Longitudinal data on six eye-hand coordination tasks for 25 children aged five and one-half through eight and one-half years were factor analyzed in terms of functional and structural cognitive orientation. (Author)

In order for management by objectives, or any other business system, to be fully effective, it is necessary to accept and include the hidden and/or unconscious motivations of each individual involved. (Author/MLF)

A case study using nonparticipant observation, interviews, and a questionnaire survey was carried out to examine the hypothesis that two groups characteristically involved in a large library's book selection process, the coordinators and branch librarians, would display differing orientations toward the process which would result in conflicting…

Suggests that peer groups are a very important component of normal and successful classrooms. They matter to the educational system because they matter to children. The attitudes that children hold about their schools and about work are affected by their peer group relationships, which in turn affect the whole organization of the class. (Author/RK)

Surveys both of practitioners in school guidance programs and of futuristic literature indicate a number of significant changes to be expected in school guidance programs in the next several decades. Foreseen are greater emphases on elementary school guidance, developmental and preventive orientations, and consultative activities. (MJB)

Clients (N=24) and 16 therapists, including five client-therapist pairs, were interviewed on how issues of social sex-role stereotyping and sexual orientation arose and were dealt with in therapy. Results indicated that similarity of sexual orientation of client and therapist is related to positive psychotherapeutic outcomes. (Author)

Examined the effects of training in self-monitoring and goal setting skills on classroom study behavior and on the academic achievement of fifth and sixth grade children in an individualized mathematics program. (BD)

In a sentence-completion task, eighty sixth-grade students were assigned specific difficult goals or general goals ("do your best"). Subjects received one of four levels of monetary incentive. Specific difficult goals produced higher performance than nonspecific across various incentive conditions, and maintained those levels when previously…

The author's purpose is to discuss the situation of newcomers entering groups to illustrate the value of integrating research from different disciplines. Assimilation programs for newcomers may reduce attrition in schools, clinics, the military, and industry. (Author/PD)

Reports results of a study investigating reference group orientations of industrially employed professionals. Sample included 128 engineers and 51 scientists, divided into four personnel types: locals, cosmopolitans, local/cosmopolitans, and uncommitted. Through a questionnaire, respondents reflected their level of commitment to a variety of…

Results of this study demonstrate that a multiple-problem-focused workshop can be successful in dealing with a wide range of social assertion problems. (MM)

Two studies found temporal persistence and resistance to extinction to be positively related to the attribution of failure to insufficient effort, and negatively related to ability and task difficulty in sixth graders. Results provided support for the attribution model of achievement motivation as well as empirical foundation for attribution…

A study of the social origins, attitudes, and anticipated practice settings of black and white recruits to the physician's assistant occupation is reported. Various social attitudes, motivations, and differences in desire to practice in ghetto areas provide support for affirmative action policies in dealing with health manpower needs of medically…

A three-phase training program prepares graduate students to work as teaching assistants for the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at Marquette University. The program includes an orientation workshop that is described in detail, individual guidance sessions, and bimonthly group discussions. (JMD)

The author suggests questions a job applicant should pose in order to mix and match personal goals and organizational goals. (MJB)