Students' attitudes toward women and changes in those attitudes after taking a women's studies course were studied. The Spence Attitude Toward Women Scale was administered to 354 undergraduate students at two midwestern institutions. Results showed attitudes toward women became more liberal after taking a women's studies course. (Author)

This study was designed to assess the extent to which social role and "just world" considerations would affect perceptions and attributions of responsibility to a rape victim. (Editor)

It was hypothesized that college women's locus of control orientations would be related to their role expectations, with women with an external locus of control having lower aspirations, more conservative sex-role ideologies, and less involvement in career planning than women with an internal locus of control. Results supported the hypothesis.…

This study examines differences in the perceptions of 200 college students toward Carkhuff-defined facilitative conditions as a treatment, and a specific behavioral treatment, assertive training. Ratings indicated the behavioral-treatment counselor was seen as more expert and appealing than the facilitative-conditions counselor. (Author)

Principals occupy apex positions, and like all high level executives, they are subject to fierce pressures and stresses. Discusses the nature of the role situation and presents a strategy that may help principals cope with the rising demands of the job. (Editor/RK)

A 2-day workshop involving students in roles as patients and nurses was conducted which helped students to put together the isolated skills they had learned in modules and integrate them into their clinical practice. (TA)

Discusses the changing role of the poster in European countries and its constant updating to meet new commercial needs. Notes that among the studies focusing on the poster, there is a clear emphasis on the assessment and evaluation of design criteria rather than on the use of language. The sole purpose of the poster in the cities surveyed is to…

Looked at factors influencing women's attitude toward multiple roles. Examined women aspiring to both traditional and nontraditional occupations. Results indicate that traditionality of career choice moderated the effect of personal agency on commitment to multiple roles and independence. Positive problem-solving appraisal factors influenced more…

Ignoring public relations can have devastating consequences, as one Indiana (LaPorte) district learned after a failed bond measure. School board members should cultivate local news media, ensure that schools send out regular newsletters, use free media coverage, save press conferences for significant events, move board meetings to different…

Discussion of transition for students with disabilities emphasizes transition skills needed for life beyond work. The importance of assisting students in planning for their life roles as workers, family members, friends, consumers, and community members is discussed. Suggestions are offered to better prepare students for all their life roles by…

The Planning and Implementation Committee of the Pharmacy in the 21st Century conference edited and condensed 375 issue statements generated by 7 workshops. Some 112 statements were presented to the conferees to develop a consensus of the conference on the importance of these issues as they will affect pharmacy in the next 15-20 years. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the stereotyping of librarians in terms of interactions which may lead to stereotyping, perpetuation of stereotyped image by the mass media, and whether the image problem is any worse for librarians than for other professionals. A public awareness campaign by the American Library Association (ALA) is described and suggestions are made…

A Fordham University law school course teaches mediation from a generic perspective that allows professors to deal with the professional responsibility and lawyering role issues without tying them to a specific subject matter or model, allowing students to develop a more comprehensive theory of lawyering. (MSE)

Examination of physical education teachers' health practices, fitness status, and perception of themselves as role models suggested that the subjects had below average levels of physical fitness, although 72 percent thought that they were good role models for encouraging students to adopt important health and physical fitness habits. (CB)