Conference Reports, Creativity, Curriculum Design
Fredricks, Maggie; Lundin, Shirley – 1980
In 13 chapters this manual provides guidelines for organizing a parent cooperative preschool. Topics discussed include getting started, recruiting other parents, working with parents as teachers, program evaluation, site selection, formal organization, finance, policy formation, staffing, classroom design and curriculum planning. Related…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Classroom Design, Community Action, Guidelines
Gerson, Mary-Joan – 1978
A multivariate exploration of the characteristics of women who want children and what women see as the benefits and costs of motherhood are presented. Among unmarried, childless female college undergraduates (N=184), positive memories of early childhood maternal love, traditional feminine sex role identification and anti-feminist sympathy were the…
Descriptors: Birth Order, Children, Females, Feminism
SHERMAN, BARBARA; WRIGHT, BENJAMIN
TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHER, FATHER, AND FORMER TEACHERS ON TEACHERS' SELF-CONCEPTION, 40 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS DESCRIBED THEMSELVES ON A SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL SCALE CONSISTING OF SETS OF SIMPLE ADJECTIVE PAIRS, SUCH AS WARM-COOL, STRONG-WEAK, AND RESPONSIVE-RESERVED. THESE WERE THEN COMPARED WITH THE TEACHERS' DESCRIPTIONS OF…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary School Teachers, Fathers, Mothers
MERCER, CHARLES V. – 1967
A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE NASHVILLE COOPERATIVE READING PROJECT DATA IS REPORTED. TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF FAMILY-HOME VARIABLES ON READING ACHIEVEMENT, THE PEABODY CULTURAL OPPORTUNITY SCALE WAS GIVEN TO DISADVANTAGED FIRST GRADERS IN 12 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS SERVING THE LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AREAS OF THE COMMUNITY. OBJECTIVE DATA WERE GATHERED ON…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Educationally Disadvantaged, Environmental Influences
Iowa Office for Planning and Programming, Des Moines. – 1980
Intended for parents of handicapped children, the booklet provides information on the basic rights the child is entitled to, how the special education system works in Iowa, how the parent can become involved in education, and how to assure that the child's rights are protected. Chapter 1 addresses the right to an education with sections on what…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Due Process, Elementary Secondary Education
Sonnek, Ida Mae – 1980
More people in the United States today are living to grandparenting age than ever before. Yet little is known about grandparenting. Although the research is limited, there seem to be factors that influence the grandparenting role for grandparents, and thus influence children and grandchildren. For example many of these older individuals are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Rearing, Family Relationship, Grandparents
