Guided by specific theoretical and methodological points of view--the phylogenetic perspective and the universalistic approach respectively--this paper reports on a worldwide study of the antecedents and effects of parental acceptance and rejection. Parental acceptance-rejection theory postulates that rejected children throughout our species share…

This second edition of an annotated bibliography and resource guide on professional development schools (PDS) provides information to facilitate the location of sources of information regarding professional development schools. The publication contains 153 annotations, only one of which was included in the first edition. Most of the resources were…

This article gives suggestions for bibliotherapy as a counseling strategy to help gifted boys dealing with six issues: image management, self-inflicted pressure, the trauma of being labeled "different," male bonding, cultural expectations, and gender role conflict. Thirty children's books addressing these issues are suggested. (DB)

This bibliography contains annotations of 49 articles on the topic of professional socialization. The articles were identified using the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), Sociological Abstracts, Medline, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature data bases. A bias exists in the selection process towards items…

The public demand for accountability, legislative mandates, and increased unionization of teachers have focused attention on the inadequacies of traditional teacher evaluation procedures. Attempts to design models that differentiate effective and noneffective teaching have not produced agreed-upon sets of competencies, characteristics or behaviors…

This document contains a selected bibliography of resources in the areas of career education, career guidance, and career development. Prepared by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)--Counseling and Personnel division--the bibliography is divided into the following sections: (1) background; (2) issues; (3) system readiness; (4)…

This bibliography on approaches to behavior modification with juvenile delinquents lists programs in residential situations, intervention with families, basic education courses, and community-based projects. Virtually every facet of behavior control and modification is covered, including some which are controversial. Citations are not annotated.…

This document presents a 143-item bibliography concerning program planning budgeting systems and decision making, budgeting, and planning within the context of higher education. Citations are categorized according to books, articles, monographs, reports, and other sources. (MJM)

This annotated bibliography describes international documents comprising a basic reference shelf of materials published by the United Nations system. Included are materials about the United Nations as a whole, its regional economic commissions, and the various autonomous organizations having agreements with the United Nations. (EM)

Teachers are discovering that students want to understand the politics of the Vietnam War. Faced with the paucity of resources, some teachers developed their own instructional materials. A list of 27 books and videotapes on the Vietnam War is included. (MLF)

This bibliography contains 24 books and 150 articles and ERIC document references dealing with various aspects of moral development. (BSR)

Reviews and summarizes selected children's books published since 1970 that deal with growing up. (HOD)

A list of journals for professional health educators emphasizes materials which contain information on the theory and process of health education. (JN)

The author reviews the literature and provides a bibliography on middle aged and mid-life transitions. (SK)

Reviews 10 items from the ERIC collection covering various aspects of adolescence: the impact of pop music, attitudes about drinking, television viewing, the effect of the new morality, the adolescent learning process, popular books, attitudes toward school, and others. (JMF)