Boys and girls were given a measure of extraversion-introversion which was taken as an indication of their positions on the verbal-imagery learning style continuum and a test of reasoning ability. Three types of mathematics tests were given: computation, spatial relations and length. Two significant interactions were observed. (Author/AM)

Children's rights in education in Great Britain and the United States were compared. Issues concerning control of educational choices, appeal against disciplinary decisions, access to student records, and the disclosure of school records in juvenile courts are analyzed. (AM)

Describes a study which examined what British students in a postgraduate certificate in education course perceived to be the characteristics of an effective mathematics teacher. The three characteristics identified with effectiveness were: explains points clearly, pays attention to revision and examination technique, and is confident and at ease…

Describes a study which examined how the race of a test administrator affected British students' sociometric ratings of friendship. Two groups of comprehensive school students, one supervised by a black examiner and one by a white, rated their degree of friendship to every other pupil in their school classes. (AM)

Describes a study which compared the responses of 820 British 15-year-olds to unfinished sentences about their images of the ideal person and their ultimate values. A comparison of responses shows that the second sentence caused reduced materialistic and fantasy responses, and increased references to family and friends. (AM)

Discusses how religious studies can be integrated into various approaches to curriculum design. The author examines ways that religious studies can be included in knowledge-based, skills-based, and culture-based curricula. (AM)

Describes a study which investigated sex- and age-related differences in attitudes towards music held by British secondary school students. Subjects were 232 students, aged 12-18, who completed questionnaires and attitude scales concerning their musical activities, preferences, hobbies, and attitudes. (AM)

Describes a study which examined the differences in male and female performance on the British Certificate of Secondary Education biology examination. Findings indicated that boys performed better on multiple-choice items, while girls excelled on questions requiring verbal skills. (AM)

Compares the development and current status of art education and art education research in England and the United States. The author argues that, despite educators' claims about the value of affective and expressive education, art education in both countries has failed to achieve equal status with cognitively oriented studies in the curriculum.…

Reviewed are: Research in Education by John W. Best, and Research Methods and Design for Education by J. H. McGrath, both written for graduate level courses. (DB)

Eight texts are reviewed. All focus on educational Problems, ranging from the narrower ones of urban education and career choice to broader concerns such as the social order and socialization. (DB)

Titles reviewed are: Criticism, Conflict, and Change; Education: Mirror and Agent of Change; Education for What? Readings in the Ends and Means of Education; Education in America; Foundations of American Education; Foundations of Education in America and, The Teacher in a Democratic Society. (DB)

Reviewed are: The Changing Sixth Form in the 20th Century, by A. D. Edwards; The Development of Education in East Africa, by John Cameron; and, Education and Modernization in Asia, by Ron Adams. (DB)

Reviewed are: Educational Psychology, by Walter B. Kolesuik, and Fundamentals of Educational Psychology, by John F. Travers. Both Texts are intended to be comprehensive. (DB)