Administered Expectations About Counseling-Brief Form (EAC-B) to 153 college students to examine instrument's factorial validity. Students also completed Developing Purpose section of the Student Development Task Inventory, second edition; the Counseling Readiness Scale; and the Career Counseling Diagnostic Inventory. Results support the factorial…

Describes a literacy expert's frustrating experience with Harry, an intelligent, resourceful, and illiterate man who was more afraid of tackling reading and writing than of jumping out of a helicopter. Unfortunately, some adults who have been mistreated in school are eager to become literate but lack courage to take the first step. (six…

Survey responses from 165 of 514 cooperative education students and 157 of 416 employing supervisors identified key factors of high quality experiences: student opportunities to contribute to employers; accurate, realistic job preview; realistic expectations; and perception of supervisors' role. (SK)

Discusses the feasibility of educational development in a disadvantaged area of Sri Lanka, considering expectations which are unreasonably high. Concludes that ambitious goals should be operationalized at a practical level. Recommends using the human resources of eager children, supportive parents, and dedicated educators to improve education. (KS)

Two factors are discussed that should influence the planning and development of rehabilitation services for visually impaired people: social perceptions/expectations (media influence, leisure, health, quality of life, and equality of opportunity) and external environmental influences (demographic, economic, social, political, and physical).…

Discusses how teachers can build and sustain students' positive self-images within the classroom. States that emphasizing effort instead of reading ability and focusing on learning goals instead of performance goals will help the "learned helpless" child immensely. Discusses the role of teacher expectations in the success attained by…

Districts planning to implement principal mentoring programs can increase their programs' chances of success by considering various issues, such as mentor selection, mentor/protege matches, essential hands-on experiences, and the value of reciprocation and time commitment. Successful mentoring depends on establishing trust, conveying expectations,…

Examines the ideology and expectations of early screening for linguistic difficulties in young children, discusses effective intervention, and presents an alternative to screening: formative assessment. (SK)

Compared expectations held by male college student athletes (n=50) and nonathletes (n=50) about counseling. Measured expectations by the Expectations about Counseling Brief Form. No significant differences between the two groups were observed. The findings have implications for counselors. (Author/NB)

Parents of academically gifted children expect schools will identify children's talents, play a significant role in talent development, and support excellence and achievement. However, gifted programs either do not exist, are minimal, do not allow for progress, or are insufficient to meet the needs of these children. (SK)

The relationship between teachers' judgments of students' academic achievement and students' performances on an achievement test was investigated (N=12 teachers; N=47 students). Accuracy of teachers' judgments, the relationship between judgments and performances, and the effect of high vs. low achievement status on judgments were studied.…

Examines the perceptions of Israeli school counselors regarding their own and their students' expectations during counseling and their perceptions of the kinds of support both sides expect the counselor to provide. Findings reveal that: counselors attribute higher expectations to their students; students strongly expect to receive instrumental…

Four experiments examined very young infants' expectations about containment events. Found that 2- to 3.5-month-olds recognized that objects could be lowered inside a container with an open but not a closed top. Three-and-a-half-month-olds realized that objects could not pass through the container's back wall and should have moved with it to a new…

Examines the relationship of team cohesion, participant attitude, and performance expectations to actual performance results in a simulation competition. Findings indicate a strong relationship between beginning team cohesion and performance expectations and final game performance, but little relationship between beginning participant attitudes…

Previous econometric studies of relationship between undergraduate debt and postbaccalaureate activity generally do not find an inverse relationship between debt and activity. Multiequation model developed in this article shows that increase in expected educational debt significantly reduces probability that a student expects to enroll in graduate…