Explores the factor structure of the Mooney Problem Check List (MPCL) at the junior and senior high school level by undertaking a large obverse factor analysis of item responses in three adolescent criterion groups. (Author/DEP)

A review of literature including a summary of pertinent studies on middle-aged and older workers in five broad categories: physical capacity, learning ability, job performance, performance in training, and worker attitudes. (ABM)

The relationship was studied between the set of constructs specified by Holland's (1973) theory (viz, Realistic, Intellectual, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional) measured by an Adjective List (AL) derived from Holland's theory and the same set of constructs as measured by the Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI). (Author)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the characteristics, attitudes and values of women employed in higher education. Of particular interest was the empirical identification of subgroups of women employees who differ in their perspective and outlook toward their jobs. (Author)

Relationships among organizational factors, personal difference variables, and job satisfaction and stress is reviewed. The relationships of job satisfaction and job stress to organizational factors are examined for a sample of minority professional personnel. These relationships are studied using the personal variables of race, type-A…

Technical associate of science degree students and transfer associate of arts degree students were compared on personality traits and factors associated with the meaning and value of work. Results indicated several personality traits and factors of the meaning and value of work could be used as predictors of curricular choice. (Author)

This article is a compilation of quotes from numerous sources that attempt to give the characteristics of a good environmental interpreter. It is divided into three parts that deal with interpretation, communication, and characteristics of a good interpreter. A listing of reference is included. (MA)

The results of this study indicate that teacher expectations can have a substantial impact on student achievement, but that the strongest single predictor of teacher expectations is the student's achievement record. (JD)

Investigates the relationship of personality characteristics to organizational withdrawal and tests the Porter and Steers "polar" hypothesis, i.e., employees with high levels of emotional instability, anxiety, achievement orientation, aggression, independence, self-confidence and sociability were more apt to withdraw from organizations…

The purpose of this study is to compare the personalities (authoritarianism and need for independence) of Turkish and American first-line supervisors and to compare their attitudes toward participative, considerate, and structuring superiors. (Author)

Intercorrelations among primary personality traits of the Clinical Analysis Questionnaire were factor analyzed with 925 normal adults and 950 clinical cases. When separate analyses were carried out for men and women, 10 second-order factors were clearly replicated across the two data sets. (Author)

A study involving 63 reading disabled children (7 to 12 years old) attempted to define more clearly the subgroups of learning disabled children. (Author/SBH)

Children's behavior characteristics as reported by parents of 60 clients (6 to 13 years old) evaluated for specific learning disabilities were examined. (SBH)

A sample of 903 physicians evaluated 10 aspects of their medical education for relevance and quality. Individual differences in retrospective satisfaction were related to premedical, medical school, and personality factors. (Author/LBH)

An examination of "de facto" and "de jure" bilingualism in Canadian universities looks at the phenomenon of French immersion programs, discusses the steps universities can take to prepare for bilingual college students, and uses the case of Franco-Ontarians to demonstrate the importance of developing individual rather than…