Israeli employers' attitudes toward hiring people with different disabilities are examined. The study is concerned with employers' opinions of the person with a physical disability as a worker and employers' suggestions for improvement of the employability of persons with disabilities. (Author)

A group of 115 physically disabled freshmen were observed in regard to use of supportive services, study habits, disability, and academic performance. Results suggest strategies for assisting disabled students who may have academic problems. (Author)

Many expectations concerning performance on educational and psychological tests are sex-stereotyped. Females, for example, are expected to do better on verbal tests, while males are expected to do better on mathematical tests. These expectations are being reevaluated in terms of the cultural influences that may underlie them. (Author)

The use of substance (drug and alcohol) abuse prevention and education is commonly found in the school. In order to determine what substance services are currently being provided, and to see what services appear desirable for implementation in the schools, this assessment was conducted on schools in a two-county metropolitan area. (Author)

Data from six national surveys are combined and analyzed to determine how strongly occupational attainments affect the status perceptions of working wives. The results indicate that the effects are limited to women married to men with middle-class jobs. (Author)

An instrument labeled the Personal Report of Spouse Communication Apprehension was developed and found to have adequate internal consistency, face validity, and predictive validity. Results of its use indicate that spouse communication apprehension is conceptually and factorially distinct from general communication apprehension. (Author)

Activities should be either free or of minimal cost, and should be provided as a supplement to enrich the lives of all of the family members. Sports for night participation, intramural activities, babysitting services, and periodic program evaluation are important components. Resources of the respondents should be used. (LPG)

After reporting on the outcomes of nonbehavioral family therapies, Wells and Dezen analyze, criticize, and suggest the single-case experimental design. Gurman and Kniskern question their criteria in studying the outcomes of family therapy. Wells and Dezen then discuss relationship factors, suitability of criteria, and objective change measures.…

Selected evaluation criteria used by MBA candidates when considering job offers are investigated. Special emphasis was given to the emergence of social responsibility as a viable factor influencing the MBA. (Author)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of concepts of death held by children of different ages, from 2 through 16, and to investigate whether these concepts were influenced by such variables as sex, level of parental education, or degree of religious influence within the family. (Author)

The present study examined the effects of varying meaningfulness of response terms (low, medium, and high) in paired-associate learning of five-or seven-item lists over five trials with both experimenter-paced and self-paced conditions. The subjects were two groups of elderly adults, 61-75 and 76-92. (Author)

This article examines leadership from the perspective of administrators of homes for the aging. The article points out that most educational institutions have become enamored of linear thinking, quantification, and scientism. On the other hand, intuition, feelings and sesitivity -- the essence of human relations training -- have tended to become…

Offers a typology for viewing love as the development of interpersonal relationships in five stages. As a typology, the author believes it has implications for both counseling and teaching purposes. In teaching, both clarity and precision can be gained, whereas in counseling, greater understanding and awareness may be generated. (Author)

Examines the independent and joint effects of variations in eye contact and social status on the way in which job applicants tend to be perceived in employment interviewing situations. The key dependent variable is the interviewer's perception of how well the applicant is suited for a job requiring self-confidence. (Author)

The religious instituations seem to be experiencing an exodus of young people from active participation, but those who leave are not rejecting life, they are simply looking for answers from different sources. Guidance counselors have opportunities to assist the young people who come to them in several ways. (Author)