This study a) determined college students' perceptions of selected women's roles and female sport involvement and b) ascertained the association of selected sociocultural characteristics with perceptions of women's roles and female sport involvement. Two hundred seventy-nine undergraduates at the University of Massachusetts completed a test…

The possibility of a relationship between family disability and interaction patterns was examined in this paper. The projected analysis attempted to answer these questions: (1) What relationship exists between the degree of disability and internal family interaction? (2) Are there any place of residence differentials in internal family interaction…

In a case study involving the St. Petersburg, Florida, "Times" and "Independent," two questions were asked: How is the newspaper ombudsman perceived by the other members of the staff, including both management and nonmanagement? and How do opinions about the ombudsman differ, if at all, between a newspaper staff which has an…

This bibliography is a compilation of publications written to define and delineate the role of the secondary English chairman and to provide guidelines for his effective performance in that role. A total of 149 works are indexed. (CK)

A study attempted to detect any significant relationships between student teachers' perceptions of their roles as teachers, their needs and attitudes, their observed behavior in the classroom setting, and their students' perceptions of the classroom climate. Student teachers (N=39) were administered the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory (MTAI),…

The ERIC system is described and emphasis is placed on how school and college counselors can use the system to help them counsel more effectively. ERIC resources are used to develop several views of the youth culture and the implications for counselors from each view are discussed. Counselors working with the young must develop a new style that…

This synopsis describes a study undertaken to discover the extent of differing expectations and perceptions for the teacher role as viewed by two groups of educational leaders. Indications are that a more thorough understanding of superintendent and board member views and feelings concerning the teacher role is a vital requirement for the…

Compiled by Feminists on Children's Media, this bibliography of "non-sexist" children's literature lists 200 titles of both fiction and nonfiction books. Each reference includes the author, publisher, title, and copyright date in addition to a brief synopsis of the story. Other than those books listed under the category of picturebooks,…

The quality of library service in biomedical institutions ultimately depends upon basic unit librarians. Although the hierarchy is necessary, it can only have as much real authority and cooperation as institutions vest in it by their degree of understanding and sense of personal worth. Vital to this is the local peer groups, which serves two basic…

A presentation is given on training and development for leadership in the 70's. It is divided into three sections: (1) trends affecting the future of training and development, (2) responsibility of training and development for change through the learning process, and (3) looking at the role and behavior of the training professional. (CK)

This paper reports an exploratory investigation of the comparative effects of situational characteristics on first-year teachers' perceptions of their preservice preparation, teaching situation, and educational attitudes. Community size and type and percent of white pupils in the teacher's classes were formulated as independent classification…

In March 1968, the Associated Organization for Teacher Education (AOTE) authorized a task force to study educational personnel for the urban schools. This report grows out of the task force examination of the use of paraprofessional personnel, in concept and operational terms. The report has been divided into three areas: a) educational manpower,…

The roles of native teacher aides and home-school coordinators are discussed. (NQ)

Role clarity was examined in terms of its relationship with personal outcomes and organizational effectiveness. Organizational level as moderator of such relationship was also investigated. Hypotheses based on prior research were confirmed. Role clarity was positively related to perceptions of job satisfaction, personal influence, organizational…

Thirty-one retarded Ss (average age ten years), homogeneous with respect to MA, CA, and IQ were grouped according to their nonegocentric, intermediate, or egocentric performance on a criterion role-taking task. (Author)