Administrators at the University of Colorado at Boulder are seeking aggressive solutions to its very small Black population's problems of social isolation, threats to ethnic identity, and stereotypes. (MSE)

Reviews possible strategies for reducing isolation and increasing cooperation of children in the school environment and in the community. Suggests ways that children can effectively work together such as problem-solving teams, support groups, and intergenerational programs. (JAC)

This paper demonstrates the utility of interdependence theory for understanding older persons' social relationships. Using friendship as an exemplary case, a model of expectations for and reactions to social exchanges is described. Exchanges which are perceived to be motivated by obligation are distinguished from those which are perceived to…

The performance correlates of perceptions of discriminatory treatment, satisfaction, and self-concept for male and female U.S. Military Academy Cadets in the Classes of 1980 and 1981 were investigated. Numerous instruments were used for data collection, including the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, the Spence Attitude Toward Women Scale, the West…

Presents issues and current information available on the topic of bullying in the United States to inform professionals on the phenomenon of bullying and how it is related to individual student and school climate issues. Critical research issues are outlined as are recommendations for potential professional response to the problem. (NB)

Linguists have recognized the need for appropriateness, sincerity, non-obviousness, and cooperation between speakers in naturally occurring conversation. It is assumed that the speakers listen to each other and in some sense "care" about one another at the time of interaction. In the second language classroom such a sense of mutual concern may not…

The classroom environment elicits social comparison behavior in which a student uses peers' performance as a gauge for his own self-assessment. Social comparison as it relates to ability is a four phase sequential process. In phase one, stimulation of social comparison is elicited through developmentally-determined cognitive capacities and motives…

This paper addresses the task of the family therapist who is called upon when remediation attempts between school and family fail to produce favorable results with a child identified as a problem pupil. The job of the therapist in dismantling the system that is detrimental to the child and reorganizing one that enhances development is discussed…

Socially rejected students are actively excluded for long periods of time by many of their peers at school and are often the recipients of verbal or physical abuse. Although most consideration of this problem has focused on rejected students, social rejections could be considered as a group phenomenon, determined by the structure of the social…

Hypothesizes regarding factors that enhance prosociality in children, implying that the quality of childrearing and early companionship have profound impact on toddlers' social behavior. Discusses observation space versus companion space, prosocial behavior across cultures, when toddlers abuse, and the implications of a circular reenactment of…