Studied the timing of family formation in four Asian countries: Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, and Malaysia (N=14,849), and the operation of sociostructural variables in these societies. Results indicated that education and rural-urban origins have the same effect on the timing of family formation in each of these countries. (LLL)

Proposes a developmental pattern to understand interpersonal forgiveness. Responses to questions by 30 junior high students and 30 college students indicate that all participants had recently experienced serious and unfair conflicts with close friends. Results support a developmental sequence and show a statistical relationship between…

Explores the differences in attitudes of three groups of facilitators toward emergent literacy learning, in relation to child's age, child's sex, and type of early childhood education facilities in Korea. Identifies the discrepancies in attitudes toward emergent literacy learning. Notes a significant difference in writing, but not in reading…

Examines the effects of psychological counseling style and status configuration on Koreans' perception of counselor performance. Findings were significant for the effect of counseling style only. Suggestions for further research on status configuration are discussed. (FMW)

Describes an investigation of five aspects of Korean students' images of scientists: (1) mental image; (2) physical image; (3) source of image; (4) "scientists around us;" and (5) "my favorite scientist." Finds that Korean students' stereotypical views of scientists were influenced more by affective and ethical personal…

Interior design, as a field of study, is a rapidly growing area of interest--particularly for teenagers in the United States. Part of this interest stems from the proliferation of design-related reality shows available through television media. Some art educators and curriculum specialists in the nation perceive the study of interior spaces as a…

The interaction effect between two process skills (application and interpretation) and two task contexts (scientific and everyday) was investigated. Korean students (n=255), ages 13 and 15, were the subjects of this study. Results reveal that there was an apparent interaction between process skills and contexts. Sex-skill interaction and…

The present study examined gender differences in the rate, type, and relevant variables underlying delinquent behavior among South Korean adolescents. Although female delinquency is increasing and becoming more violent in South Korea, the rate of delinquent behavior was found to be much lower among female than among male adolescents and female…

Despite much research on Chinese children's learning achievement, little research exists on their early development of beliefs about learning. This study examined the perceptions of purposes for and affective and value expression toward learning among 129 Chinese preschoolers aged 3-6 years. To tap culturally valid perspectives, free narratives…

The purpose of the study presented in this paper is to investigate how students deal with the concepts of infinity and limit. Based on the communicational approach to cognition, according to which mathematics is a kind of discourse, we try to identify the characteristics of students' discourse on the topic. Four American and four Korean students…

Three experiments focused on the function relating children's response time to adults' response time in corresponding conditions. In all experiments, children's response times increased in a linear manner as a function of adults' response times. (BB)

Reports differences in Asian and American children in grades two through five in achievement behavior in academic and social domains. Focuses on students' self-reported interest in academic subjects and their perceived competence in those subjects. Conducts comparisons by country, gender, and age. (MMU)

This report represents the first ever attempt to draw a comparative picture of the physical abuse of children in the 27 richest nations of the world. UNICEF research estimates that almost 3,500 children under the age of 15 die from physical abuse and neglect every year in the industrialized world. The greatest risk is among younger children. A…

This study attempts to show the relationship of the adoption of Extension recommended agricultural practices with 18 variables pertaining to farm operators in Korean farm communities, to understand the time lag between scientific discovery and use of new developments in agriculture; and to contribute to the practical implications for action…

Explores Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development in relation to Korean and British children. Illustrates cultural differences in moral orientations. Notes it was not possible to match responses from Korean children to Kohlberg's manual. Suggests that interpretation of children's moral reasoning should be based on consideration of cultural…