Discusses the resurgence of interest in American society in searching for roots and reconstructing family histories. Topics discussed include oral history, family narratives, and folklore. Considers implications of this search in terms of common culture and common social goals. (DB)

Demands of the population of the Soviet Union for both general and specialized education sometimes conflict with changing economic needs. Recommends that educational planners pay more attention to public demand for specific types of education. (Author/DB)

The relationship between social skills and group psychotherapy is assessed. No evidence is found that high or low socially skilled subjects differ in verbal behavior in analogue groups. No evidence was found correlating overall adjustment and group participation. (MFD)

National surveys suggest that many drug treatment programs are utilizing family therapy. It is frequently the choice of treatment. Controlled studies of family therapy in drug abuse are sparce but encouraging. (MFD)

Available from: Special Education in Canada, Dave Muir, Subscription Manager, 12 Doucett Place, Scarborough, Ontario M1G 3M2. Five affective educational resources are described for teachers. (CL)

Studied differences in achieving orientations of preschool and third grade children. Two dimensions of sociocentrism were examined: the development of social comparison and receptiveness to social approval. (MS)

The effects of rewards and expectations of future rewards on sharing were examined with 180 Israeli boys at three age levels (ages 6-7, 9-10, and 12-13). A relation between moral judgment and behavior was found. (BRT)

After defending the position that the educational system cannot be an instrument of social transformation, the author explains how efforts within the system can foster liberation. Adult literacy programs, requiring a critical understanding of reality, promote positive development in class society. (AV)

The paper focuses on two research instruments, the Kohn Social Competence Scale and the Kohn Symptom Checklist, designed to assess the behavior of children in a preschool setting as well as on two factor-analytically derived dimensions of social-emotional functioning which the instruments measure. (SBH)

Reports research on the effects of television on the prosocial behavior of young children. (MS)

Discusses four elements basic to the elementary school curriculum: coping skills, character or social development, citizenship, and private realization. (DD)

The comparative value of various parameters of neonatal prematurity for differentiating intellective, scholastic, and social functioning in middle childhood was assessed for a sample of 38 prematurely born and 26 maturely born subjects aged 7 to 9.5 years. (Author/JMB)

Explored infants' capability to request a partner's participation in social games. Nineteen infants who were 9, 12, 15, and 18 months old played games for 30 minutes in a laboratory setting with an adult partner. Children's nonverbal behavior and vocalizations after the adult discontinued play were compared with behavior during game-playing…