An investigation of the relationship of selected variables to congruency or discrepancy between expressed or inventoried interests is presented. The sample for this study consisted of 327 randomly selected high school students from a public school located in an affluent suburb and a parochial school located in a city. (Author)

The authors present a typology for understanding how people make career choices, become vocational mature, and adjust their occupational choice to their particular life style. Practical implications for vocational assistance by counselors are also presented. (Author/HLM)

These Ninth-graders (N=243) preferred friendly, warm, confidential, and accessible counselors. The male pupil and the withdrawn one tend toward the mean of emotionality in both pleasure and pain. Those without experience as counselees were highly similar to those with counseling experience in terms of agreement about what they perceived as…

Investigation of episodes of injury and personal characteristics among 412 individuals with mental retardation living in Intermediate Care Facilities found that 16% of the group experienced 67% of injuries. Individuals taking antipsychotics, having higher maladaptive behavior scores, and having relatively higher levels of adaptive behavior were…

People (n=103) with mild intellectual disabilities responded to several scales of anger, hostility, aggression, and personality. Results were consistent with earlier studies of relationships among anger, hostility, and aggression conducted with the general population. Findings suggest that people with intellectual disabilities may benefit from…

The reliability and validity of the positive and negative mood scales of the trait version of the State Trait--Depression Adjective Check Lists (D. Watson and others, 1988) were supported with 269 college students, 197 adolescents, and 165 older adults. Results provide evidence of the equivalence of the positive and negative scales. (SLD)

Tests the hypothesis that students learn best when teachers use strategies consistent with students' temperament-based learning style. Analysis of 417 seventh graders did not support the hypothesis--student achievement was significantly higher when instructional strategies that were designed to promote personalized learning were used. Implications…

Examines whether the criterion-related validity of the Devereux Behavior Rating Scales--School Form (DSF) can be generalized to racial/ethnic subpopulations. Results based on 267 children support the DSF's utility in screening for serious emotional disturbance. Findings suggest its criterion related validity are generalizable to Caucasian, African…

All students have strengths that should be identified and fostered. Some children are outstanding and would be stultified by the standard curriculum. Gifted kids are precocious, march to different drummers, and are obsessively interested in certain subjects. They can be introverted, fiercely independent, and emotionally vulnerable. Advanced…

Investigates educational risks among 73 homeless children, 6 to 11 years old. Results indicate that access to school was not a problem, but significant school success problems (i.e., achievement and classroom behavior) were seen among the study's 59 African American children. Findings support the feasibility of studying at-risk children in highly…

In summer 1995, Dallas Public Schools formed a partnership with a primary care system and a mental health agency. The result was the opening of nine youth and family centers located on or near school campuses. Services are designed to promote academic success, resiliency, and self-sufficiency. By offering families and students needed support, the…

Only in higher education is the administrator expected to maximize both individual freedom and structural boundaries. Management theory has limited usefulness in explaining his role. Successful leadership requires accurate perception of people's motives and goals, a keen sense of institutional policy and vision, common sense, courage and…

Using a classroom survey of 3061 secondary school students, analyzed the relationship among a set of predictors including personality trait, social and cultural variables, and drug use. Findings reveal problems in applying the personality trait theory in a rural subgroup. Measures of global and local cultural orientation predicted drug use. (RJM)

Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth on 2,342 children aged 6-7 and born between 1979 and 1984 suggest that children's behavior problems are related to current family and parental employment conditions and earlier maternal resources and vulnerabilities (early deviance, self-esteem in 1980, smoking during pregnancy, cognitive…

Investigated the relationship between the mastery of maladaptive interpersonal patterns (assessed from narratives told during psychotherapy) and outcome of psychotherapy. Transcripts from the psychodynamic psychotherapy of 41 patients were scored using a content analysis mastery scale. Changes in mastery level over the course of therapy were…