Summarizes the views presented at a public inquiry conducted by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. (SB)

How schools can be restructured to make them sources of ethical experiences is discussed in this article; responses to the author's point of view by other writers are printed at the end of the article. (JD)

Considers the fears about a unisex world, in particular the concern that children in such a society would grow up confused about what it means to be a man or a woman. Proposes that androgyny founded on the idea of firm gender identity provides a model and direction for change more viable than that connoted by the term "unisex".…

The basic question, "What is normal?" is being asked again to account for some of the changes that have come about in the maturation and development of today's youth. (MM)

It is argued that through the collegiate experience, the future college professor is socialized to a conventional teaching role, which is grounded in a traditional instructional model, and that efforts to increase instructional productivity must be cognizant of and consistent with this role and model. Empirical data support the hypothesis.…

This project was inspired by a belief that too little attention is paid by the academic structure to its responsibility within the school experience of developing "caring" individuals. The project's goal was to test the idea that "Caring Quality" could be "taught". (Author/RK)

In addition to providing a larger number of investigators who can solve current problems, developing and supporting a clinical scientist training program can provide better clinicians. Specific academic and technological courses are cited along with mentor roles and time factors involved in training clinical scientists. (Author/LBH)

The authors discuss the growing number of minority students in vocational agriculture programs. They argue for increased minority teachers to serve as role models for these students. In addition, they urge agricultural educators at all levels to encourage minority student involvement, participation, and career interest in agriculture. (CH)

Describes the "Replicating Jobs in Business and Industry for Persons with Disabilities" project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The project identifies successful role models for disabled youth and employers who have made accommodations for disabled employees. Includes guidelines for advocates of the disabled. (CH)

This article examines the influence of mentors and role models, beginning at the period of occupational choice and continuing through preparatory and practice entry phases. The author reports on an attrition study of 298 practical nursing students at an Indiana postsecondary institution that examined the influence of others in completing or not…

Provides a comprehensive view of the predoctoral internship for counseling psychologists. Delineates relevant issues in intern training. Attempts to stimulate the field of counseling psychology to examine critically the effectiveness of internship training programs. (Author/ABB)

Recognizing the need for more active learning experiences and appropriate after-school activities for 11- to 14-year-olds, the Early Adolescent Helper Program has designed and tested a model program. Seminars and internships prepare students for placement, which is frequently in child-care or senior centers. (JMM)

Discusses the influence of the artist role model on art education, examining the extent to which other models are given credence. Suggests that art educators examine the limiting factors within art education so that a more inclusive approach, which would be more responsive to student needs, could be developed. (GEA)

Describes how to balance existing traditional male-oriented literature selections with readings that present the female experience, the female protagonist, and the female perspective of female writers. Includes a list of 45 books. (EL)