Tested Bott's (1957) hypothesis that the connectedness of social networks to which spouses belong influences the segregation of marital-role activities. Results from 100 Puerto Rican migrant spouse pairs and 100 pairs of their adult married children failed to confirm Bott's hypothesis. Network characteristics appeared to be influenced by sex;…

This study follows up two earlier studies regarding the role perceptions of Entry Year Committee members. It investigated the impressions of mentor teachers concerning their roles, and the professional benefits gained from assuming these roles. Conclusions are discussed. (MT)

Discusses the grandparent-grandchild relationship and its implications for counseling activities. Reviews the historical and contemporary role expectations of grandparents and grandchildren, the reciprocal significance of this relationship, and ways to use the relationship in counseling services and programming in various settings. (Author)

Examined how staff in an elementary school district perceived their school psychologists and how these perceptions differed across components of service and staff groups. Findings reflect differences in perceptions of time allocation, domains for involvement, helpfulness, and services. Comparisons between master's level and doctoral level school…

Surveyed practicing school psychologists (N=516) about present and future training needs focusing on preferred course work, current course trends, rankings of course categories, practica, and internships. Results showed assessment as the dominant training need and an expanded role for school psychologists. Discusses training, certification and…

The article describes a model of paraprofessional placement in special education. The process involves four steps: (1) assessing needs and skills; (2) comparing role expectations; (3) resolving differences in perceptions of teacher and paraprofessional; and (4) writing individualized job descriptions. A list of resource materials for training…

The study examined the relationship of role conflict and role ambiguity to teacher burnout among 443 urban special education teachers. Role conflict and ambiguity explained a significant amount of variance in feelings of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. While perceived burnout among teachers was moderate, the level varied significantly…

Surveyed counselors (N=131) and parents (N=819) to compare their perceptions of counselor function and role. Used American School Counselor Association scales and compared counselors and parents to locate subscales common to both. Results showed four common subscales and differences between groups' perceptions of high priority functions for…

The study reports the result of a survey of 142 staff of community-based programs serving mentally retarded adults. All five organizational variables (Stress, Burnout, Needs Deficiencies, Role Conflict, and Role Ambiguity) were evident in each of the eight programs and were significantly interrelated in over two-thirds of them. (Author/CL)

This research examined the effects of government and the university organizational models and of performing regulatory functions on American and Canadian agricultural extension workers' role perception and role performance. (Author/SSH)

Surveyed 704 couples to test a model in which role enactment and role consensus were intervening variables between age at marriage and marital satisfaction. Findings showed age at marriage was not significant, but quality of spouse role enactment and role consensus had a strong, positive association with marital satisfaction. (JAC)

A content analysis of the best adolescent literature of the Twentieth Century was undertaken to determine the types, extent, and importance of older characters. The findings indicated that older persons were not underrepresented but were under underdeveloped and peripheral to the major action of the books. (Author)

Full-time homemakers (N=55) and 63 full- or part-time outside job holders completed a questionnaire which assessed their level of satisfaction overall and with specific aspects of the homemaker work role or job. It was found that both full-time homemakers and job holders were quite satisfied with the homemaker work role. (Author)

In the second of a two-part article, the role of the social worker in serving disabled children and their families is described. (SB)

For many years, librarians have been bothered by negative portrayals of librarians in the media. Unattractive, non-professional old maids have been the dominant images of librarians in the movies. In 1989, the American Library Association issued a campaign designed to promote a more accurate, positive image of the librarian in an attempt to change…