Uses national-level secondary data to examine economic/sociological experiences of United States farmers from 1960-1980's. Examines farm size, farm policy, risk, management, income, economic stress, social goals, population shifts, and part-time farming. Finds life-style and well-being contribute more than economic characteristics to farmer…

Teachers' social origins influence their reactions to students. Low-status and minority students experience difficulties in the classrooms of high-status teachers. Outcomes of these relationships are that the students are seen as less mature and less is expected of them. A model of teacher-pupil background congruence is proposed. (Author/VM)

The way to educate poor children effectively lies in the fusion of school social work and knowledge about effective schools. The following factors should be of concern to social workers: (1) parent involvement; (2) student welfare; (3) administrative leadership; (4) academic focus; (5) consistent monitoring of student progress; (6) high…

Questions the future of the Master of Library Science (MLS) Degree in a field which in the past has criticized and doubted its professionalism. At a conference sponsored by the Association for Library and Information Science Education, educators and librarians discussed problems of the field and projected areas of change. (CDD)

A study examined the relationship of young Alsatians' language attitudes to both their language behavior at school and their linguistic norm and attitudes toward maintenance of their dialect. Results suggest that maintenance of minority languages can be helped by teaching linguistic minority youth to value their language and combat stereotypes.…

Analysis of the emerging alliance between library education and education for information resources management compares histories, value systems, and levels of professionalism. Discussion includes problems resulting from combining programs within one professional school, such as teaching conflicting philosophies of access to information and cost…

Discusses reasons for lack of outdoor education programs in Japan. Emphasizes importance of establishing outdoor education to recover traditional Japanese appreciation of nature. Examines Occidental and Oriental views of nature. Describes an innovative outdoor education program in Japan based on rice cultivation. (LFL)

Provides 32 essays on the importance of aesthetic education. Topics range from the role of private institutions in art education, to the nature of art criticism and to rationales for art education in the public schools. (JDH)

John Naisbitt's "Megatrends" has implications for schools. Since most jobs require information processing, schools should teach students to operate computers, and develop their critical thinking, literate, numeric, and interpersonal skills. Administrators, as facilitators, should employ planning processes which include staff, students…

Describes the junior high homemaking program at the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona. Discusses program origin and development, preparing traditional foods, the competency-based program, and addressing the changing attitudes and values among the students. (CT)

Describes availability and purpose of Japanese kindergartens and pre-school programs. Relates Japanese child rearing practices to expectations for the child in pre-school. Summarizes typical pre-school activities and their relation to nationally stated goals which focus on successful participation in group life, cooperation, self-reliance, and…

As the United States became urban, industrialized and heterogeneous a century ago, politically powerful groups decided state laws must mandate their values in public schools. This article describes three crusades: for temperance instruction, for compulsory Bible reading and the banning of Darwin, and for patriotic rituals and Americanization. (MT)

The difference between Homer Lane's and A. S. Neill's progressive approach and R. S. Peter's traditional approach to moral education is examined. For Lane and Neill the sources of morality are in positive feeling upon which a rational moral principle is superimposed; for Peters altruistic sentiment is directed by intellect and understanding. (RM)

Research on the professional preparation of Romanian university students is discussed, including what constitutes specialist training and qualifications, student motivations in choice of field, values within the chosen profession as a factor in student attitudes, and the roles of knowledge acquisition, communication, work, and politics and…

Examines the 455 articles published in "Adolescence" between Spring 1976 and Winter 1981. Notes the most frequently appearing topics, including problem behaviors, sexuality, values, clinical programs, parent and peer relationships, schooling, stage theories, and other topics such as work and ethnicity. Conclusions are compiled and trends noted.…