Responses from 191 college students suggest that they are most interested in learning about course content and the instructor at the first session. Effectiveness of the first session is enhanced by attention to physical space, temperature, lighting, and equipment; personal greeting; and explanation of the relevance of course content. (SK)

Burnout is a condition of withdrawal from participation in sports as a result of stress. The most significant advance in the study of burnout has been a cognitive-affective model that contains situational, cognitive appraisal, physiological, and behavioral components. Suggestions for preventing and treating burnout are presented. (BC)

After 15 boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder were informed that they had taken either medication or placebo, they completed computer tasks, self-assessments, and causal judgments. Boys predicted better performance when told they were on medication. For self-evaluations, medication status and information interacted, with boys…

The U.S. public has an intense, contradictory attitude toward higher education. On one hand, they expect universities to be "relevant," and on the other hand, they like them to offer "reflective" environments. A formerly little-acknowledged world, academe is suddenly on perpetual display. However, there are indications that it is reclaiming its…

Quantitative and phenomenological methods were used to assess expectations about counseling by 100 elderly persons and 100 gender- and ethnic-matched college students. A quantitative analysis indicated general similarity for elderly and young respondents, although phenomenological results revealed different expectations. Elderly subjects expressed…

As identified by French and Raven, expert power is based on the student's perception that the teacher possesses some special knowledge or expertise worth acquiring. Expert power, like all the power bases (reward, coercive, legitimate, and referent power), must be cultivated. Principals should act to promote and highlight the legitimate expertise…

Former middle-school principal's graduation speech to fifth graders and their parents focuses on three areas: students and psychological and physiological changes they will experience; what to expect in middle school (teamwork and advisee-group activities); and secrets for success and happiness. Students and parents are advised to concentrate on…

Responses from 82 of 92 agricultural teachers in Mississippi, North Carolina, and Florida who had served as cooperating teachers generally agreed with university expectations for student teachers. However, 17 percent did not fully understand what was expected of them as cooperating teachers, and over 40 percent did not think they should observe…

The differential effects of parent-daughter identification, parent mathematics self-concept, and parent expectations on adolescent mathematics self-concept were examined with 165 high ability adolescent girls and their parents. Parent mathematics self-concept was related to parent expectations which were in turn linked to daughter mathematics…

Responses from 176 of 280 business administration faculty and doctoral students showed that research was very important to obtain success (tenure). However, they did not see the benefit of pursuing a full professorship or excellence in teaching and service in terms of the current academic award structure. (SK)

A survey of 189 pre- and 106 post-sandwich work-experience students in tourism suggested that potential benefits were not being maximized. Students needed better preparation for the work experience, especially in terms of their expectations. The work experience needed better design, and the role of industry tutors needed clarification. (SK)

Discusses how education is still a profession held hostage by images. Presents concerns dealing with racial expectations in the field of English education. Focuses and concentrates on the contents of the English language and literature professions that, although acknowledging its many diversities, avoids the distraction of "finding someone to look…

Predominant Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) scores for 533 Finnish business students were as follows: 67% extraverted, 53% intuitive, 67% thinking, and 33% feeling. For Schein's career anchors, 26% preferred Technical Competence, 17% Managerial Competence, and 14% Independence. Significant relationships between MBTI preferences and career…

Presents findings that identify components of the practices of teachers acting as assessors of students' mathematics in the normal course of classroom work. Indicates that even teachers who have undergone some assessment training may underestimate the role of evidence interpretation, and questions about equity in the uses of teachers' judgements…

Interviews with British nurse administrators and a survey of nurses who qualified under the old system and the new higher education system revealed that the new system has not attracted different applicants in terms of age, education, or gender. Not all administrators felt that new graduates were better prepared. More of the new graduates felt…