Three experiments on the coding and retention of kinesthetic (movement-generated) information were performed on two groups of mildly retarded children varying in mental age. (Author/DLS)

A study of the influence of academic discipline, sex and nationality on the definition of the role of the head of a university department indicates the importance of discipline, the coordinator or representative role, and the lack of influence of nationality on expectations. (JMF)

One hundred thirty-six 5-to-10-year-old Israeli children were given three black and white photographs of a highway, a column of identical tanks, and a row of elephants, and were asked some questions on each one of the photographs in order to elicit responses of three-dimensional perception. (CM)

Investigates the characteristics and quality of the image children have of aged persons and their grandparents. Children's drawings were compared for old age characteristics and deficits. Analysis of variance on sex, age, kinship with the stimulus person and sex of stimulus person was conducted. (Author/RH)

Academic deans, especially in liberal arts colleges, have been called amateurs because they have not been schooled for the position and have not had previous experience in the dean's office. A study of the official logbooks of three deans and the author's own experience are used to document the elements of the role of a dean. (Author/PHR)

The cascade model of information processing is compatible with the relation between time and accuracy in speed-accuracy trade-off experiments. Findings regarding the additive factors methods led to reexamination of conclusions drawn from several studies about the locus of perceptual and attentional effects on processing. (Author/RD)

Reviews research and current knowledge regarding infant auditory and visual perception and concludes that from a very early age, infants are able to perceive the world around them and organize their perceptual experience. Outlines areas for future research and application. (GC)

Discusses the role the Journal of College Student Personnel has played in the field of student personnel literature. Specifically related its impact in the specialties of Housing, Financial Aids, Admissions, Placement, Orientation, Counseling, Student Activities, and Discipline. (CMG)

Discusses a cooperative effort between developmental optometrists and school psychologists in meeting the total needs of children with learning problems. (Author)

Presents the results of a study of North Carolina school counselors within their first five years of the profession. Professional difficulty was defined as a discrepancy between function and competence. From the study, a profile of elementary, junior high, and high school counselors can be determined. (Author)

Understanding the audiences, roles, skills, and responsibilities are essential to success in this multifaceted and complex profession of career planning and placement. Although no special academic or experiential background is required to enter the career services profession, specific knowledge in the areas of counseling, career planning, and job…

This article is an exploration of the phenomenon of change as it relates to elementary school counselors, to their evolving role and complementary training needs. It is a report of a study designed to assess the present professional renewal needs of elementary school counselors in one state. (Author)

Subjects associated degrees of stress with experiences of social isolation and powerlessness. High internals reported higher stress than moderate or low internals. High internal clients reported lower self-esteem, higher stress, and less control over recent events than nonclients. (Author/BEF)

Isolates active ingredients of the coping-skills component: sensory discriminative (SD), motivational affective (MA), and cognitive evaluative (CE) skills. Checks on independent variable manipulation reveal that SD skills are learned and employed, MA skills are already known but refined, and CE skills are largely ignored. (Author)

Indicates that the direction of articulatory substitution for 13 consonants is identical to the direction of auditory perceptual substitution defined by shifts of phonological features. (Author/RL)