Accreditation standards mandate that law students be trained for litigation, ignoring the fact that most lawyers do not engage in litigation and that a goal is the reduction of litigation. Clinical training is far less important to modern lawyers than training in perspective-taking and humanistic interaction. (MSE)

The issue of teacher/coach role conflict is assessed in five areas: (1) conflict in values between coaches and society; (2) lower status of coaches in the educational profession; (3) conflict between personal advancement and commitment to athletes; (4) combined workload of the teacher/coach; and (5) differences between teaching and coaching…

Clarifies the extent to which an individual's fear of success scores may vary with the presence or absence of occupational deviance and/or role overload in stimulus materials describing situations of female competitive success. Results suggest that fear of success is a misnomer for responses to women's role descriptions. (Author/JLF)

Demonstrates that the proportional representation of minorities has declined, while that of women represented on television has increased over the past decade. Changes which have occurred relative to role significance are also discussed. Ten references are cited. (Author)

Studied the phenomenal self-concept of males varying in self-esteem, using numerical self-reports. No significant differences were found on ratings of positive characteristics. Striking differences were noted for negative characteristics. Results suggest it is how individuals experience negative rather than positive characteristics that plays a…

Due to budgetary restraints, two major tasks confronting the physical education profession are: (1) to increase the overall productivity of the staff; and (2) to identify and weed out nonproductive faculty. An evaluative instrument is presented which measures nonteaching performance in a university department. (JN)

Examines the impact of a daughter's transitions to marriage and motherhood on the mother-daughter relationship. When daughters become mothers, mothers and daughters tend to reevaluate each other and become more involved in each others' lives. Change entails redefinition in terms of their relative statuses and their role perspectives. (Author)

Supported the hypotheses that blaming one's spouse for marital problems is negatively associated with marital satisfaction and perceived personal control over conflicts is positively associated with marital satisfaction. The wife's satisfaction was found to be related to her perception of both husband's and wife's contributions. (Author)

The relationship between role-taking ability and prosocial behaviors was studied developmentally with 20 gifted 3-year-olds. The relationship between IQ and role taking increased from fall to spring; however, neither IQ nor role-taking ability were found to be reliable predictors of prosocial behaviors in the spring, suggesting that psychosocial…

The author reviews several perspectives on the relationship between the composer and the performer of a musical work. Specifically, he examines the boundaries of that relationship, seeking to define the extent to which the performer may creatively interpret a work without violating the composer's intentions or established musical tradition. (SJL)

Suggests that the role of the university is changing in contemporary society. Economic crises and community demands force the university to evaluate its role. (SA)

The roles of the supervisor and cooperating teacher are defined and discussed in terms of the cooperating teacher's direct, daily supervision of the student teacher and the university supervisor's task of preparing the cooperating teacher for this role. (JMF)

Relatively few widows enter the labor force, but this is due to the high percentage who are already working. Results suggest a probable overestimation of the usefulness of jobs as role replacements or income producers for widows. (Author)

The impact of the husband's retirement on the wife's conception of three aspects of her role as housewife was studied. Retired teachers and their wives were surveyed. The shift for women was toward increased accommodation to their husbands' needs. Negative changes were offset by increased opportunities for nurturing of spouse. (Author)

This study of white-collar working women investigates their views toward retirement with emphasis on variables contributing to attitudes and behavior. Findings indicate inadequate preparation for retirement and suggest areas of research related to contemporary female work patterns which may assist practitioners and policy-makers to correct the…