Discusses the Equal Opportunity in the Classroom Project of the Los Angeles County Schools in which recognized low achievers are given equal attention in the classroom. (IRT)

In the study, eight random samples of respondents (236 adult Ss) from a small Western city were presented with questionnaires which requested that they evaluate the characteristics of a stimulus person who varied by sightedness (blind, totally sightless, partially sighted, sighted), and age (35 or 65 years). (Author/SBH)

Investigated the relationship between establishment of pregroup goals and postgroup assessment of progress toward goals. Participants were categorized by selection of goals, with interpersonal-relationship and self-confidence goals determining the category. The progress-toward-goal post-test revealed more progress on top-ranking goals than on…

Predictions were obtained from 36 regular classroom teachers on the videotaped performance of a child labeled either as gifted, normal, or educable mentally retarded. A significant interaction between label and length of exposure was indicated. (CL)

Since Equal Opportunity in the Classroom, a program dealing with perceived expectations and learning, focuses on how students are perceived and treated, a report of its findings are appropriate in this issue which deals with equal treatment for all. (Author/RK)

The expectations of the behavior of members of the opposite sex in a dating situation were examined. The findings showed disharmony in the expectations of adolescents with mutuality being achieved by early adulthood through a shift in the expectations of the female towards the psychobiological expectations of the male. (Author)

Investigates the effects of actors' expectancies about the outcome of an event (positive or negative) and observation of the actual outcome (positive or negative) while in a state of high or low objective self-awareness upon attribution of causality for the outcome. (Author/RK)

The case of Chavez Antonio (a man labeled "a well trained Indian") illustrates the possible ill effects of the relationship between anthropologists and their informants wherein the informant essentially lives up to the stereotypic expectations of the anthropologist. (JC)

This research presents an integrative theoretical framework to explain and to predict psychological changes achieved by different modes of treatment. This theory states that psychological procedures, whatever their form, alter the level and strength of "self-efficacy". (Editor/RK)

Focuses on the challenge of learning what students know by doing a case study on one student. Recommends that knowing students is a domain worthy of development which promises increased understanding and consequently new challenges. (ASK)

Discusses the development of a questionnaire designed to render profiles of employment expectations. Factor analysis suggested that job knowledge/production skills, socialization and emotional coping skills, trainability/task flexibility, dependability, and motivation/satisfaction underlay the questionnaire. Construct validity revealed moderate…

Survey of 274 women who completed an all-women outdoor adventure program examined motivations to participate in such a program; expectations, feelings, and perceptions about the program; and the outcomes and effects of the program on their lives. The average respondent was 42 and had at least a four-year college degree. Contains 20 references. (SV)

Examines the potential threat of malpractice litigation against librarians involved in the reference process. Topics include the relationship between the librarian and the user, the level of service, expectations placed on the information provider, and legal precedents in information delivery. (Author/LRW)

A recent study examined the complex interplay between the evolution of a dialogic community and four elementary teachers' changing beliefs and classroom practices. Teachers' dialog changed from information-sharing and description early in the year to questioning and critique as their involvement in the dialogic community progressed. Reflective…

Seminars on financial, estate, and leisure planning for retirement were attended by 34 adults. Measures of formal seminar participation and informal gathering of retirement information over time indicated that leisure planning had a stronger impact on expectations than financial planning. Informal, longer-term planning had a significant impact on…