Little research has focused on the actual supervision session and its relationship to trainee functioning. Supervision dyads (N=19) were selected to study this relationship. There was no significant relationship between supervisors' empathy level in supervision and trainees' empathy level in therapy. (Author)

Examines one secondary school's literature curriculum and provides a description of the range of mother figures to be found in young adult literature. Suggests some possible reasons for the scarcity of positive mother figures, and calls for change. (TB)

The Thomas J. Pappas Regional Education Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is a magnet school for homeless students from unorganized territories, military installations, Indian reservations, and national forest lands. This "accommodation" school, supported by federal grants, in-kind business donations, and committed volunteer mentors from the…

Investigates the standards mothers use to evaluate four types of children's television programs: (1) cartoons; (2) news programs for children; (3) educational children's programs; and (4) dramatic children's programs. Three quality standards considered most important were comprehensibility, aesthetic quality, and elicitation of involvement.…

Presents the reflections of a young African American school teacher as she considers her role as a role model and mentor, especially to those of her race and gender. (TB)

Early school experiences of 16 adult educators indicated that past positive teacher models mirrored present concepts of ideal teachers and of themselves as teachers. Conceptions of themselves as students, formed in early experiences, influenced expectations of adult students. Teaching beliefs seem rooted in childhood or adolescent experiences and…

Discusses how mentoring in health promotion differs from other key support roles, noting what the underlying rationale is behind mentoring, how a mentoring program should be designed, what the historical and theoretical roots of mentoring are, and what strategies mentors can use to be more effective. A research agenda for the mentoring approach is…

Using data for 2,722 British adolescents explores whether work-related skills and career role models are associated with career maturity when sociodemographic characteristics, family support, and personal characteristics are controlled. Having work-related skills and having a career role model were positively associated with career maturity.…

A study of 62 children's readers in use in three Texas cities demonstrated that such books are less male-focused than they appeared to be in a similar 1972 survey. Contends that both boys and girls would benefit from a still more equitable representation. (DM)

Presents a teen reporter's experience with real life news reporting (a shooting incident) in the high-crime section of Washington, DC. Describes how two teen reporters--participants in a journalism workshop--joined a reporter of the "Washington Post" on part of his regular beat on a Saturday night. (KEH)

A course was developed at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, addressing issues facing women. Female students discussed career planning and management, the complexities of balancing career and family life, and career commitment. The technique of structured role-model analysis was used. (Author/MLW)

Analyzes three primetime family sitcoms in order to describe the nature of sibling interaction in television families. Research on television families is examined, and questions are raised concerning the value of television sibling images as role models for real people, and the effects of these models on family and peer relationships. (27…

Using biographical interviewing, the study addressed graduate women's definitions of role models and mentors, perceived benefits of the mentor-protege relationship, and developmental discontinuities in mentor selection. Results are discussed within the context of the politics of mentoring of the attributions made by male mentors for female…

Asserts that in order to teach writing, teachers must write and share their writing with their students. Describes ways to make the writing process visible to students. Notes that teachers who write demonstrate that the goal is not to write without errors, but to write ideas. (MM)

The Ambassador Program, a partnership between Ferron Elementary School and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, pairs university students with at-risk elementary students once a week to serve as role models. (TE)