Suggests that since most newborn infants (65%) preferred to lie with their heads turned to the right, whereas 15% showed a distinct preference for the left, right head-orientation preference may contribute to the early development of right-handedness. (Author/SK)

Multinomial logic and multiple discriminant analyses are used to predict probabilities that individuals will attain several occupational categories based on individual characteristics and qualifications. The authors found that their results vary substantially from women's actual occupational distribution. They conclude that a significant portion…

These results supported the applicability of the Gottschalk-Gleser scales for the content analysis of speech samples to adolescents, based on 112 youngsters aged 11-18, stratified by age, race, and sex. Correlations with the Adolescent Life Assessment Checklist, Defense Mechanisms Inventory, and Rotter Internal External Locus of Control Scale were…

Examined differences among academic achievement, IQ, level of occupational plans, delay of gratification, feelings of personal control, ethnic stereotypes of the average Indian and of the average White person, and self concepts. The Spanish-Americans scored between the Alglos and the Navahos, and the variables were positively interrelated. (Author)

Competency-based teacher education is attacked, and adaptation of the methods theory of acting to teacher preparation programs is advocated. (LH)

The relationships between scores on the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, the Brown Personal Beliefs and Teaching Practices Inventories, and the Rokeach Dogmatism Scale for 191 female, beginning teacher education students were investigated using canonical and simple correlation analyses. (Author/GDC)

Summarizes research studies published since 1960 which provide comparative data on Black and White adolescents. Topics covered include academic achievement, development, creativity, achievement motivation, locus of control, self-concept, personality, aspirations, attitudes and beliefs, and mass media use patterns. (GC)

Reviews the research methods, design, and main findings of the Austin-Mexico City cross-cultural study of personality and intellectual development using an overlapping longitudinal design. A span of 12 years of development was extrapolated from six years of repeated testing with children ages 6, 9, and 12 years. (SS)

Pupils, ages 15-16, completed a self-evaluative checklist from which self-concept groups were identified by cluster analysis. Academic attainment distinguished significantly among groups. Students also ranked qualities describing their most popular peers. Physical attributes (athleticism, attractiveness, sexuality) proved to be the main criteria…

Results of a study indicate that beginning courses in college economics should be taught with fewer lectures and more student involvement. Current events and group activities should be an integral part of classes. (Author/KC)

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between selected personality and motor variables in emotionally disturbed elementary school children; also to determine an estimate of the reliability of certain measuring instruments when used with this special group of subjects. (JD)

This paper explores the importance of temperament in working relationships among adults in school settings, suggesting a series of informal activities that may be used in college classes or inservice workshops to help teachers and other school personnel recognize adult temperaments and interact successfully with colleagues. (SM)

Questions what attributes and approaches are most effective and essential for a primary school to achieve their mission. Identifies three attributes: (1) success (defined here as establishing the primary mission as the successful development of the child); (2) wonder (referring to techniques that inspire this response); and (3) confidence. (MJP)

Investigates the order in which dispositional and situational information is considered. Results indicate that perceivers are flexible in their inference processes: they are able to draw either dispositional or situational inferences initially. Greater understanding of the mechanisms and determinants of social judgments has important implications…