This study examined sex differences in values and roles reported by five samples of adults from North America and Europe. The data were derived from a larger set gathered as part of the Work Importance Study (WIS) in which researchers in a dozen countries developed the two instruments in their own language. The question posed here related to the…

A fall 1989 study measured the extent to which American educational administration junior faculty were mentored and explored mentoring differences between female and male survey respondents. The study was replicated in winter 1990, when Canadian educational administration professors were queried. The American study systematically surveyed 236 out…

A survey of 433 college students compared the context of sexual coercion and reactions to these experiences. Both men and women reported sexual coercion within a heterosexual dating setting. However, women reported more negative reactions and stronger resistance to the use of sexual coercion. More men reported being sexually coercive and more…

This study reports the academic achievement of education students compared to that of other Canadian undergraduates over a 10-year period (1973-84), based on more than 20,000 grades. Results provide information regarding gender differences and the comparative ability of subjects as they proceeded through the educational process. (TJH)

Information from the International Indicators Project of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Center for Educational Research and Innovation is used to compare completion rates of secondary and higher education in the United States with those of other highly industrialized countries, namely, Canada, France, Germany, Italy,…

Wechsler intelligence scales are used to investigate the areas of factor structure, age and sex differences in regard to parent and child resemblance in ability. (Author/DEP)

Analyzes articles in the "Canadian Library Journal" from 1981-91 using a set of selected descriptive bibliometric techniques. Variables examined include types of items, authorship characteristics, subject coverage, research-based approaches, scholarliness, and collaboration. Results are compared with an earlier 1968-80 study. (Contains…

A 100-item test covering nine areas of superstitious belief administered with 10 control items to 1,749 Canadian and British children showed younger children and girls were more superstitious than older children and boys. Academically inclined children were less superstitious. Science-based education had little effect. Implications for Canadian…

Separate predictions for educational attainment were made for the young-old (65-74 years) and the old-old (over 75 years) males and females. Results indicated that educational attainment for the young-old in year 2001 will equal that achieved by the 25- to 64-year-old group in 1971. Examines limitations and consequences of intelligence assessment.…

Examines programs in Montreal, Canada, that offer microcomputing training--traditional private courses as well as an experimental, neighborhood-oriented "popular laboratory." Finds that both are used by men to advance their careers but that women use them to catch up and survive economically in a transformed workplace. (SR)

A study was undertaken to determine aspects of gender-related differences in mathematics achievement among 10th graders (n=253). More specifically, the following aspects were assessed: (1) gender-related differences and similarities on specific process-, content-, and micro-component aspects; (2) stability of the patterns of differences and…

Compared children in gifted, French Immersion, and regular classes with respect to self-concept, anxiety, and security, using the North York Self Concept Inventory, the Strait-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, and the Institute of Child Study Security Test. Gifted students, particularly girls, proved most anxious, had lower self-concepts, and…

Assessed the stereotypes of groups identified by age and either by sex, occupation, or ethnicity in samples of college students and elderly persons. Findings indicate both groups of observers stereotyped young mature adults in terms of a variety of features but stereotyped old people mainly in terms of age. (Author)

A study examined gender and the practice of public relations in Canada, investigation whether there are gender differences in: (1) structural factors such as practitioner roles, salaries, and job satisfaction; (2) participation in management decision-making; and (3) methods of decision-making, particularly in the area of program evaluation. A…

Examines whether gender differences in recent pay experience influence entitlement views by providing different standards for female and male students' judgments of their entitlements. Responses from 309 undergraduate students reveal that income gaps in the full-time working world extended to their own recent work experiences and that these past…