Analyzed the curriculum vitae (CV) of 117 applicants for the position of assistant professor of psychology to yield four cross-validated factors. Comparisons of the results with those of four years ago indicated considerable stability of the factors. Scholarly publications remain an important factor. (JAC)

Surveyed directors of 36 doctoral programs in school psychology to examine law-related counselor training. Results showed law was the primary focus of 36 percent of the 115 courses that dealt with the interface of law, psychology, and education and 64 percent included legal topics. (JAC)

Based on responses to the American Psychological Association's (APA) 1982 Human Resources Survey, describes characteristics of APA members involved in research activities/funded research. Also describes the subfields, employment settings, and types of positions of members, as well as the characteristics of funded and unfunded research projects.…

Compared the moral and religious values of 56 psychiatrists, 173 psychologists, and 282 social workers. In general social workers saw themselves as more religious, but the professionals were appreciably less religious than the Australian population. Psychiatrists tended to be more aware of individual obligations and social standards. (JAC)

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This paper focuses on similarities in the lives of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky to enlighten study of their pedagogies and to provide some information for current classroom techniques. Neither man had a great deal to say about his early life, although Piaget published an autobiography. A number of primary sources were used to construct the…

A content analysis conducted on all 2,846 first-time job advertisements that appeared in the 1994 "APA Monitor" revealed changes in the proportion of openings in a number of disciplines when compared to data from 1984. Comparisons with the 1984 data also revealed that a higher percentage of the 1994 announcements were for academic…

Reports a study which sought to discover, through a sampling of members of the A.P.A., the degree to which they agreed with Jensen's statements regarding racial differences in intelligence and their genetic basis, and to note the presence of any associations between the responses and other potentially relevant data. (Author/JM)

In response to the increasing emphasis on career education, the author calls for programs to train "vocational school psychologists." The contributions of such psychologists to the school program would be in the areas of assessment and consultation. (RP)

The author discusses the interactive influence of training program, training institution, public schools, and community on training goals for school psychologists. (RP)

A third-grade girl who did not speak in school was treated by school personnel using principles of behavior modification. A step-by-step procedure was designed which first encouraged speech in a one-to-one setting with an adult. Gradually elements of the regular school situation were introduced. Several months following termination of treatment,…

This study tested whether modeling and positive vicarious reinforcement produced imitation of a socially approved behavior. The data is discussed in light of the practicality and feasibility of using modeling procedures in the schools. (Author)

This paper presents a framework for gathering and organizing data related to organizational phenomena in a school or school district. The implications of these data for the consultant in determining priorities, assessing strengths and weaknesses, generating problem-solving strategies, and predicting consequents are discussed. The dilemma of the…

A well-known authority in the area of counseling and guidance examines the changing social climate and the accompanying changing counselor role over the past 30 years. She concludes that a thread common to counseling psychologists through the years has been their desire to help others help themselves. (CJ)

This study reports a successful behavior change program in a 6-year-old girl who became physically ill and continually cried at school. Behavior shaping procedures were used that differentially reinforced successive approximations to the final desired behavior. A unique aspect of this program was its utilization of the girl's mother as the primary…