The current article provides an extension of the conceptual literature on the school-to-work transition (STWT). Specifically, we attempt to integrate this diverse literature by proposing a role identity approach to studying STWTs. Here, we suggest that an individual's work role identity plays three roles in understanding the outcomes of STWTs: as…

The literature in organizational climate research lacks information regarding the empirical use of the concept of authenticity. This is primarily due to the lack of an appropriate operational definition for the variable, even though it has received much interdisciplinary interest. One possible means of clarifying the authenticity concept to make…

The study is exploratory and it investigates the distribution of the student role identity in two classroom instructional situations and in two standard research situations. The findings point to some stable distributions of the student identity. (Author)

The role of assignment rationale on the attitudinal effects of peer tutoring is examined. Tutors had more positive attitudes than tutees when they had been given a competence or physical characteristic rationale but not when the tutors were provided a chance rationale or no rationale. (Author/GK)

Sixty young males enrolled in an introductory course in psychology rated themselves on a series of 7-step, bipolar, adjectival scales. Afterwards they observed a young man perform a simple mechanical task, performed the same task and then rated the young man and themselves again. It was found that when the subjects perceived the young man as…

This is a study of the on-site implementer role--a linking role between developers and users of educational innovations. Using individual personality characteristics as the independent variable, an investigation of interactions between role incumbent's personal role definitions and organizationally given role definitions was undertaken. Results…

Presents a perspective on some of the various roles assumed by white faculty on the black college campus, arguing that in order to determine what role the white faculty member should play on the black college campus, the disparity in perceptions which exists between the black college and the white faculty member as to how this role should be…

The results demonstrated that self concept was significently associated with vocational maturity and indicated self-concept and feminine role concept of own self are useful in predicting vocational maturity. The more the girl viewed her role as being liberal, the higher was her level of vocational maturity. (Author)

A conceptual framework for adult development is proposed, based on a synthesis of the literature on role theory and various age-related adult developmental theories. It is proposed that adult development may not be as linear, uniform, and age-related as has been suggested. An individual adult could be in varying developmental stages across the…

Cognitive and operational difficulties that may ensue from the modification of teacher role into teacher/advisor role can be alleviated by the adoption of four sequential processes. Teachers and administrators involved in role change must pass through the stages of: (1) modifying the old role to include the new; (2) identifying with the new role…

One hundred twenty-six counselor education students, differentiated according to counselor education status and sex, were studied for differences in attitudes toward self, most people, most clients, and purposes as a counselor. Practicum students completing their educational program were more positive in their counseling-related attitudes than…

Sixty-four university art students identified themselves as "art student,""marginal," or "professional artist" and provided information on age, sex, art and academic experiences, and parental factors. Consistent with the professionalization model of occupational socialization, all these factors, except parents and years of formal art training,…

This article examines the motivation of certain creative behaviors from the perspective of symbolic interactionism. The fundamental tenets of symbolic interactionism are described and the mechanics of symbolic interactionist-based, role-identity theory are explained. Ways that the theory can be applied to the motivation of creative behavior are…

The main objective of the research was to define and dimensionalize the self concept. In a theoretical approach similar to the debates on the meaning of intelligence, this study attempted to determine whether the self concept is a general factor which explains more specific selves, whether it connotes a hierarchical structure, or whether it is…