The Summary of Performance (SOP) serves as the link between high school and post-school experiences by providing a document that includes evaluation records, post-school goals, and accommodations to support attainment of post-school goals for students with disabilities (Richter & Mazzotti, 2011). A well-developed SOP will provide transition…

Since 1990, transition planning has been a requirement under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Students receiving services under IDEA must have an individualized education program (IEP) with goals aligned to grade-level content standards. In addition, the IEP must ensure the student has the supports necessary, including…

This bibliography on goal attainment scaling is divided as follows: (1) basic manuals and instructions on goal attainment scaling, (2) implementation and research findings on goal attainment scaling, and (3) materials with citations on goal attainment scaling. (RC)

This report contains abstracts of 20 selected research studies related to individuals working as a group to achieve a goal. Each abstract consists of these components: author(s) or researcher(s); title; source (journal citation); purpose of the research; participants; method; results; and discussion. In general, the studies show that working in…

The paper provides a review of goal theory as articulated by Edwin Locke. The theory is evaluated in terms of laboratory and field research and its practical usefulnes is explored as a means to improving individual productivity in "real world" organizations Research findings provide support for some goal theory propositions but suggest…

The oldest literary efforts on the subject of leadership view the leader as a person with certain describable traits. Despite intensive study, however, researchers have been unable to develop any meaningful list of leadership attributes. Empirical studies suggest that leadership is a dynamic process that varies with changes in leaders, followers,…

Presents a differentiation between two types of group cohesiveness according to factors of information and preservation, i.e., cohesiveness on a socioemotional basis and an instrumental basis. Discusses possible implications associated with each type in three areas of research: interpersonal communication, processes of social influences, and group…

A syllabus introduced in the English department of New York's Bayside High School that infuses career education into the traditional course of study is discussed. Students learn about careers from people in novels, biographies, plays, poetry, essays, and short stories. A bibliography of literature on careers is included. (MLW)

This literature review focuses on the problem of lack of student motivation to learn. The purposes of this review are described as an exploration of factors that influence classroom motivation and suggestions of strategies for promoting students' desire to learn. Annotations are provided in these areas: student/teacher interaction and classroom…

This bibliography gives 186 citations for 155 studies using Horner's recent construct of fear of success (FOS). For each of the studies (many of which are available at the Fear of Success Collection, Sophia Smith Library, Smith College), information is given concerning (a) the number and sort of subject sample used in the study; (b) details of the…

This resource for teachers lists 40 elementary career development materials that have been collected to assist teachers in helping elementary students to make the connection between the world of school and the world of work. The materials include articles, bibliographies and annotated bibliographies, guides, hands-on kits, papers/presentations,…

A theoretical model and a case study are described to support the premise that the ideological levels of members of a social change project must be identified in order to assess their potential for inducing change and to evaluate that change. A conceptual model of the development of a social justice ideology is formulated, and is described as…

Developed for use in a university life/career planning course, this bibliography applies the principles of business management to personal and occupational planning and career development. The first part of the document contains the model for life/career planning which includes student activities in decisionmaking, personal and environmental…

Instrumentation, task content, the limited options of success or failure, methodology and assumptions are substantive issues which question the validity of conclusions made about human subjects in studies of achievement motivation and learned helplessness. A review of learned helplessness studies outlines the number and source of subjects, kinds…

This annotated bibliography is designed as a companion to the comprehensive NLS (National Longitudinal Surveys) Annotated Bibliography 1968-1989. It contains two sets of entries: approximately 250 entries of newly found NLS-based journal articles, working papers, and dissertations as well as updated titles, citations, and abstracts for entries…