Hirschi and Hindelang's (1977) causal model in which IQ is linked to delinquency by a set of school-related variables is examined, using Costner's multiple indicator procedure. (Author)

Reported are the results of a series of studies conducted to identify the possible correlates of perceptual curiosity in retarded and normal IQ Ss (13-21 years old), and to determine the modifiability of perceptual curiosity in mentally retarded Ss through training and the possible transfer effects of such training. In a section on general…

Analysis of the discourse in an informal interview with a 14-year-old, female, Australian high school student takes a feminist poststructuralist perspective, applying concepts from ethnomethodology. In the course of talking about her social world, the subject articulates two distinct discourses of adolescent femininity. As an observable…

In the study of students' achievement behavior, it has been argued that learning goals that emphasize self-improvement rather than outperforming others are more desirable. This study examined how students' learning goal orientations were related to their theories of intelligence (e.g., whether intelligence is inborn). The subjects were 400 Chinese…