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Peer reviewedKatz, Yaacov J. – Journal of Social Psychology, 1988
Summarizes a study using the Children's Scale of Social Attitudes to compare the factor structure of conservatism in seventh-grade Israeli children of Western ethnic origin with Israeli children from Eastern cultural backgrounds. Results indicated a marked similarity in factor structures reconfirming the universal nature of general conservatism…
Descriptors: Conservatism, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
Rettinger, Virginia – Moral Education Forum, 1993
Reports on a study of the relationship between moral and political consciousness as evidenced by the ideas and words of 20 middle-school children of average scholastic ability. Finds that the socioeconomic conditions of a community influenced the children's perceptions of issues and problems. (CFR)
Descriptors: Democratic Values, Elementary Education, Females, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedAndreenkova, A. V. – Russian Education and Society, 1995
Profiles current Russian research on political culture and values. Reports on a study of the spread of materialist and postmaterialist values among nearly 6,000 Russians between 1984 and 1993. Discusses the social and demographic variables that exert the greatest influence on the spread of values. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Dissent, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Peer reviewedReed, Gay Garland – Journal of Moral Education, 1995
Discusses the use of role models as a means of political socialization and moral education in China. Asserts that Chinese children in post-Liberation China actually were learning a set of core virtues that have roots in Confucian tradition. Predicts that newer role models will be used to perpetuate values such as benevolence. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Codes of Ethics, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
