The early career experiences of a group of young people from a sparsely populated out-migration area of Michigan were studied. In 1957, all the juniors and seniors enrolled in the county's 6 school districts responded to questionnaires which sought to explore several aspects of their situations near the end of high school. Factors examined…

The psychiatric clerkship for medical students is examined with regard to the accompanying educational process of reconciliation of fantasy to clinical reality. Commonly encountered student fantasies are detailed, and questions are raised concerning the suitability of psychiatric clerkships. (Author/DS)

The current state of theory, research, and practice in realistic job previews (RJP) for recruitment is still immature. RJPs have been used to reduce employee turnover, but not necessarily to influence the job performance of newcomers. This research looks at the background, research results, and unanswered issues. (Author/RK)

Administration of the Learning Styles Inventory (LSI) to randomly selected groups of 1,769 male and 1,369 female community college students revealed statistically significant differences between males and females on 15 of the 21 LSI scales. Differences in learning preferences for structure, content, and mode of instruction, and for academic…

Have higher grades brought happiness to the classroom? Article considered how the concern with happiness has affected students. (Author/RK)

This paper finds that, in general, college students give lower ratings to professors with whom they have normative dissonance. It suggests that dissonance should be given more consideration, raising the possibility of "matching" students and professors. This would also increase the objectivity of student evaluations. (Author/BP)

The sociological significance of regional context as a potential explanatory variable in regard to youth aspirations was explored. (NQ)

A discussion of retrospective evaluation of student learning looks at the purposes, expectations, and values inherent in evaluation and proposes faculty-developed, course-based assessment as a controllable and beneficial evaluation method. (MSE)

The effects of specific vs. nonspecific referral information and test data on school psychologists' decisions were investigated. Eighty-two psychologists reviewed a hypothetical case study and made psychoeducational decisions. Knowledge of a teacher's reasons for referral did not influence expectations or placement decisions, but test data on…

Contrasted a realistic job preview (RJP) using a prescriptive approach aimed at enhancing newcomer adaptation to the job with a traditional and descriptive RJP targeted at expectations concerning objective information about the job. Revealed strong effects on the manipulation checks and supportive findings for both types of preview on variables…

Asked 100 Mexican undergraduates and 100 United States undergraduates to imagine an initial counseling session, the counselor's behavior, their own behavior as clients, and the counselor-client interaction. Found that Mexicans expected more openness from clients and less from counselors than did Americans. Significant sex differences were also…

Three high schol teachers in Tempe, Arizona, have improved students' speaking and writing proficiency by applying the principles of outcome-based education to their ninth grade English classes. These teachers abolished "D" grades, clearly defined expectations and offered expanded opportunities to master material. (MLH)

This paper shows how social factors may be causal factors for the poor socioeconomic status of deaf persons. Historical social attitudes toward deafness are reviewed. Poor socioeconomic status is explained through application of psychosocial theories including mistaken lifestyles, faulty family relationships, self-fulfilling prophecy, the role of…

A review of research on student cognitive processes considers students' perceptions and expectations, students' perceptions of teachers' actions, attention, motivation, factual learning and memory, comprehension and knowledge acquisition, and learning strategies and metacognitive processes and suggests implications for teacher education in each of…

Although schools can do little to help youth from desperately poor, violent, or drug-addicted families, they can educate other at-risk youngsters who are discouraged or defeated learners. Schools can raise these kids' self-esteem by bestowing serious work assignments, (not "warm fuzzies"), solitary learning space, or external rewards for everyday…