Expectations of teacher education students toward field-experience programs were investigated. A checklist was generated that contained potential expectations and was subjected to factor analysis. Implications of the study are presented. (Author/DF)

A questionnaire completed by 928 postsecondary students asked subjects to rate one of two computer scientists on 16 personal attributes. Aside from gender of the ratee, questionnaires were identical. Results indicate that on eight attributes the female was rated significantly more positively than the male. Implications are discussed. (Author/CH)

Examines the impact of attempts to reduce uncertainty about audience performance expectations on anticipatory audience anxiety. Reports that successful models presented to clarify audience performance expectations were ineffective in reducing anticipatory audience anxiety. (MM)

A study testing hypotheses in the literature about faculty gender differences in reaction to work-related stress found that female faculty experience more stress in general than male faculty, particularly through overly high self-expectation and different management of time constraints. (Author/MSE)

Topics addressed at the 1987 Girls and Science and Technology Conference are reviewed. The authors argue that involvement of females in science/technology depends on the interactions of (1) societal expectations of males and females, (2) the image and practice of science and technology, and (3) objectives and organization of education. (Author/CH)

Written by an attorney and a school psychologist, the article provides help for parents of handicapped students seeking an independent evaluation. Topics include when to seek an evaluation, private vs. school based evaluations, expectations, finding evaluators, evaluating professional services, credentials, training expertise, and establishing a…

Students' expectations (obtained on the first day) and the violation of these expectations are two possible factors that affect course evaluations. Their effects on students' final interest and future intentions are compared with students' actual reports of the class given at the end of the semester. (Author/MLW)

A study of the factors related to job satisfaction among financial aid administrators suggests that how well the job fits the individual's expectations of employment accounts for job satisfaction best, regardless of intrinsic or extrinsic job orientation. Implications for the management of financial aid offices are examined. (MSE)

Reports on a three-year interagency collaborative effort between clinicians and state children's services workers who treat child victims of sexual abuse. Discusses client characteristics, treatment provided, and expectations of state social workers and treatment workers. (NH)

Synthesizes the conclusions drawn from a literature review on principles for motivating students to learn. Outlines numerous pointers for creating essential learning preconditions and for motivating, including maintaining high expectations, supplying extrinsic incentives, and capitalizing on students' intrinsic motivation. Provides strategies for…

By reorganizing all aspects of schooling, Johnson City (New York) schools have raised standards and academic achievement in a predominantly lower middle class factory town. Test scores and five "exit behaviors" (high self-esteem, high cognitive ability, good problem-solving and communication skills, self-directed learning behavior, and…

Good grades on a report card do not necessarily mean the material has been comprehended. This article examines the relative worth of grades; extra credit assignments; categorizing students into A, B, or C boxes; and the role of parental pressures for higher grades. Grading systems should be subordinate to true learning motivation. (MLH)

As parents expect schools to take greater responsibility for their children, schools must demand parent involvement that goes beyond volunteerism. To close the growing distance between home and school, parental energies have been channeled into diverse activities, including alcohol education programs, monthly newsletters, tutoring, field trips,…

The problem of balancing personal and professional aspirations is a principal source of stress in faculty lives, but it has not been addressed by academia. (Author/MSE)

Provides perspectives on the process of perceiving another person while interacting with that person. Offers a social interaction approach in contrast to previous approaches that treat the perceiver as a passive information processor. Proposes that each person constructs a significant part of the social reality that one confronts. (ML)