Recounts how a teacher used herself as a model to motivate black students to speak standard English. (JL)

Evaluated the Communication and Parenting Skills (CAPS) substance abuse education program, which includes parental modeling and effective communication. Ten instructors each conducted two CAPS courses, one as an experimental course, the other as a control. Results indicated significant acquisition and utilization of constructive responses by…

Studied single-parent fathers to assess goal facilitation, transition procedures, normative change, role strain, and ease of role transition. Concluded that single-parent fathers, although able to adjust successfully, may improve their adjustment by gaining education and experience with children, and participating in household activities. (Author)

Suggests the development of a personal identity for the female client depends on characteristics of the counselor. Characteristics include: (1) the counselor's resolution of personal values concerning women; (2) resolution of these values evidenced in the counselor's own behavior; and (3) therapy orientation incorporating the first two elements.…

Argues that readers are created, in part, by the materials and models they have for reading. Recommends a number of books that teachers might want to share with their students. (FL)

Few programs in the field of recreation attempt to integrate older adults into recreational activities with younger age groups. The benefits accrued from this intergenerational approach include: (1) shared experiences which help combat stereotypical thinking; (2) learning an holistic approach to life; and (3) cooperation between youth-related and…

Offers strategies to encourage girls to see the value of studying science and mathematics and to continue studying these subjects. Strategies focus on career relevance, role models, creating confidence, and developing spatial skills in females. (Author/SK)

Experiential education is viewed as a process of enculturation: a student explores the work culture and develops the personality characteristics prized by the culture. Implications are examined for selection, training, and evaluation of students in an undergraduate internship in a psychiatric residential treatment center for adolescents.…

Except for a period of intense recruitment of Blacks which occurred between 1966 and 1972, attitudes toward providing Blacks greater access to graduate and professional education have not changed substantially since the 1950s. The small percentage of Blacks currently holding doctorates limits, in turn, the future development of Black…

The Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory, with a vocational title called Optometry, was used to profile a sample of second-year optometry students and to compare them with samples of practicing optometrists. One conclusion questions these students' compatibility with older practitioners. (MLW)

The guidance of the youngster towards appropriate behavioral models is one of the greatest challenges and responsibilities of teachers and parents; children of school age need models yet are unable to discriminate fully among the potential models vying for attention. (CJ)

Educational background, length of time in one position, and sex were significant variables. The additive effect of these variables on the status of administrators was strong. Sex was the strongest variable, indicating women's needs to examine and imitate characteristics of male deans and presidents. (Author)

Role models serve important functions for students, providing standards against which students can evaluate themselves, and motivating students toward innovative achievement. The findings of a study show that students tend to prefer models of the same sex. (Author/MLW)

Studied the perceived needs of women in higher education. Results showed educators did not generally recognize sex-specific educational differences. There is a need for women role models, women's educational planning, and career and personal counseling. Institutions must provide such options for women to be competitive. (JAC)