This article discusses differences between amateur and professional athletics in terms of objectives and outcomes. Olympic competition is discussed in particular. (MT)

Reports on four experiments on pattern perception in four-month-old infants. The first experiment examined preference for patterns varying in structure; the second examined encoding patterns from different subset sizes; and the last two experiments examined changes in the size, position, and orientation of the habituation pattern. (HOD)

Examines age variations in the relationship between career orientation, achievement orientation and career values in women (N=950). Results showed that the relationship between career orientation and achievement orientation is stronger among younger women, while the relationship between career orientation and career values is stronger among older…

Describes experiences of a Philadelphia teacher who is transferred irregularly from school to school as student enrollments shift. Focuses on difficulties of understanding how the new school operates, obtaining supplies, getting to know a new staff and student body, and teaching students with special needs. Recommends that frequently transferred…

Describes a study designed to describe and compare the degree of goal attainment expressed by advisors, officers, and members of Missouri FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapters and to describe and compare officer and member ratings of the quality of activities generally conducted in FFA chapters. (CT)

Investigated career patterns and aspirations of 234 male and female Ohio elementary school principals. Factors found to relate significantly to gender include personal characteristics such as race and marital status, professional experiences such as career pattern prior to principalship, age when first considering principalship, reason for…

Indicators and characteristics of effective induction systems are described using efforts of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' Career Development Program as an example. Fundamental changes needed in the way teacher education is conceptualized by school personnel are discussed. (DF)

A feasibility study of Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) in a multicategorical preschool demonstration project pointed to the relevance of the method for improving implementation effectiveness of individualized education programs with severely impaired preschoolers. However, there were serious limitations for using GAS as a measure of program impact.…

Why do so many newly minted trustees experience difficulty finding their voice on the board? Nearly all come from successful and distinguished backgrounds in business and the professions. Over a lifetime they have carefully honed their personal leadership styles. They have found easy comfort in a variety of governing responsibilities and are…

This 2002 dissertation investigated community college administrators perceptions of the importance of orientations for distance learners at community colleges in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States. Because distance learning has grown rapidly in the United States in recent years, challenges have arisen regarding how to prepare and…

This guide translates research into practical advice on attracting, retaining, and guiding transfer students. Various chapters address multiple strategies for orientation and advising; curricular issues involving transfer students; how to maximize the effectiveness of articulation agreements; preparing community college students for transfer;…

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the role of dialogue in children's learning and conception of self. Most research to date has focused on the elements and functions of classroom discourse and on adult-child or teacher-pupil conversations in educational settings. Little is known, however, about children's informal talk in which children…

Briefly describes an orientation program wherein new students meet in groups of ten for campus walkthroughs'' with upperclass volunteer guides. They made a step-by-step trial run of registration procedures, talked with faculty members in their areas of interest, and toured the campus. (CJ)

Presents convincing arguments in favor of secondary school publications, lists titles and brief descriptions of student jobs in putting out various publications, and suggests means of getting out student publications even when no journalism classes are offered. (RB)