This article focuses on issues affecting the development of bilingual/bicultural health education programs for children of migrant farmworkers faced by the Colorado Migrant and Rural Coalition, including program issues and development, educational strategies and program evaluation techniques. (MB)

The value stretch perspective posits a core of societal values. It recognizes that certain groups believe they can't achieve valued goals, but see a range of outcomes as acceptable. The author utilizes this perspective to examine college women's attitudes toward their futures. She relates findings to individuals' identification with the feminist…

Sequences of mastery behavior were analyzed in a sample of 67 infants 6 to 12 months old. Authors computed (a) frequencies of six categories of mastery behavior, transitional probabilities, and z scores for each behavior change, and (b) transitions from a mastery behavior to positive affect. Changes in frequencies and similarity in organization…

Of three groups of adolescent boys (delinquent, disruptive, and controls), the delinquent group (n=20) showed a significantly greater tendency to operate in the paratelic motivational state (spontaneous, present-oriented behavior focusing only on immediately attainable goals) rather than in the telic motivational state (goal directed, purposeful,…

Research evidence shows that cooperative learning strategies are not equally effective, though most positively affect self-esteem, intergroup relations, and the ability to work with others. To produce achievement gains, these methods must include both a group goal and individual accountability. Includes 19 references. (MLH)

The article provides a rationale for and description of the family-focused interview, a collaborative mechanism for family assessment and goal-setting in early intervention with special needs children. Included are a description of skills necessary for effective interviewing and examples of the interview's impact on interventionists and the goals…

This article describes the Doane College developmental teacher education program. It is based on the school's teacher warranty and induction program which is a response to teacher effectiveness research. (MT)

A model for career counseling for the mentally handicapped is proposed that addresses goals, method, process, interview techniques, assessment, occupational information, and materials. The process is highly structured and directive, provides predictive and prescriptive information and involves the mentally handicapped individual's parents.…

Determined whether people could obtain outcomes on a complex task that would be in line with differential goal weights corresponding to different aspects of the task. Bank lending officers were run through lender-simulation exercises. Five performance goals were weighted. Demonstrated effectiveness of goal setting with complex tasks, using group…

Questions the support of John Holland's hypothesis that person-environment congruence relates positively to achievement. Evidence is provided in a study that Holland claims supports his hypothesis, in Holland's (1985) book, in Holland's (1968) data, and in the authors' finding of a negative relationship between the annual incomes and conventional…

The author provides several ways that industrial educators can improve themselves and improve the profession. These include increasing one's knowledge, changing one's attitudes, increasing one's skills, changing one's habits, using motivation properly, knowing how to adjust attitudes, and setting clear goals. (CT)

Sixth-graders learning disabled in mathematics (N=30) received subtraction training that included instruction and practice opportunities. Some children set proximal performance goals, others had comparable proximal goals assigned, and some received training without goals. Participation in goal setting led to the highest self-efficacy and…

Looks at the image of business education from the viewpoint of a high school principal, and discusses the following questions: (1) How can the principal support the business education program? (2) How can a new image be created for business education in high schools today? and (3) How can enrollment be increased in business education? (CT)

Two variants of the habituation paradigm were used to investigate fine orientation discrimination and shape constancy in 34 young infants. Results demonstrate that conditions determine whether young infants show sensitivity to relatively fine variations in pattern orientation or give evidence of shape constancy with the same patterns. (HOD)

Court-ordered desegregation of a midwestern junior high school was quickly achieved because of staff commitment to the plan, which included a uniform discipline code and staff resolution of ongoing problems. (CJH)