Life/work planning can be an individualized process for self-analysis, decision, and action. It uses the same approach for any experience desired, by considering an individual's skills, goals, and values and by combining work, learning, and adventure. (MSE)

The premise that "sports builds character" is scrutinized through a discussion of several contact sports--boxing, hockey, and football. The fine line between assertiveness and aggression is explored, and the interrelationship between society and sports is investigated. (JN)

A videotaped presentation was produced as a collaborative effort involving university professors, students, and field center faculty members. The following items are addressed: production development, the summative assessment checklist, program segments, product utilization, assessment steps and participant reactions. (Author)

Reviews the literature concerning part-time faculty characteristics, salaries, recruitment, orientation, and staff development. Provides a bibliography of relevant works selected from the ERIC junior colleges collection. (JP)

Behavior modification in a weight control program is examined in two models of operant and classical conditioning. Successful utilization of behavioral techniques is dependent on adherence to principles of learning, the skill and insight of the clinician, and the sensitivity to the individual needs of each client. (JN)

A comprehensive program of staff development for teachers of adults begins with a thorough orientation for new staff, and continues with inservice activities identified and developed by administrators, advisory committee members and teachers themselves. (SK)

Goal setting is an essential part of an effective supervisory model. Suggestions are offered that have been effective in improving goal-setting activities in a variety of school settings. (Author/MLF)

Expectancy theory suggests that volunteers make choices based on certain predetermined goals. Three major needs that can be applied to the selection of volunteer activities are: the need for achievement, the need for power, and the need for affiliation. (JN)

The task of the personnel manager is to create an environment that produces commitment and motivation in employees. Motivation is greatest when the employee knows that efficient and productive behavior will lead to satisfaction. (JN)

Suggests that videotape recordings of the student activities program can serve as orientation materials for new sponsors and help preserve the continuity of the program. (SJL)

Describes a study in which 165 faculty from eight Virginia community colleges offering programs to prisoners were tested to determine their attitudes toward prisoners and their willingness to participate in prison programs. Correlates demographic variables and prior experiences with findings and examines the effectiveness of an orientation program…

Examines the effects of gender, age, race, group size, and other characteristics on spatial displacement in the general population. Considers the relative contributions of power, gallantry, and status in the determining of who yields to whom. (JMF)

Students wrote stories to sentence cues which described a stimulus person as succeeding or failing in one of six occupations. Success-approach and failure-avoidance imagery in the stories increased as the current male dominance of the occupation increased. Success-approach imagery appeared more often in females' stories. (Author/BEF)

Describes the development, implementation, and initial evaluation of a program that aims to foster an expanded understanding of career options for women. This program, developed specifically for use in rural areas, was designed for adolescents of both sexes and is currently used in several regions of the United States. (Author/MLF)

Forty elementary children (six and nine year olds) and 20 college students were required to discriminate identical pairs of visual stimuli from mirror images. It was hypothesized that a key factor in performance would be the extent to which orientation was a functionally significant attribute of the stimuli. (Author/MP)