Asserts that, among the concerns in recent research in moral development, has been the steps involved in moral judgment stage development. Reports on a study of 490 college students and adults on the primary perspective-taking factors associated within the transition to mature moral judgment. (CFR)

A survey of 123 academic advisers for Master's in Business Administration (MBA) students investigated the role of four groups of variables (job characteristics, program size/diversity, student characteristics, advisor characteristics) in advisors' job satisfaction. Results showed role clarity, work status (full- vs. part-time), student…

Investigated developmental changes in novices' personal theories of consulting. Used variation of Kelly's (1955) role repertory grid technique to explore changes in school psychology graduate students' (n=9) cognitive representations of consultant role following nine-month consultation practicum experience. Interviews before and after practicum…

A study of applicants to the University of Illinois, Chicago, pharmacy school investigated 21 students' subjective motivations for seeking a professional degree. Students were identified as low or high academic performance and as exhibiting clinical, family, science, undecided, traditional community, and altruistic orientations. Implications of…

Examined the relationship between identity statuses and different kinds of career indecision. Findings supported the notion that membership in a specific identity status group was related to the nature and amount of career indecision reported by 407 students (grades 7-12). Evidence of construct validity for the various measures used is offered.…

The history of Spelman Seminary (Georgia) for African-American females is reviewed as an example of education as an instrument of socialization for southern women to their prescribed roles. The discussion covers the missionary role, Georgia in the 1880s, the institutional mission, school founding, debate over classical versus industrial roles of…

Examination of interaction between hospital staff and nonnative speakers of English touches on institutionalized models of interaction and attempts to characterize typical exchanges at various points during patient processing. Results show that communication difficulties can arise both intra- and cross-culturally, primarily from differentiated…

The journal's executive editor considers current and future societal trends and their implications for people who are blind and visually impaired. He notes effects of the developing mosaic society, changing demographics showing large increases in minority populations, the developing information society, redefinitions of individual and societal…

The author of a survey of 254 college public relations officers (HE 531 785) describes briefly the underlying definitions, design, and results of the study, and makes comparisons between this and an earlier study of college presidents. Discussion of methodology focuses on respondent characteristics and consistency of definition. (MSE)

A study investigated medical residents' perceptions of the important components of the clinical teacher's role, and possible differences in first- and third-year residents' perceptions, based on comments written on 268 residents' evaluation forms of 490 teachers. Results suggest this methodology is useful and contributes to definition of the…

Analysis of elementary and junior high student and teacher ratings of highly talented peers found that 60% of the 42 items had a significant overrepresentation of either boys or girls, with boys judged more talented in physical and technical aptitudes and girls more talented in arts and socioaffective aptitudes. (Author/DB)

In existing school-based management models, the principal's role ranges from chairing the local council to being a coach/facilitator. With teachers and parents assuming greater control over governance, curriculum, and budgeting, paranoid principals may establish more formal bargaining relationships with district boards. Caution is advised, because…

A qualitative study explored eight elementary principals' conceptions about leadership and management constructs; beliefs about the role of their personal philosophies; and language used to describe themselves, their work, and their schools. Principals identified four issues: conflicting roles, being there, evolving as leaders, and balancing…

Suggests a new role for researchers in higher education, a teaching role requiring the researcher to make findings relevant, useful, and understandable to practitioners. Considers the educational role of individual researchers, educational accountability of the research community, and accountability measures for educational research. (Author/DB)

Examines gender differences in self-perception in the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Results indicate significant gender variance in the participants' ratings of the evaluative and potency scales of "my ideal self," with all women rating the potency of "my ideal self" lower than did the men. (RJM)