Assessed the cross-cultural perceptions of appropriate and inappropriate behaviors for three sets of role relationships between employers and economically-disadvantaged job trainees. Results suggest that job trainees perceived the role of a superordinate as being more punitive, more deceitful, and less friendly than the employers thought would be…

There is variance in the way in which student teachers accept responsibility for the teaching act. This study explains why some variables may affect student teachers' acceptance of role responsibilities. (CM)

Different roles for nurses and various definitions of nursing have been described, but the knowledge and concepts essential to nursing are already defined by the nature of human beings. Nursing curricula must reflect a more logical organization of biological, psychological, and sociological nursing and promote the ability to perceive…

This study examined the relationship between the frequency of adult/peer interactions of preschool children and their perceptual role-taking ability. (CM)

Shifting national trends pose new problems and opportunities for guidance and admissions counselors facing the 1980s. The counselors' responses, finding new expressions for their continuing mission, can be valuable to higher education and society. (Author)

Belief clusters show that journalism students' early impressions of newspaper work may be influenced by advanced journalism courses. (RL)

This article looks at the counselor's role and responsibility in working with elementary school children who are taking prescribed medication for mental or physical health problems. (Author)

The development of a multidisciplinary teacher training program for regular and special educators at the University of Utah is described. Responses from faculty members concerning the ideal and actual role descriptions of administrators, counselors, psychologists, secondary teachers, elementary teachers, and special education teachers are listed.…

The author asserts that, to defend their programs, art educators must cooperate with other school staff. She warns that, by too closely identifying with the traditional artist's role (communicating nonverbally, being creative, acting as a tradition-breaker), the art teacher may risk being viewed as separate, noncooperative, and divisive. (SJL)

Returning women were slightly more egalitarian on attitudes toward sex-specific activities and the women's movement. They were significantly more traditional in attitudes toward fundamental differences between sex roles. Results suggest that women returning to school enhance support for feminist beliefs. (Author/BEF)

This study examines the relationship of complexity, formalization, length of team program, and role strain in team-teaching settings and self-contained classrooms. (Author/EB)

Indicates few differences between the 1968 and 1975 studies. Shows that girls in 1974-1975 still demonstrate lower self-esteem and less high evaluations of their sex roles than their male counterparts. (RL)

The authors look at the psychological literature on changing roles of men and women and provide a rationale for these changes. They propose a concept of androgyny and what they call "the symmetry option" as a goal for career socialization to maximize human development. (MF)

Reported is a study designed to estimate reliability of a Q-sort self-concept instrument for science teachers and science students. (Author/SA)

Provides an overview of the Australian adult educator's roles, the primary one being to foster the idea of lifelong learning for as many as possible. Discusses the concept of lifelong learning and the adult educator as organizer of programs, teacher in many different environments, and social reformer. (MF)