A study was conducted to provide information on the job requirements for Minnesota coordinators of special needs, those people at the local school district level who are responsible for services to handicapped and/or disadvantaged students in vocational education. Information on the coordinator job came from three major sources: the state Plan for…

Described are the procedures used to generate 44 competency statements regarding the job of Minnesota coordinator of special needs, a local school district level position which involves providing services to handicapped and/or disadvantaged students in vocational education. It is reported that an expert jury (which included professionals in the…

This paper focuses on the preservice teacher education center, particularly on those which encourage the optimal use of college and school personnel and resources in the field-based aspects of teacher education training programs. The paper is organized around five main topics. First, a brief historical view of the teacher center is presented. The…

Intended to be used as the basis for a brief inservice workshop, the auditory discrimination/listening skills packet provides information on ideas, materials, and resources for remediating auditory discrimination and listening skill deficits. Included are a sample prescription form, tests of auditory discrimination, and a list of auditory…

Proposed a sequence of four developmental levels for the individuation process, from a social-cognitive perspective, from late childhood to late adolescence, defining individuation as separation of self from family. Confirmed these age increases in individuation, using an individuation interview, Selman's self-awareness measure, and the Lunzer…

Found Bem's gender role classifications did not strongly predict undergraduates' future orientations regarding preferences for a professional career as opposed to home and family involvement. Subjects, particularly males, generally emphasized their own career plans ahead of those of their romantic partners, and were optimistic about their own…

Illustrates how one can discover structure in mental abilities where none was obvious. Reports that two classes of processes are used to form images. Indicates that imagery is carried out by multiple processes, not all of which are implemented equally effectively in the same part of the brain. (RT)

Two experiments investigated perceptual primacy of dimensional and similarity relations in stimulus classifications of younger and older subjects. Results support a differential-sensitivity view of perceptual development which asserts that individuals at all ages primarily perceive and use separate relations. (RWB)

Examined ability of Field-dependent/Field-independent high school students (N=56) to label correctly nonverbal stimuli of facial affect utilizing the Group Embedded Figures test and Pictures of Facial Affect. Treatment subjects identified and practiced facial expressions of emotions. When Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was controlled for, the…

Examples of diagnostic formulations of the "Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt" are outlined and their instructional implications are delineated. The difficulties in paper and pencil copying of geometric designs focus primarily on: separation and overlapping of figures, repetition of design elements, pencil grip, visual perceptions, pattern…

Examined Mexican-American and White children's perceptions of roles (of siblings and parents) and alliances (between parents and siblings) within their families. Tested whether assignment to roles and alliances was based on birth order and/or sex. Found birth-order and sex differences when treating Mexican-American and White samples separately.…

Reports the perceptions of bereaved teenagers (N=50) about the helpfulness of families, peers, teachers, counselors, and school nurses. Describes a peer support group program for bereaved teenagers. Notes school counselors are in a position to be able to affect the amount and kind of support provided to bereaved teenagers. (ABL)

Assessed differential perceptions of the educational aims of school principals, students, and parents. The study population came from Jewish and Arab, urban and rural communities in Israel. (GC)

Raises questions about current rural sociology from a critical theory perspective. Provides a brief historical analysis of its theoretical and applied roots. Suggests interweaving of research, practice, and advocacy as way to bring rural sociologists back into policy making. (LFL)

Shows that despite discussions of sexist stereotyping in children's literature student teachers wrote stories containing those stereotypes. Concludes that student teachers need to be made aware of the influence of male-dominated language and of male versions of experience on themselves, their students, and the literature available for classroom…