Responses to two questions on a sexuality survey administered to a random sampling of college students reveal that (1) most students feel sex standards should be the same for both sexes (yet differ on what that standard should be), and (2) most students are virgins upon college entrance, but are not at graduation. (MJB)

Examined effects of sexual attitudes, lifetime sexual behavior, number of coital partners and social context of behavior on dating and marriage desirability. No evidence of the traditional double standard was found among these university students; men and women, equally, held a standard that allowed maximization of personal sexual gratification…

Describes a high school principal's efforts to establish strict dress and behavior codes for commencement participants, particularly graduates. Highlights the importance of an adequate budget, faculty preparation, guest and student speakers, personalized diplomas, music, seating, and other elements of a meaningful, decorous commencement ceremony.…

Examines interview responses of 28 school principals concerning informal interaction with peers. Responses indicate norms and beliefs prohibiting negatism, pessimism, discussion of small issues, disloyalty, boasting, or gossiping. Findings suggest that humor and social support systems in the administrative subculture are consistent with…

Offers support for the view that morality and convention constitute discrete conceptual demains and undergo independent courses of development. Argues that moral education should be reexamined to insure that specific activities and responses are appropriate to the domain and to the students' developmental level. (Author/WD)

The article suggests and describes several ways in which social validation procedures can be employed by researchers and educators to help them select when and how much to modify target behaviors of students. (DLS)

The persistence and pervasiveness of two forms of child sexual abuse in particular, pornography and prostitution, undoubtedly lie in the perpetuation of societal norms that unwittingly support such tragic behaviors. Argues that the overall problem of child sexual abuse must be reconceptualized, and in-depth, long-term investigations of both child…

Paper examines impact of a six-month social norms marketing intervention designed to reduce alcohol use among students attending a small, private university. Results indicate that little change in student alcohol use or perception of drinking norms occurred following the intervention. Gender effect was noted in the analysis with female students…

Discusses the three elements of Kohlberg's work which contributed to the opening of a new level of dialogue between philosophers and psychologists. (Author/BB)

Focuses on the "here-and-now" interactional experience in group counseling, and elaborates on the importance of counselors preparing members for this dynamic to optimize active participation. Reviews norms of group behaviors and possible leader responses, process illumination methods, and preparation of a written guide for members. (PVV)

Discusses the problems of values education and posits that curriculum itself is a value offered to learners by teachers and by the social and cultural milieu in which it takes place. Discusses three orientations to curriculum theorizing: the intellectual theorist, the social behaviorist, and the experientialist. (JOW)

An urban elementary school's transformation from chaos to harmony began when the principal and staff replaced their disciplinary policy of rules and regulations with the "10 commandments" of behavior. The James P. B. Duffy School No. 11 in Rochester (New York) is now honored as a model American school. (MLF)

Twelve cases in which physicians and medical journal editors have overstepped the bounds of their professions and abused professional privileges are presented. Many, when challenged, contended they did not see the problems inherent in the situations, suggesting the professions are not adequately defining and teaching professional ethical…