This article suggests ways in which coaches, through their coaching and behavior, may preserve, encourage, or improve the integrity and ethics of sports. If coaches model ethical behavior, fans and players may exhibit it as well. Suggestions for promoting sports ethics are given. (JL)

Notes the influence of two important women in the world of children's literature during the early part of this century--Anne Carroll Moore, Supervisor of Work with Children for the New York Public Library, and Bertha Mahony, founder of the Bookshop for Boys and Girls in Boston. (NKA)

The ten finalists for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's annual Professor of the Year award are listed. Their descriptions of the teacher who most influenced them during their undergraduate years, and the reasons, are presented. (MSE)

A theoretical rationale for using peer leaders as a major strategy in school-based drug abuse prevention programs is provided. Available literature on such programs is reviewed. Practical issues involved in selecting and training peer leaders and teachers are discussed. (Author/MT)

Focuses on the nature, role, and influence of mentors in the lives of gifted adults. Provides suggestions for counselors. (Author)

In the quest for effective training of teachers, specific skills and competencies are stressed while the significance of interpersonal interactions are overlooked. Teacher educators must offer themselves as models demonstrating characteristics deemed valuable for future teachers. (MT)

Interviews conducted with adolescents from 12 to 17 years old and their parents revealed adolescent drinking can be explained by parental models of drinking behavior. Parental socialization factors, particularly support and to a lesser degree control, were also shown to have an effect on the development of adolescent drinking behaviors.…

The Networking Project for Disabled Women and Girls seeks to increase physically and sensory disabled adolescent girls' social, sexual, educational, and vocational aspirations and options through role models of successful disabled women in the community. (CL)

Examined the influence of stress on presidential longevity. Results indicated a longer life span for presidents politically affiliated with the preceeding president, and those named after their fathers, and a shorter life span for political opponents of the predecessor. Suggested identification of authority figures may counteract presidential…

Describes the use of modeling to reduce fears and teach new behaviors in group therapy. Discusses elements that influence the potency of modeling including reinforcement, view of the therapist, trust, and elements motivating group member imitation. (JAC)

The purpose of this Digest is to explore how heroes and heroines in children's literature from around the world help young learners understand and appreciate different cultures. It considers how protagonists can serve as role models for children; discusses how it is possible to obtain insights into universal and culturally specific values and…

A study of sixty children in grades 1, 2 and 3 demonstrated that with an expectancy to perform the same task after observing the model, reward to a model increased spontaneous imitation. (Author)

Expectancy theory predictions of course performance were tested for a sample of 195 undergraduates; significant prediction was attained for the total sample using a log linear expectancy model. (Author)

Speaking for NOW, the author talks about several topics related to sexism and humanism. (CH)