The way school principals make sense of the context of their work shapes their actions. As in all adults, principals' sense-making capability is a function of the ego and can change over time. Adult ego development theory describes distinct, qualitatively different stages of sense-making ability. The research reported here assessed the adult ego…

Previous studies have revealed the benefits of character and meaning in life for individual well-being. However, little research has been conducted on elementary and junior high school teachers who teach students between the ages of 10-15 years (late childhood and early adolescence) in Indonesia. This study aims to explore teachers' perceptions…

School principals' interpretation of the context for their work has significant implications for their practice and for organisational theory educational settings. Principals' sense-making capability can change over time, as in all adults. Sense-making capability is grounded in adult ego development (AED) theory which describes eight distinct…

The role of teachers in the social, personal and moral development of students apart from education is discussed.

Findings of this study support the position that the global concept of identification is too vague to be useful in assessing its effects on, or relation to adolescent behaviors. The study was based on part of a doctoral dissertation ("Role Models: Their Relationship to Educational and Occupational Behaviors") submitted to Teachers College,…

The author discusses the results of a seminar for middle-aged women who intend to return to college. The focus is on problems of readjustment. (RWP)

The contribution of various educators, including William Holmes McGuffey, in developing a character education-based curriculum in the United States is discussed. The role of teachers in moral education of students too is described.

Study suggests that the effects of father absence on daughters appear during adolescence and are manifested mainly as an inability to interact appropriately with males, rather than in other deviations from appropriate sex typing or in interactions with females. (Author/CB)

The author's clinical experience and her personal experience lead her to be concerned about another kind of woman, one who is unable to integrate the traditional ideals of womanhood with the expanded experience and opportunities of modern woman. (Author)

An earlier version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Assoc. (San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 29, 1967)

A SERIES OF STUDIES WAS CONDUCTED TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF INTELLIGENCE IN PERSONALITY ORGANIZATION AND TO ASSESS A COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENTAL INTERPRETATION OF IQ-PERSONALITY CORRELATIONS. THE SPECIFIC FOCUS OF THE STUDY WAS THE RELATIONSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL MATURITY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEX-ROLE ATTITUDES. AGE-DEVELOPMENTAL TRENDS IN SEX-ROLE…

Paper presented at the Conference on Research in Medical Education, 79th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Houston, Texas, November 1, 1968.

It Scale performance of second-born Ss appeared to reflect the influence of the sex of the older sibling. Age-spacing between siblings did not appear to influence sex-role preference, except for males who had an older sister. (Author)