Shows how Caldecott and Newbery Medal books have reflected the changing norms of society during the past two decades. Specifically in the increased number of books with women as main characters, positive images of females, and situations similar to those encountered in everyday life. (EL)

Examines how men and women combine and coordinate work and family roles over the life course. Discusses the constraints of work and family roles, work/family role coordination over the life course (sequential work/family role staging and symmetrical work/family role allocation), and policy implications of work/family linkages. (CT)

Four groups of raters (clinical psychologists, school psychologists, teachers, and parents) evaluated the psychological importance of items on the Child Behavior Checklist. Results suggested that role groups could be differentiated on the basis of ratings. Findings included role group differences, gender differences, age differences, and parental…

A description of what it is like to move back and forth between the academic and the political worlds is presented. Ten "professor/legislators" and one ex-professor/governor are interviewed. Their responses indicate that the campus and the legislature are not inimical environments. (MLW)

This article addresses three questions which should help adult educators focus on the challenge of social and economic change: What are the sources of social and economic transformations? What are the role issues facing adult educators? What might be some suggestions for enhancing and expanding adult education programs so that they can…

An investigation into the perceptions of students and instructors of the relative importance of the various teaching, advisory, and patient care functions of instructors is described. Conclusions imply that the role of teachers in a medical course should be more closely defined and the functions made more explicit. (MLW)

A study of faculty job satisfaction concerned with work achievement, work role clarity, superordinates, co-workers, pay promotions, and facilities is described. Results show that faculty are most dissatisfied with pay, promotions and administration; faculty with higher pay scales are more satisfied than those with lower pay scales. (Author/MLW)

The traditional values held by academicians concerning individual academic autonomy, authority, comparison among colleagues, and the source of policy are viewed from the perspective that the liberal ideal of autonomous rationality may ultimately undercut the effectiveness of the institution. (MSE)

The increase in part-time, working college students in Italy corresponds to a trend toward a less stable, fragmented student life style in which none of the student's activities is primary and study is only one of many part-time roles. (MSE)

Health and its cognate disciplines are the subject of wrenching changes in Western society today, changes calling for creative response on the part of institutions offering educational programs in the health disciplines. (MLW)

In defining the tasks of management and the complementary role of the evaluation professional, specific skills that the evaluator needs are outlined, markers of success are identified, and ethical issues that the internal evaluator must face are discussed. (PN)

Reports on a study of the role orientation of North Carolina community college faculty, which investigated the relationship between professional-discipline and careerist orientations, and the reference groups used by faculty to evaluate their performance. Reveals a conflict between professional and careerist orientations ands claims that…

A discussion of the responsibility of scientists as repositories of knowledge, as educators, and as citizens outlines some concerns of the scientific community for problems of peace and disarmament. It is noted that a recent common awareness of a common responsibility for society is evident in the intensity of scientific contacts. (MSE)

Describes a course designed to help solve the confusion and bewilderment about their role and future in society with which many students must deal. (Author/RK)

On the whole, the questionnaire responses of the black and Puerto Rican high school students displayed less social distance toward their white peers than did the whites toward the minorities. (Author)