As part of an effort to understand the dynamics of the hiring process by recruiters on college campuses this study surveyed recruiters. In order to obtain a good sample of recruiters, 11 college placement offices across the nation agreed to distribute surveys to employer representatives visiting their campuses. A total of 2,550 surveys were…

This paper argues that neither of two views of post-baccalaureate training of professionals is adequate for understanding socialization into the learned professions and offers an alternative model. Both the idea of professional education as the transmission of professional knowledge and skills and the idea of professional education as a sorting or…

This paper examines a model of individual ways of learning and its implications for mathematics teaching. Topics discussed include: alternative ways that students use to represent mathematical ideas, management or control mechanisms, related models of learning preferences, ways in which students relate and manipulate ideas, and implications of…

This directory of Puerto Rican elected officials in the United States is intended to serve as a benchmark of Puerto Rican political participation and to encourage community leaders to run for public office. The survey conducted for this directory identified 123 elected officials in 11 states with Puerto Rican populations of 10,000 or more.…

The skills that academic leaders perceived to be essential to success in higher education administration were determined through a mail survey. Data were collected from 288 college presidents, academic vice presidents, and deans from state universities and land-grant colleges. It was found that the administrators needed to have strong skills in…

Violence is an integral part of American family life, yet little research exists concerning abuse among dating couples. To determine possible predictors of violence in college students' heterosexual relationships, 116 males and 388 females, or 94 percent of those contacted in psychology, sociology and nursing classes at Eastern Kentucky…

This discussion paper describes the characteristics and life styles of single adults in Australia. Recent changes in sociological theory concerning marriage, family life, and single life are noted in the introduction, followed by a description of historical and demographic trends. Different categories of single adults (i.e., never married,…

Results indicate that teacher ratings of students had differential meaning according to the grade level obtained. Possible explanations were: teachers attend to different trait configurations of students depending on the degree of evolution of the teacher-student relationship or findings are a function of developmental factors in the students.…

The relations between general and specific trait anxiety tests and fear measures in three actual situations were investigated. The results indicate that the specific tests were clearly superior to the general ones in predicting fear of snakes but only slightly superior in predicting fear of heights and darkness. (Author)

Educational counseling for adults is reviewed in terms of current institutional commitment, literature, the role of the counselor, and the functions of counseling, itself. (LH)

Reports research attempting to differentiate the personal characteristics of effective and ineffective university leaders at the Dean level and above, as judged and rated by their administrative colleagues. A rating scale was developed of 10 personality characteristics related to the most frequently occurring leadership skills. (JT)

A rating scale was used to analyze the stuttering behavior of 25 Black and White stutterers (11- to 33-years-old). (Author/LS)

Data suggest that family members, especially mothers, are primary sources of help for elementary school children who want to discuss problems. This is more true with younger children than with older ones. Moreover, children consider warmth, trust and understanding as the main characteristics of helping persons. (Author/SE)

This study investigated the effects of feedback on the discrepancy between real and ideal self-concepts of 28 beginning counseling students. Subjects in the experimental group had three sessions with a counselor and received feedback concerning their personal characteristics and how these might relate to a counseling career. The results are…

The author hypothesizes that the personal characteristics and background of counselor educators could have influence on counselor trainees. Eleven counselor educators were given the Personal Orientation Inventory and were found to score in the range of self-actualizing adults. (SE)