Considers how argumentativeness is linked with several managerial qualities, such as group leadership, better decision-making, and enhanced credibility. Surveys nearly 300 full-time employed men. Shows that men at all levels exhibit the full range of argumentativeness. Finds the mean argumentativeness of supervisors at all levels is significantly…

Exploratory factor analyses of data from 183 counseling doctoral students resulted in a one-factor model. Confirmatory factor analysis with a sample of 284 doctoral students supported the predictive validity of the revised Research Outcome Expectations Questionnaire. (SK)

Responses from 3,561 workers (1994-1998) to the Survey of Economic Expectations showed that most perceived little or no risk of job loss. Expectation of loss decreased with age. Job insecurity tended to decrease with schooling. Job loss concern among blacks was nearly double that of whites. (SK)

Analysis of data from the Monitoring the Future study indicates that job values fluctuate as young people make the transition to adult workers. Gender differences in values narrow but do not disappear. Job values change in response to attainment of rewards, not because of family roles. (Contains 56 references.) (SK)

Examines the predictive power of expectancy success and task value for self-regulated strategy use (SRSU) using Motivational Strategies for Learning Questionnaire scores from 216 undergraduates. Canonical Correlation analysis revealed expectancy to be a moderate predictor, while value shared 49% of its variation with SRSU. (Contains 28 references…

Examines how career and personal counseling compare on both process and outcome measures. Participants included real clients who sought career and personal counseling at three college counseling centers. Findings indicate that except in the area of expectations about counseling, there were no significant differences between career counseling and…

A qualitative methodology was used to compare specific experiences and ecological factors that 40 mothers perceived as influencing their expectations for their adolescents (20 with severe disabilities and 20 with no disabilities). Both groups of mothers identified many of the same factors as influencing their expectations. Children's personalities…

Describes the development and revision of the Career Barriers Inventory. Explains how the construct of perceived barriers relates to the social cognition model of career development, which states that self-efficacy and expectations play a central role in career choice. (SK)

Baseball is a practical teaching tool that both educators and students can relate to. Despite popular misconceptions, baseball offers sound educational methodologies, and its concepts and practices provide a model for effective teaching. Coaches have high performance expectations, measure success against specific outcomes, allow increased practice…

Used questionnaire and in-depth interviews to examine Scottish parents' preferences, knowledge, and expectations regarding preschool education selection. Found that parents prioritized the safety and care of their children above all else. Selection of type of provision depended upon the relative value attached to education, setting, convenience,…

Practices to ensure access of students with disabilities to general education include assessments, reading instruction, cooperative learning, strategy-based instruction, accommodation practices, block scheduling, co-teaching, and technology. Organizational and systemic change should be the ultimate outcome of the use of research-based practices.…

To identify effective employer practices at job fairs, college students and career service practitioners were polled. Students were, or would be within the next 12 months, involved in a job search. Results are discussed in relation to characteristics of employer representatives, behaviors of employer representatives, displays, recruiting…

Measures of self-efficacy and social confidence and a scale of self-efficacy sources were completed by 250 college students. The four sources subscales were internally consistent and related to relevant criterion measures. Three sources of self-efficacy information (past performance, emotional arousal, social persuasion) clustered together…

States that few higher education institutions have publicly articulated clear expectations of the knowledge and skills students are to attain. Describes gap between student and faculty expectations for academic effort. Reports that what is required in students' first semester appears to play a strong role in shaping the time investments made in…

Six novice nursing faculty described their expectations of the teaching role and how they perceived expectations that other faculty and students had of them. Their stories revealed inadequacies in the way new faculty are prepared and mentored. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)