For children to understand history, they need to be able to see the world through the eyes of its participants, and to understand that there are multiple perspectives on the past. This paper focuses on relating theory to practice in history and social studies teaching and curriculum design, emphasizing that historical perspective-taking and…

As the potency of science and its impact upon society grow, the need for a humanistic perspective on science education becomes ever more urgent. Although there is not a consensus about a humanistic conception of science education, this monograph presents a normative conception of humanistic science education, which places primacy on the notion of…

Draws upon ideas about "television effects" and the adolescent peer group to illustrate how interconnections between these two socializing agents contribute to the adolescent's "construction of social reality." Examines how gender, sexual, consumer, and occupational roles as enacted by teenagers are a product of media and peer group influences.…

Recent research data contest Piaget's conclusion that preschool children are totally egocentric, incapable of taking different perspectives, and prevented from acting altruistically. Children are able to decenter when experiments enable children to use their knowledge of very basic human purposes, intentions, and interactions. (Author/DB)

Replicates a study of spatial egocentrism in Thai 5- to 7-year-old children, using a sample of 4- to 8-year-old Australian children. (Author/CM)

Accreditation standards mandate that law students be trained for litigation, ignoring the fact that most lawyers do not engage in litigation and that a goal is the reduction of litigation. Clinical training is far less important to modern lawyers than training in perspective-taking and humanistic interaction. (MSE)

Studied the phenomenal self-concept of males varying in self-esteem, using numerical self-reports. No significant differences were found on ratings of positive characteristics. Striking differences were noted for negative characteristics. Results suggest it is how individuals experience negative rather than positive characteristics that plays a…

A sample of 182 male and female third and fifth graders were administered Miller, Nessel, and Flavell's measure of recursive thought and Bill's Index of Adjustment and Values. Recursive thought was found to increase with age and was related to a lowering of the self-concept. However, the strongest relationship observed was between intelligence and…

Taking two summer school courses, an English teacher reverses classroom roles and rediscovers student perspectives to instruction in poetry and composition. (RL)

Examined reasons for discrepancies in the literature regarding the emergence of the scheme for multiple sufficient causes. Children between 4.3 and 5.4 years of age were asked to predict their own and another child's behavior in real and hypothetical situations when a reward was present or missing. (Author/DB)

This study of white-collar working women investigates their views toward retirement with emphasis on variables contributing to attitudes and behavior. Findings indicate inadequate preparation for retirement and suggest areas of research related to contemporary female work patterns which may assist practitioners and policy-makers to correct the…

Argues that English teachers who use plays in their classes should emphasize the effects and interpretation of the words of the scripts as they are spoken. Offers four suggestions whereby teachers can focus on the playscript as it is performed, not written. (RL)

Approaches for teaching about homosexuality as part of the school health curriculum are offered. Suggestions include discussion of popular values and stereotypes, teaching by example, and teaching through role playing. (JMF)