Study supported by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education.

The community survey was conducted by National Analysts, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The data were gathered in 1961.

Article discussed educational programs for older persons and their behavior toward participating in them as well as their natural abilities for achieving mental growth. (RK)

It is argued that Canadian teacher education is characterized by a paradox of change and no change. The cause is delinquency in implementation, with the abilities to change at the structural and practice levels poorly matched. Barriers to change, institutions' role tensions inhibiting their functioning, and institutional differences are discussed.…

Each school media specialist creates his or her own role. Media specialists are instructional leaders, curriculum developers, consultants, and administrators. The ability to cope with technological change while creating a future which will be personally satisfying and professionally rewarding is the key to defining the role. (PP)

Contrasted specific role preparation for counseling to a motivation-for-counseling control treatment on students' (N=17) perceptions, interview behaviors, and final evaluations of counseling. Results showed those exposed to role induction showed significant increases in self-references and decreases in verbal responses considered less relevant,…

Investigated sex differences in career plans of graduate students (N=559) completing training in male- and female-dominated professions. Analyses showed clear patterns of sex differences in the feminine professions. Except for child care, the plans of women in male-dominated groups were not significantly different from those of male colleagues.…

Children's perceived differences between mothers and fathers, and their perceived roles were examined in several countries. In all groups, mothers are seen as predominantly concerned with domestic duties, while fathers are seen as occupying positions of higher status and playing authority/leadership roles in the family. (AOS)

A model presented here offers a framework within which supervisors can respond to differences in teachers by considering relationships among their personal needs, role expectations, and job behavior. (JM)

Teachers can learn to cope with many of the stresses of their jobs, especially if they can develop a positive, strong self-image. Teachers should be given realistic expectations about what they can accomplish in today's classrooms, adjust their lives to accommodate psychological needs, and learn to deal with criticism. (PP)

Little striking difference was found between students choosing psychiatry as a first career choice and those choosing it second or third. Results imply recruiting students in the last two groups for psychiatry specialization may be difficult, based on their attitudes about scientific advancement and social status in the profession. (MSE)

Discussed is the ambiguity chairpersons feel because they are neither faculty members nor regular administrators but are expected to represent both sets of interests. Institutional support is seen as necessary to the former chairperson's successful readjustment to faculty life. (MLW)

A survey of 579 special education professionals investigated the perceived roles of the professionals who use tests and the functions that various tests serve. The issue of turf guarding in assessment responsibilities among professionals working with the learning disabled was considered. (SW)