Reports that children between the ages of two and a half and eight made a significant distinction between "male" and "female" occupations, with the extent of the distinction increasing with age level. Discusses the implications of this for career decisions and aspirations. (Author/ST)

Assessed perceptions of male and female roles held by undergraduate social work students. Perception of the Ideal Woman as wife and mother was compared with extrafamily values, i.e., perception of the Ideal Woman as career oriented. Students had perceptions of women's and men's roles that basically were not stereotypical. (Author)

The article focuses on how the role of school psychologists is being influenced by litigation and legislation and how school psychology is reevaluating its professional standards and ethics. (DB)

Describes the educational technologist's work in Open University course production in terms of the work's context and the potential roles and tasks that may be assumed, and concludes that the educational technologist must continually construct and reconstruct his/her own role according to a number of sets of criteria. (Author/CMV)

The forthcoming yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education focusing on philosophy of education is described. Included are comments on the proper role of philosophy in the education of educators, expectations of what philosophers have to offer educators, and a curriculum for doctoral programs in philosophy of education. (JMF)

The author examines the meaning of pedagogical caring as a role concept, and clarifies difficulties which have issued from a confusion of pedagogical and psychotherapeutic professional roles. (MJB)

Describes a study of the differences in the perceived roles, functions, and duties of clinical and counseling psychology interns in internship and university training program settings and of the effectiveness of the interns in their roles, functions, and duties as perceived by supervisors. Suggests training improvements. (SB)

Reviews theories and empirical findings about self-esteem derived from the work role and its activities. Self-esteem is defined and problems inherent in its measurement are discussed. Theoretical perspectives relating self-esteem to the work role are outlined. Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of high employee self-esteem are presented.…

Reports on a study of how people create names for individuals characterized by role descriptions. Concludes that context scenarios that involved the individual denoted by a role description elicited names less literally based on the actual role description than did less involving scenarios, and that less literal names appeared to directly…

The column presents two articles, "Facing the Label" by J. Schulz and "Mainstreaming--A Different Approach" by J. Miltenberger. (SBH)

Utilizes the results of a study that examined how information was sought and actually used in everyday situations to emphasize that an understanding of the self-informing process can improve the services of adult services librarians by increasing their awareness and by suggesting communication skills needed. (Author/JD)

In an attempt to analyze systematically where power is and why it accumulates where it does, this study identifies how a voluntary consortium in higher education perceives the power systems in the institutional hierarchy. (MB)

A study of faculty attitudes toward academic advising reveals differing views of the need for advising, its professional relevance, and student-faculty involvement. (Author)

Tested model of family structure and process using 133 children where both divorced parents remained in children's lives about 3 years after separation. Found role diffusion, lack of coparental alliance, parental boundary problems, parent-child rejection associated with reduced social competence and behavioral difficulties (especially in boys and…