Gifted girls and women have the unique aspect of attempting to fulfill needs in both the affective and the cognitive domains. Using Maslow's hierarchy of needs, this study was designed to formulate some guidelines for the vocational counseling of gifted girls and women by ascertaining their developmental need levels. Need levels were compared with…

These recommendations by the Chemical and Allied Products Industry Training Board of Great Britain concerning employee induction or orientation cover such aspects as pay and pensions, working conditions, discipline, safety, medical services. Topics and time allocations are suggested for the initial interview, the first day, and subsequent…

This document is a handbook for those participating in the School Volunteer Program of the Dade County Public Schools. It offers tips for attitude orientation, maps, lists of participating schools, procedures and policies of the program, and job descriptions of all jobs open to the school volunteer. Tasks are described for assistants in arts and…

The literature of library goals and objectives is reviewed, evaluated and structured to serve those in university, public and special libraries who are planning the future direction of their organizations. The emphasis is upon overall goals and objectives--not low-level, organizational nor state or other area-type goals. Background factors and…

An overall view of the function of the middle-school staff is presented. Such aspects as teacher characteristics, number and kinds of personnel needed, criteria for certification, and personnel functions are discussed. Also included are brief, tentative job descriptions for the principal, the assistant principal, counselors, classroom teachers,…

Written by an experienced teacher and addressed to beginning teachers, the paper concerns the problems and pleasures of teaching in the '70's from one teacher's point of view. The physical, emotional, spiritual or moral, and intellectual requirements for teaching are examined. Also explored are four broad objectives of the teaching-learning…

These data suggest that black teachers as a group have in many respects a more "positive" profile than have whites in terms of aspiring to traditional American ideas. Blacks value equality, courage, honesty, independence, intelligence, and self-control rather than logic, obedience, politeness, peacefulness, pleasure, or salvation. (Author/IRT)

Students desiring technical careers in industry should plan their college programs to ensure the acquisition of required skills and knowledge. (STS)

Outlines nine tasks comprising the most significant leadership functions, including envisioning goals, affirming values, motivating others, managing, achieving workable unity, explaining and teaching, serving as a symbol, representing the group, and renewing the system to enhance its future. (MLH)

This research review considers the literature on monitoring in education, suggests considerations for successful monitoring programs, and includes a selected bibliography of additional readings on mentorship. (CB)

Explored personal orientation changes over time in 14 volunteers who lived in relative psychosocial isolation for six months, emulating lifestyle of the 1820 English settlers in South Africa. Results of pre- and posttests using the Personal Orientation Inventory revealed significant change on the self-acceptance dimension only. Discusses group…

Examined career exploration and goal setting among managers. High work role salience and the perceived availability of mobility opportunities were associated with participation in career exploration. Moreover, managers who aspired to different positions in the organization engaged in more career exploration. Highly anxious managers were less…

Like so many areas of human endeavor, the roots of our athletic heritage are etched in ancient Greek history. The Greeks placed an enormous importance on winning in athletics--so much so that no recognition was given to second place. To be taught to win is no sin. (MT)

A recent article by Nicholls on achievement motivation is criticized on three points: (1) definitions of achievement motives are ambiguous; (2) behavioral consequences predicted do not follow from explicit theoretical assumptions; and (3) Nicholls's account of the relation between his theory and other achievement theories is factually incorrect.…

The author replies to criticism of his interpretation of achievement motivation. A distinction between goals of demonstrating and developing ability cannot be made in task involvement. Attempts to extend the author's theory by adding this distinction suffer from a failure to predict when these different goals will predominate. (Author/LMO)