Six latent identities of deans of nursing schools are identified and discussed in terms of how the deans perceive themselves and their role, and their expectations of and dissatisfaction with the position. (TA)

Attempts to determine how significant it is to classroom teaching of race oriented topics that the instructor and students are of different races, with the premise that the increased presence of minority students and faculty on the college campus has special significance to race related courses. The study is limited to black-white interaction.…

Psychological contributions which relate to the deaf and hearing impaired are illustrated with examples in the areas of self-study, advocacy and outreach, training, service, and research. (SB)

Data demonstrated that elementary school children permitted to share decision-making in a physical education program demonstrated greater interaction with teachers and greater initiative. (GW)

The authors have formulated some impressions of differences and similarities found in these trainees. In personality, the students in these fields often display differences in need for structure, need for external support, social maturity, and desire for autonomous professional functioning. Implications for quality of service offered and training…

A close-up of 257 teacher-student dyads shows predominantly "Happy Classrooms", in which teachers and students like and respect one another's evaluations and perceptions. The criteria of respect and liking consist of strictly conventional definitions of student roles. (Author/NQ)

Evaluated were factors differentiating behavior problems in a study of 47 third grade boys identified by their regular teachers as either uncooperative (Type I), easily flustered (Type II), or uncooperative and easily flustered (Type III). (PT)

In this article, we studied the paradigm of observation which has been restructured since the beginning of modern sciences. In order to interpret this observation paradigm, an expression, "observation without seeing" was formulated. It was noticed that our interpretation of the observation depends on our knowledge and experiences. Finally, it was…

We utilized a Delphi technique to explore roles and competencies as identified and ranked by 106 upper level graduate students specializing in distance education. Student responses were compared to two previous studies utilizing distance education practitioner/scholar respondents. Although the roles identified were similar to previous studies, the…

This study focuses on the influence of professional training programs on trainees' development. A training program was evaluated through exploring trainees' perceptions of its influence on their skill development. The findings suggest that while professional training programs may be relevant to trainees' needs for career development and life-long…

The last four decades have seen a dramatic increase in the number of women entering employment. This is particularly true in Europe and although more European women are working outside the home, the patterns of female employment have changed very little. An analysis of these patterns is presented. It was found that women continue to dominate…

This paper examines the importance of hands for the person who is deafblind, reviews hand development, and identifies specific teaching skills that facilitate hand development and expressiveness in persons who are deafblind. It notes that the hands of a deafblind individual serve not only as tools but also as sense organs (to compensate for their…