Of the 129 women interviewed, a large portion (38%) did not recall abuse reported 17 years earlier. Those who were younger when abuse occurred or were molested by an acquaintance were more likely to have no recall. Implications for research and practice are discussed. Periods with no memory should not suggest abuse never occurred. (52 references)…

Describes the limitations of current efforts to generate data on child welfare outcomes. Presents certain principles for the development of child welfare management information systems for the 21st century, and suggests steps to accomplish this task. Focuses on recent federal initiatives that provide an immediate opportunity to improve…

Strategies are presented for analyzing longitudinal research designs with many waves of data using hierarchical linear modeling. The approach defines well-focused parameters that yield meaningful effect size estimates and significance tests. It is illustrated with data from the Boys Town Follow-Up Study. (SLD)

A survey of 60 adult students participating in university preparation courses found a weak positive correlation between importance of personal goals and success in achieving them. Of 193 participants in the course and 193 controls, controls took more courses, possibly because those who are aware of their anxiety about college consciously choose a…

Beginning elementary teachers were surveyed four years after their initial, mentored teaching year in a large, collaborative university-school system to determine their attitudes about mentoring and whether they were still teaching. The 96 percent still teaching most valued the emotional support they received from their mentors. (SM)

Eighty-six rural students with mild disabilities who had graduated (n-52) or dropped out of (n=34) high school were interviewed twice (seven months apart) about their employment, residential status, and participation in postsecondary education and training programs. Although the majority in both groups were employed full time, graduates had worked…

Interviews with 169 children labeled 10 years earlier as gifted, nonlabeled but equally able, or having average ability revealed significant intergroup differences in work patterns and emotional outcome. Intense academic study possibly inhibited creative development; parents and teachers should be aware of the possible loss of creative potential…

This longitudinal follow-up study analyzed postschool outcomes for males and females with learning disabilities, mild mental retardation, and no disabilities. Few significant differences were noted between genders, except for parenting status. There were no differences in employment by disability. Differences between those with and without…

A vocational follow-up study of 113 young adults with learning disabilities who graduated from a human services paraprofessional training program is reported. Findings include the following 76 percent are employed, most as paraprofessionals in education settings; 60 percent earn under $10,000; despite low salaries, most report high job…

After a mailed questionnaire and two follow-ups, hard-core survey nonrespondents were contacted to ask why they had not responded and what they would have answered had they responded. Results from 28 subjects indicate that efforts to pursue nonrespondents may be unnecessary, because bias resulting from nonresponse appeared minimal. (SLD)

Children slow in expressive language development (SELD) at age two and matched normal toddlers were reevaluated at age four. Fifty-seven percent of SELD children showed chronic deficits in expressive syntax and morphology at reevaluation. Children with chronic language delay performed more poorly on narrative skill than their normal language…

A sample of 74 Finnish children with mild learning disabilities and 57 controls were grouped into 5 subgroups (normal, general language, visuo-motor, general deficiency, naming) and followed from the third to the sixth grade. Results indicated that neuropsychological profiles were generally maintained, with changes related to progress in reading.…

A followup to a 1982 survey of advancement professionals revealed that more and more advancement professionals are moving up to academe's top jobs, circumventing the traditional academic route. Respondents (n=45) said the ability to lead and to share leadership with academic staff was more important than the ability to raise money. (MSE)

At 4-year followup on 110 Mexican-American adolescents in a drug abuse prevention program, association with deviant peers was strongly predictive of alcohol and drug use and criminality, whereas parental influences were minor predictors. Low school satisfaction was related to greater drug use, particularly for females. (Author/SV)

Describes the use of a semantic differential technique to examine semantic meanings, and hence attitudes toward, selected concepts among students and faculty of accredited Northeastern library programs. The results of a 1976 study are compared to the results of recent follow-up studies, and it is concluded that relatively minor changes have…