Student teachers' and student social workers' perceptions of primary teachers, secondary teachers, and social workers were studied. Results showed that entering students shared positive attitudes to social workers, shared more negative attitudes toward secondary teachers, and had widely differing, though not hostile, views on primary teachers.…

Compares the results of two surveys of adolescents' views on the quality of family life in five European countries. Results showed a positive view of the family for a large majority of the respondents. (JDH)

Presents the results of an ethnographic study of the activities, concepts, and attitudes of the academic community responsible for teacher education. The study attempted to determine the extent to which teacher education was oriented toward the academic community as opposed to the teaching profession. (JDH)

Investigated how students and teachers in mixed-age classes spent their learning time during reading, language arts, and mathematics. No significant differences between single- and multi-aged classes was found. Concludes that teachers found working in mixed-age classes very difficult, with most working as if they were teaching two different…

Briefly reviews the research literature on political socialization across several nations and presents the results of a study concerning the level of political knowledge for 453 10- to 22-year-old British youth. Results showed greater knowledge of local and national political leaders than of parlimentary and political party affairs. (JDH)

Uses an interactionism framework to examine to what extent measures of children's intellectual ability and school-related attitudes are associated with mathematics achievement at different family environment levels. Findings show mathematics performance had strong associations with ability, moderate relations to family environment, and negligible…

Tests two theories suggesting that declining scores on scales of attitude towards religion during secondary schooling may be an artifact either of the specific measuring instruments or of a more general adolescent discontent. Concludes that this decline in scores is due to actual attitudes towards religion. Includes an extensive bibliography.…

Argues for a multi-faith religious education in primary schools that goes beyond merely teaching facts about many religions to providing insights into the lives of believers in different faiths. Discusses benefits to inter-faith communication and understanding and suggests content and method selection for achieving this educational goal.…

Presents experts' and politicians' comments on the type of curriculum which would meet students' vocational education needs in Britain. Based on analysis of these comments, proposes a curriculum framework for vocational education in schools and colleges. (Author/AEM)

Investigates the effects on young male students of differing social backgrounds and varying levels of intelligence, of seeing a peer misbehave. Notes that working class boys imitated the misbehaving model significantly more than middle-class boys. Level of intelligence was not found to relate to the amount a student imitated a misbehaving peer.…

Examines definitions of "gifted" and "underachiever," identifying factors considered when assigning these terms. Reports on a study of underachieving, gifted, working-class boys that found the label "underachieving" to be falsely applied when these boys are content with their social position and life-style. (Author/AEM)

Presents a study testing the hypothesis that students of informal as opposed to formal teachers would score better on the Richmond work-study tests than on the language and mathematics tests. Results find differences between formal and informal classes to be insignificant but individual students to differ in hypothesized directions. (Author/AEM)

Reports study examining the way in which age, sex, nationality, and attitude to the disabled affected the level of understanding achieved by a group of British and Nigerian adolescents about the rehabilitation of disabled individuals. Finds that age is the most important factor, sex somewhat important, and attitude not important. (Author/AEM)

Describes a study in which semantic differential scaling was used to quantify students' perceptions of courses in five Colleges of Education in England. Factor analysis reveals four main dimensions in semantic space: value of the course; intellectual breadth and depth; lively approach to teaching; and organization of the course. (AM)

Examines the relationship of study techniques and test-taking strategies to success on the "O" level of the British General Certificate of Education (GCE) examination. Findings showed that teachers and students felt that course reviews, including study of past examinations, was the best preparation. (AM)