This article explores the link between the OECD TALIS 2013 survey's framework for defining the ideal teacher and national educational goals by focusing on the teacher self-efficacy items, using cross-country comparisons. Surprisingly, cross-country analysis of the TALIS 2013 data combined with World Value Survey data about Desired Child Qualities…

Siblings play a critical role in the socialization experiences of their younger siblings. Societal values, standards, and customs are transmitted and created through the process of modeling and the construction of shared meaning. It follows, therefore, that the process of socialization may be culturally dependent. Using multiple case studies of…

Compares traditional and changing Mexican communities by assessing cognitive styles in school children (using the Portable Rod and Frame Test) and attitudes of their mothers regarding socialization by means of interviews and questionnaires, to determine differences in field dependent cognitive styles and "socialization" clusters. (ED)

This special issue presents papers on socialization and individual development in Mexico and West Africa and among Mexican Americans and African Americans in the United States. Explains cross-cultural influences on development and highlights conflicts between the values of different cultures. Examines some implications of the ideas presented in…