The existence of maltreatment reports for 500 children with multiple disabilities was examined. The profiles of demographic and family characteristics associated with child maltreatment reporting were consistent with the literature, but child functional and developmental characteristics were not confirmed as risk factors. (Author/JDD)

The effect of the perceived quality of academic advising on student attrition was studied for 1,033 first-time freshmen at a public urban university. High quality advising reduced attrition. Low-quality advising was less successful in reducing attrition, but was associated with less attrition than was no advising at all. (SLD)

A 2-year study of 25 learning-disabled children (ages 8-14) found that intelligence quotient had no relationship to learning ability in a remedial program. Self-concept predicted patterns of successful achievement in spelling, arithmetic, and written language but not in visual word recognition. (Author/JDD)

Relationships between teachers' (N=740) psychological condition (burned-out, worn-out, or healthy) and their affective reactions to student success or failure were examined. Findings indicated that affects of anger, guilt, pride, and disappointment varied with and could be predicted from knowledge of teachers' psychological conditions. (IAH)

Examines the effect of family structure, parental rejection, and parental supervision and control on urban Black male delinquency. Finds that only perceived parental rejection has a significant effect on participation in delinquent activities. Discusses factors in Black communities that may contribute to controlling delinquency. (FMW)

Examined predictors of teachers' (N=182) management beliefs (the degree to which teachers believe they can personally manage a behavior). Found variables relating to greatest number of dependent measures were student academic achievement and socioeconomic status. (Author/ABL)

Examined concurrent relationship between late adolescent attachment to parents and peers and two broad indices of adolescent adaptation (personal and social identity and adjustment to college) in college freshmen (N=130) and upperclassmen (N=123). Found attachment variables were significant predictors of personal and social identity. (Author/ABL)

Describes a study that examined the usefulness of undergraduate and graduate grade point averages, Graduate Record Examination general test scores, and years since graduation as predictors of professional salaries for librarians. Correlations were found for men and persons employed in some types of libraries. Suggestions for further research are…

Challenges the prevailing view that educational effectiveness in Third World countries is related to school-based factors rather than student background variables. Uses a study of academic achievement in 32 Zimbabwean schools to illustrate the use of a multilevel regression model for school effectiveness research. Contains 42 references. (SV)

A longitudinal study of 111 women studied as college seniors in 1967 and again as adults in 1981 examined subjects' pursuit, attainment, and experiences of careers in college and noncollege teaching and in entrepreneurial business. Findings indicated that women's attainment of careers in these areas could be predicted from the kinds of…

High-ability students in grades 3-8 received lessons in organizing a creative investigation and were then compared to control students not receiving the lessons. The most important variables predicting whether the student initiated a creative investigation were membership in the experimental group and pretreatment self-efficacy scores for creative…

Findings in a study of 94 children in nursery school and day care who completed landmark placement, mental rotation, and map tasks suggested the existence of 2 different, age-related strategies of map use. Younger and older map users may make different tradeoffs between encoding and updating. (RH)

Delineated characteristics of over- and under-achievers within a sample of 372 randomly selected public school students aged 6 through 17 years from 3 racial-ethnic groups and 2 levels of socioeconomic status. Found discrepant achievement not to be unique to particular race, intelligence, gender, age, family size, or degree of family intactness.…

The relationships between speech parameters and speech intelligibility of 40 severely to profoundly hearing-impaired adults were studied. Regression analysis revealed that speech intelligibility was predicted by a cognate-pair voice-onset-time difference measure and a measure of the stability of the volume-velocity rise time. (Author/JDD)

This study examined predictor variables in degrees of burnout among teachers of students with moderate to profound mental retardation. Results from the Maslach Burnout Inventory were compared with demographic data and perceived burnout ratings of 68 respondents. The magnitude and direction of significant predictor variables found for each subscale…