AN EVALUATION OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF OPTOMETRISTS IN NEW YORK STATE WAS MADE AND WAS RELATED TO DEVELOPED ATTITUDES ON COMMERCIALISM AND PROFESSIONALISM. THE STUDY WAS MADE TO DEVELOP A SOCIAL INDEX OF PROFESSIONALISM, TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS THAT PRODUCE PRACTITIONERS WITH THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL…

The behavior identification format was developed as an aid for the observation, identification, and recording of work and work-related behavior which may limit or enhance the employment opportunities of the vocational rehabilitation client. A rating system consists of a series of judgements which are made regarding the client's behavior as they…

This talk, presented at a symposium sets forth the concepts which the author believes provide the basis for deciding appropriate behavior in group settings. He also considers the functioning of the counselor in a social context, since traditional concepts of agency policy and the role of the counselor as a change agent now are undergoing rapid…

This teachers guide in behavior modification is divided into five chapters. Chapter one, "Describing Behavior," presents methods for specifying behaviors in precise wording, labeling behavior, and deciding on the target behavior (behavior designated for modification). Chapter two, "Measuring Behavior," describes and illustrates by means of graphs…

Hoping to clarify partially some of the questions relating to talent development, occupational allocation, adaptability of workers, training of workers, worker satisfactions and performance, a search of related literature was conducted by dividing the material into five major categories: (1) technology, (2) organizational structure, (3)…

The authors report on procedures used to develop and evaluate behaviorally-based performance appraisal checklists for skilled university support personnel. (Editor/JT)

A picture inventory symbolically portraying two alternative value systems in a preschool setting was administered to 172 mothers and 66 female teachers of preschool children. Differences were found between the behavioral expectations of teachers and mothers who were either non-Anglo, working class, or both, but not between teachers and Anglo…

Suggests a need in the classroom for order but not repression, that the teacher has a specific role to fulfill but not that of autocrat, that learning involves work but also interest and relevance, and that student behavior sometimes needs to be modified but that spontaneity and freedom of expression are to be valued. (Author/RK)

After reporting the results of a survey of vocational teacher attitudes toward handicapped individuals, the author discusses the importance and implications of teacher attitude toward mainstreaming the handicapped. Viewing the teacher as a behavior model, the author points out the major factors influencing attitudes, describes methods for changing…

This paper is concerned with methods, problems, uses, and misuses of measurement of children's moral development. It shows how such educational programs are shaped by the measurements they use, and suggests using real-life situations instead of hypothetical ones in teaching social values to children. (Author/BP)

The Taylor Committee has this week proposed fundamental changes in the way schools are run. In this official shortened version of the full report the chairman, Tom Taylor, spells out in detail the conclusions and recommendations of the committee, as well as the reasons on which they were based. (Editor)