Contends that women students and faculty need to have role models in sciences in the classroom, in textbooks, and through campus visits. Reviews information on women scientists as faculty and visiting lecturers, in class visits, in resource directories, and in the science classroom. Considers science and societal issues and describes specialty…

Discusses a strategy to present girls with models of hardy female personalities through examples of young problem solvers found in children's literature to nurture and build the strength in female students to tackle problem-solving situations. Contains 17 references. (ASK)

Of 340 nursing students in a capstone course, 145 were traditional age, 12 were returning registered nurses (RNs). Course content was applied differently by the two groups; most preferred discussion/seminar format. Most viewed RNs as positive role models, though some would prefer separate courses. (SK)

Career service practitioners can address the career needs of students with disabilities in several ways: include disability-specific information in all job search and career planning workshops; develop self-contained programs for students with disabilities; view the job search from the student's perspective; and provide role models for students.…

A study investigated the postsecondary educational experiences and perceptions of eight college women with deafness. Findings indicate that the women perceived their college environment as being generally positive, although they also perceived instances of unequal treatment and desired more female role models. (Author/CR)

Reviews issues related to school social workers' skepticism toward mentoring and the current mentoring movement. Discusses theoretical cornerstones of mentoring programs as well as principles of effective programs. Argues that school social workers are ideal candidates for developing, implementing, and evaluating those programs. (Author/GCP)

Describes six high-achieving eighth-grade students asked to write a report about a significant person they would like as a mentor in high school. Finds the students chose their topics rapidly, and all but one created a task impression of the assigned report with little difficulty, using both content- and procedural-related goals to accomplish…

Describes how the innovative children's librarian, Katherine Watson, of the Denver (CO) Public Library surveyed famous American men and women in 1929-1930 about their favorite children's books to inspire young readers. Discusses Watson's idea that became children's book week, a book talk with local children's authors, a traveling collection of…

Discusses how the Humanities Out There (HOT) program has served as a resource library of curriculum models, of academic research, and of role models for students at Santa Ana High School. Notes how she, the teacher, had an important role in assisting the graduate and undergraduate students in developing their own teaching methodologies. (SC)

By fashioning a blended approach, two superintendents in radically different school districts systematically distinguished what worked and what was worth promoting from what was failing and had to be revised or eliminated. They both established credibility by encouraging teachers and principals to examine their practice, consider new ways of…

Examines the following aspects of the children's television program "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood": orderly safe environment, respect for self and others, imagination, "field trips" that reduce children's fears, special guests and cultural activities, dealing with personal and social problems, controlling one's feelings, taking…

Adolescents of diverse ethnic background (n=201) reported whether they considered any adult other than their parents to be a very important person (VIP) in their lives and described attributes of the VIP and their relationship. Girls were more likely to have a VIP. Differences in VIP attributes were associated with adolescents' psychosocial…

Australian older adults were trained to act as advocates and role models to inform peers on effective use of medicines. Trainees reported difficulties experienced by older learners when training is too concentrated. Many noted increased self-esteem and personal growth as a result of their involvement. (SK)

Responses from 108 African American junior high school students indicated that younger ones were more likely to be influenced by television role models. Amount of television viewing and gender did not influence career aspirations. Higher levels of mothers' education were a significant predictor of television influence on career aspiration;…

Presents results from a seven-year research project in which a baseline class of high school students was compared with a class in which role-model intervention was used to encourage female students to complete upper-level science courses. In the target class, there were no significant gender differences in science credits earned. Attitude survey…