Examined the relation between perceived dissimilarity to peers and several peer-reported characteristics in 478 students from 26 fourth- through sixth-grade classrooms. Found that perceived dissimilarity was related positively to perceptions that a student was odd, socially excluded and withdrawn, bullying, and inattentive; dissimilarity related…

Analysis of stop consonant production by 12 children (ages 6-12) who have used cochlear implants for at least 5 years indicates children's stop inventories differed from English mainly in having additional, non-English stops. Total communication users had fewer ambient stops and more nonambient ones that did oral communication users. (Contains…

Examines characteristics of children adopted in adolescence and characteristics associated with disruptions of adolescent adoptions. (BB)

Cluster analytic techniques identified three subgroups of physically abusive mothers: emotionally distant, intrusive, and hostile. Examination of abused children revealed a clear relationship between abusive parenting styles and behavioral profiles of children. Parents in all abusive subgroups perceived their children more negatively than did…

Reviews the importance, role, and responsibilities of boards of education for newly elected board members. Emphasizes communication between the community and the board and school administrators and the board. Outlines the qualities of successful board members. (FMW)

A study of 169 North Dakota families (from a sample of 260) who quit farming for economic reasons describes (1) the demographic characteristics of former operators and the structural and financial character of their farms, (2) the financial circumstances of their departure from farming, and (3) their current employment situation and perceived…

Questionnaires completed by parents of 40 patients with Lesch-Nyhan disease provide information on developmental history, life course, management, medication, variability, and topography of self-injury. Analysis indicated that patients could not inhibit self-injury but could predict it and request restraints; self-injury was strongly related to…

Comparison of 37 abusive mothers with a nonabusive sample revealed that abusive mothers had more children, showed more stress, had fewer people to count on in time of need, perceived less neighborhood support, felt less satisfaction with their spousal relationship, and were less involved in the community. (Author/JDD)

The female principal and male assistant principal of a small rural elementary school completed the Hall-Tonna Inventory of Values resulting in each individual's value clusters, leadership characteristics, and ethical profile. The two administrators' leadership characteristics, goal values, and means values were often in conflict. Both would…

A survey of 440 professionals working in the field of education and rehabilitation of individuals with blindness or visual impairments collected information about educational background; employment history; clients served; job responsibilities; salaries; and differences in earnings among center-based and itinerant positions, private nonprofit and…

Surveys the use of information technology and related factors by researchers in the biological sciences in the United Kingdom. Information environments, background variables, communication activities, use of computers, and publishing activity are discussed; and results are compared with an earlier study of researchers in all sciences. (LRW)

Addresses the need for cultural sensitivity by social workers in practice and research. Discusses the need for professional self-examination and awareness of personal biases and prejudices to enhance sensitivity to cultural diversity. Also addresses issues surrounding cultural sensitivity in the context of client-participant attendance, needs,…

A synthesis of ideas on talent development is presented, based on 10 interviews previously conducted with masters in arts and sciences. The six themes include: age at which the individual identifies with a discipline, early schooling experiences, skills and characteristics associated with great expertise, mentors, skills and characteristics…

Analyzes the 394 articles published in the "Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice" between 1977 and 1991 in terms of the authors' gender, region of residence, and institutional affiliation. Reports that most of the 633 authors were male, employed at a research university, and from the south. (DMM)

Discusses research on cognitive styles and strategies. Groups labels into two principle styles. Describes the wholist-analytic style, examining whether an individual tends to process information in wholes or parts, and the verbalizer-imager style considering whether an individual is inclined to represent information during thinking verbally or in…