Preparing Teachers to Meet the Problem of Delinquency 1

Davis Allison , and Havighurst Robert J. Father of the Man: How Your Child Gets His Personality. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1947.

Presents a theory of personality formation and development which stems from modern social anthropology, social learning theory, and psychoanalytic theory. Applies this theory to the moral development of the child.

Prescott Daniel A. and Others. Helping Teachers Understand Children. Washington: American Council on Education, Commission on Teacher Education, 1945.

A book for people interested in the training and supervision of teachers. Reports on the methods which the Commission on Teacher Education found most useful in helping teachers study children; bases the program on the teacher's actual study of pupils in her own classroom.

Shaw Clifford R. The Jack-Roller: A Delinquent Boy's Own Story. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1930.

A case study of a youthful victim of a “delinquent environment,” and how he was helped to reform; illustrates the environmental theory of delinquency.

Warner William L. , Havighurst Robert J. , and Loeb Martin B. Who Shall Be Educated? The Challenge of Unequal Educational Opportunities. New York: Harper & Bros., 1944.

Describes the social structure of America and shows how children of families in different social classes have different expectations of life and of school. Illustrates the problem of the middle-class teacher in understanding and dealing wisely with the lower-class child.

Zachry Caroline B. Emotion and Conduct in Adolescence. New York: D. Appleton-Century Co., 1940.

Treats moral, social, and intellectual behavior during adolescence from the standpoint of its causes in the emotional life of the person.