Compared 64 women in atypical professions with 71 women in sex-typical professions. Results suggested those in atypical professions were more likely to be firstborn, with employed mothers, and to mention positive influences of men on their careers. Factors related to atypical choice may relate to academic achievement. (JAC)

Interviewed 50 women who chose a male-dominated career, the ministry, about career choice and professional development including role models and educational experiences. Findings indicated a complex interaction of sex and function of role models with age and sex-role orientation of subjects. (JAC)

Discusses a number of "spunky" girls in adolescent and children's literature. Explains the importance of young people having such characters as models. (FL)

Resident advisers and their peers were compared regarding their alcohol use and its consequences, their perceived norms, and their helpfulness as sources of information and referral. Implications for alcohol education and resident adviser training programs are given. (Author/BL)

Finds that of 80 future elementary school teachers, only 29 were reading a book at the time of the survey. (FL)

The precedents set by contemporary women conductors, the models they represent, and the contributions they have made to music constitute significant reasons for them to remain the focus of attention that will confirm their place in musical history. (RM)

Reviews connections between speech communication as a discipline and active commitments to First Amendment principles. Reflects on the influence of Professor James O'Neil, principal founder of the Speech Communication Association and offers his example as a role model. (PD)

Gives a profile of Anna Mae Picton Squash, an Indian woman devoted to the service of the Indian people and Reports on her tragic death. (AM)

An all-day conference enabled graduate women students to question and identify with role models of young women faculty members. The conference is described. (Author/EJT)

The middle level years are a crucial time for student development, a time when the path for school success is set for many students. Educators who focus on character and leadership development realize that training in these areas can play a significant role in developing students who will become effective leaders and active citizens in middle…

Adolescents who volunteer do better in school, feel more positive about themselves, and avoid risky behaviors (for example, using drugs). Teens who participate in service activities also are more likely to vote, and to have a positive work ethic and a socially responsible attitude as adults. In addition to benefits for the individual, the…

Elementary school children played a game labeled either sex-appropriate, sex-neutral or sex-inappropriate game. Measures of performance and attractiveness of the game were obtained. Sex differences were noted. (ST)

The relative power of symbolically conveyed adult and peer models to modify children's moral choice behavior was examined. The adult model was more influential than the peer model, although the latter was more influential than no model. (Author/KM)

That a child's self-concept is more closely related to his parents' perception of him than to his parents' self-conceptions was revealed as a trend in the data gathered from both parents and children in intact nuclear families. (Author/KM)