This study grew out of interest in how occupational role stress, moderated by personality, affects health--particularly in the area of coronary heart disease. People in organizations are now asking how occupational role demands and technological developments affect employee health. This study examined the effects of an impending shutdown of the…

The purpose of this study was to identify the perceived roles of undergraduate hall counselors or student assistants. Four roles were defined: administrator, advisor, counselor, and disciplinarian. Fifteen items were generated for each role, resulting in a 60-item instrument, which was distributed to 700 students residing in two dormitories at…

A study conducted by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare investigated the relationship between sex role identity and academic achievement. Freshmen and seniors from nine rural Wisconsin high schools completed instruments which measured sex-role identity, self-expectations, self-concepts of ability and educational levels. Results…

It is generally assumed that the classroom teacher, through verbalization and behavioral cues, communicates to students his expectations for learning behavior in his classroom. An investigation was conducted to analyze the hypothesis that students perceive their teachers' expectations idiosyncratically. In the first study the Watson Analysis…

This study attempts to define the role of the specialist in school districts and to identify the relationship between deployment of specialists and school quality. A time equivalent measure was used (i.e., the percentage of time a specialist spends at a certain function) to quantify the specialist's services. In addition, the recipient of the…

The workshop on the Utilization of Women's Resources in the Young Men's Christian Associations (YMCA) in examining women's role in the organization undercovered much bias against women (especially with regard to leadership and competency) which impacted on personnel policies, organizational climate, programing, and relationships with the…

A competence paradigm may provide communication scholars with a theoretical framework for the study of interpersonal communication. The study of ritualistic behavior is a study of competence in its most basic form. Turn-taking in conversations--an example of ritualistic behavior--not only helps us apportion the floor, but also serves a symbolic…

This study attempts to present, evaluate and explain available data relative to the determination of differences in role-definition between principals and counselors. The author addresses his study to the question--to what extent is the viability of the guidance program in schools affected by role-definition and comprehension, and communication…

Based on a sample of (466) midwestern college women, this study reported on differences in feminine role orientation related to: (1) the student's year in college, (2) whether she was on a branch or the central campus of the university where research was to be conducted, and (3) whether she was working for a baccalaureate or Ph.D. degree. Results…

Strong, Hendel and Bratton (1971) found that counselors, in relation to psychiatrists, were perceived by students as warm, friendly, and polite people to talk with, although not very bright or knowledgeable. The design of the present study is based on the assumption that the title, "counselor," is too generic. The study compares perceptions held…

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effect of the experimenter and the type of rating scales on indices of cognitive complexity and extremity of ratings. Starting from the notion of implicit theory of personality and Kelly's personal construct theory, it has been assumed that a person's individual constructs would be more…

An educational policy systems module is presented which is concerned with: (1) the formulation of educational policy in the United States, (2) the changing role of state and federal government in the formulation of educational policy, (3) the organizations and influence groups that are concerned with policy in higher education and their impact,…

A study attempted to determine how education students and beginning teachers differ in their role conceptions (descriptive modality), values (evaluative modality), and norms (prescriptive modality) and to observe the developmental patterns of these aggregate conceptions, values, and norms. Subjects were 405 enrollees and graduates of the…

An experiment was conducted to study the effect that audience attitude toward, and identification with the main character of a film has on learning from the film. Two hypotheses were formulated. 1) People for whom the occupational role of the main character has a high prestige value will learn more factual information from the film and also change…

This report focuses on the differences in work relations between teachers and teacher aides and between social workers and social service aides, using data obtained from in-depth interviews, classroom observations, and meetings at two Head Start centers. Center One, which is church sponsored, has two classrooms and 60 children, with two teachers,…