This paper presents a study designed to determine if providing information to primiparous mothers about the behavioral characteristics of their infants would affect reciprocity in mother-infant interaction. Thirty married, Caucasian, middle class mothers of healthy, normally carried and delivered 48-hour-old first-born infants served as subjects.…

Numerous factors of the education process were analyzed statistically in relation to variables relating to social and economic change factors during the period 1930-1960 in Mexico. Major findings included the following: (1) from 1940 to 1960 general economic and social conditions became more favorable, but post-primary schooling of adults did not…

This paper discusses the development of species-identity in humans, emphasizing the influence of environment vs. heredity. The cases of two feral children, and three children raised with limited human contact are presented and research concerning institutional upbringing is discussed. These reports all imply or state that reduced contacts with…

In a single case study which incorporated a reversal within a multiple-baseline-across-subjects design, two women presented individual children (N=3) with eight natural-appearing opportunities to behave prosocially in each session (two opportunities each of helping, sharing, teaching, and sympathy). The training procedure involved a standardized…

The author purports the need to treat moral education as a serious academic subject and suggests ways educators can manage it in an intellectually defensible way. Ethical education must avoid indoctrination, yet it should not be a mere training in philosophical ethics. The domain of moral education should include four partially interdependent…

An overview is presented of the "Skills for Ethical Action" (SEA) instructional materials relative to other instructional approaches in the field of moral/values/ethical education, and information about anticipated learner outcomes is offered. The program is intended for junior high school students. Several major existing theoretical…

The bases for these policy guidelines are traced to an extensive yet largely unimplemented literature, but primarily to the principles of nonviolent conflict resolution, community responsibility, self actualization and social actualization through the implementation of universally recognized human rights. Central emphasis is given to the need for…

The task group report presented in this publication is one of a series prepared by eminent psychologists who have served as consultants in the U.S. Office of Education-sponsored grant study to conduct a Critical Appraisal of the Personality-Emotions-Motivation Domain. In order to achieve the goal of identifying important problems and areas for new…

Nine deaf students (8-9 years old) participated in the Magic Circle program, a human development program designed to improve self-concept, relationships with others, and academics. Students met as a group with the school social worker for 15-30 minute sessions. The program focused on three main experiences: awareness, mastery of self-confidence…

This paper discusses the need for innovative research paradigms in assessing the impact of television on children. Past research has shown that television, as part of a child's environment, can influence the social behavior of young children in positive and negative ways. It is suggested that researchers now study ways in which children's…

Presented is the Virginia State Education Department's curriculum development guide for teachers of the trainable mentally retarded (TMR). Briefly considered are long range goals and characteristics of the TMR child, curriculum design factors and the role of the teacher. The bulk of the document is comprised of activities for primary,…

This paper presents a study of lower socioeconomic status children who were exposed to a Parent-Child Center stimulation program from infancy to age 3. Center children (N=10) were compared to a control group (N=10) having a group care experience, another control group (N=10) with no prior experience of any kind, and a middle socioeconomic status…

In an effort to test the effectiveness of verbal instruction in diminishing aggressive behavior, eight aggressive preschool children were individually instructed by their teacher on the harm that results from aggression, its lack of effects as an interpersonal strategy, and the benefits that result from prosocial alternatives. The eight subjects…

This teaching guide to health education includes instruction units for grades K-12. Section 1 discusses the need for health education and includes a scope and sequence chart for each of the instruction units. Section 2 consists of instruction units in the areas of physical development, social and emotional development, chemicals and addiction, and…

This collection of articles presents ideas about the value of children's play and suggests practical ways to implement good play experiences and select appropriate play materials. Articles examine play as an agent of social values, play and thinking, play and child development, the environmental opportunities for play factors that can destroy the…