The article explores the issues of role identity and role negotiation in establishing a viable psychiatric consultation contract with a school program for multihandicapped deaf children and offers guidelines for dealing with the consequences of role confusion and conflict in this consultation relationship. (Author/DLS)

A study of the role of the medical school dean's wife is discussed. Topics include: role orientation, perceived expectations, activities, resources, priorities, and satisfaction. A conceptual model is presented in the form of a three-part typology (active, passive, and nonparticipant) to describe the approaches used by wives. (Author/MLW)

Discussed is the research evidence related to the problems of diet and disease. Five areas are discussed including cholesterol, fat, sucrose, excess calories and obesity, alcohol, and salt. Recommendations are provided. (SA)

Examines if the same five bipolar factors that appear for the ideal role concepts of public school teachers also appear for parochial school teachers. Results indicated that parochial and public school teachers have similar factor structures, although there were significant differences in several factors when comparing scores. (Author/RC)

Examined high school students' perceptions of behavioral deviations from sex roles. Reports that perceptions varied depending on whether subjects were making attributions toward a member of their own sex or the opposite sex. (ST)

Abused and nonabused boys were interviewed to determine their perceptions of parental characteristics, discipline techniques, and emotional acceptance/rejection as well as attributions for parental treatment. Wide variations between abused and nonabused children's perceptions were found. (Author)

This study finds partial support for the association between a member's role in an organization, his perception of the structure of the organization and self-reported communications within the organization. Functional role as opposed to status role emerged as being of primary importance in understanding the relation between communications and…

The article suggests a Network of Educational Support Services Team (NEST) to provide adequate educational services for acoustically impaired children. (SBH)

The socialization function of education is examined through a study of how teachers' positions regarding responsibility affect the behavior and attitudes of their first-grade pupils. (LH)

For an admissions person to be truly professional he must be taught to acquire the special skills and knowledge needed to be effective. Training must encompass the three C's of Admissions--Counseling, Communications, and Community. (Author)

An empirical investigation of the psychometric properties of Bieri's grid form of Kelly's Role Construct Repertory Test was designed. Preliminary norm tables for scores were established which would be necessary in building arguments for external validity of research results. (Author/JKS)

This paper examines how Black ministers view their roles within the church and in the larger community. Based on data from a study conducted in Nashville, Tennessee, it is concluded that, while the expectations of apathetic congregations produce conservative ministers, those of activist congregations stimulate their ministers to greater…

Looks at the changes made by counselors and changes made in counseling over the past few decades and recommends changes in attitudes and roles essential to meet comtemporary conditions, based upon a belief that, before counselors can change roles, they must change their attitudes toward their job and themselves. (Author/BEF)

Provides the elementary school counselor with a knowledge base in the reading and reading disability areas. The discussion on reading highlights four major areas with which the elementary school counselor should be familiar: definition of reading, proliferation of terms, reading skills assessment, and reading disability. (Author)

The author reviews past struggles over professional identity issues between speech therapists and learning disabilities (LD) teachers and current problems between reading teachers, occupational therapists, and LD teachers. (CL)