This research investigates the rules by which three Montessori teachers -- a head teacher and two student teachers -- attribute causes of student and teacher behavior within and outside their classrooms. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

This paper is based on an ethno-semantic study of the development, use, and intersection of the adult and child activity domains of work and play. The author draws from Piaget's genetic epistemology and uses Gearing's ethnographic approach presented in SO 504 073. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

A cultural transmission theory is presented. The model has two uses: to provide a guide for gathering cultural transmission data; and to set up a computerized cultural transmission simulation. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

The author presents alternative experimental design of sociocultural and educational futures. The importance of technology is stressed. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

Sex differences in the behavior of infants may have the potential for eliciting differential treatment from adults, regardless of whether or not adults consciously intend to encourage sex-differentiated behavior. The role of biologically-based sex differences in partially determining cognitive development is discussed. Availability information is…

Learning styles of female students at the kindergarten level are studied. The author also discusses how a carry-over of this childhood learning style can affect a females college performance. Implications for teaching are presented. Availability information is given in SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

This paper addresses the question, how does the structure of elementary and secondary schools direct women into jobs traditionally held by females? For availability information, see SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

This research studies role conflict situations faced by women. Five hundred and eighteen women responded to a questionnaire. The most significant finding is that for all women the Expectations of Self category was the area of most conflict. For availability information, see SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

Researchers interviewed 20 Anglo and Chicano women who had returned to college after an absence related to their status as women. A summary of how this return to school has affected their lives and ideology is presented. For availability information, see SO 504 073. (Author/RM)

This paper focuses on the change in the growth rate in schools by looking at some of the available data and rearranging it in ways that explain the flattened growth rate. The analysis begins with an overview of the market--past, present, and future. From there, future prospects for the school business are estimated. Declining enrollments, a tight…

This paper summarizes the results of a participant observation study conducted on two public alternative high schools in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. Phase I of the study consists of a literature-generated delineation of larger societal factors which create student unrest and give impetus to the development of alternative schools.…