Discusses the development of a questionnaire designed to render profiles of employment expectations. Factor analysis suggested that job knowledge/production skills, socialization and emotional coping skills, trainability/task flexibility, dependability, and motivation/satisfaction underlay the questionnaire. Construct validity revealed moderate…

Survey of 274 women who completed an all-women outdoor adventure program examined motivations to participate in such a program; expectations, feelings, and perceptions about the program; and the outcomes and effects of the program on their lives. The average respondent was 42 and had at least a four-year college degree. Contains 20 references. (SV)

Examines the potential threat of malpractice litigation against librarians involved in the reference process. Topics include the relationship between the librarian and the user, the level of service, expectations placed on the information provider, and legal precedents in information delivery. (Author/LRW)

A recent study examined the complex interplay between the evolution of a dialogic community and four elementary teachers' changing beliefs and classroom practices. Teachers' dialog changed from information-sharing and description early in the year to questioning and critique as their involvement in the dialogic community progressed. Reflective…

Seminars on financial, estate, and leisure planning for retirement were attended by 34 adults. Measures of formal seminar participation and informal gathering of retirement information over time indicated that leisure planning had a stronger impact on expectations than financial planning. Informal, longer-term planning had a significant impact on…

Discusses the results of a study of high school students that was conducted to convey their attitudes and experiences to parents, administrators, and teachers. Topics include the stress that students are under to produce good grades and meet expectations; and feeling that showing achievement is more important than learning. (LRW)

Scores for academic performance, adaptive functioning, DSM-oriented scales, and empirically based scales on the Teacher's Report Form were compared for demographically similar samples of 7- to 16-year-old students assessed in 1981, 1989, and 1999. Problem scores increased from 1981 to 1989 and decreased from 1989 to 1999, with all effect sizes…

Higher education enrollment in Germany is mainly influenced by social origin. High unemployment risk and a high expected wage premium seem to increase enrollment probability; a higher propensity of unemployment or part-time employment decreases it. Extending the coverage of public financial support seems to be more efficient in increasing…

Explains author's visions and expectations for the development of a community in his second grade classroom. Proposes that positive emotional bonds are basic to learning. Describes how specific literacy rituals provided safe contexts for sharing literacy and lives in ways that have an impact on both literacy learning and on building a community of…

Examines the history and diversity of research on interpersonal expectancy effects, showing that the expectations of psychological researchers, teachers, courtroom judges, business executives, and health care providers can unintentionally affect the responses of their research participants, students, jurors, employees, and patients. Uses…

A large California school district provides on-the-job management training at building and central office levels for 10 promising school employees (including teachers) annually. Trainees develop 15 administrative competencies through hands-on experience and exposure to 4 activities: working with mentors, district seminars, training sessions, and…

Examined student (N=188) responses to measures of Expectancy and Valence to six male- and six female-dominated careers. Found that Expectancy X Valence interaction for occupation accounted for variance in choosing occupation; gender differences were marked and consistent across expectancy, valence, and likelihood of choosing occupation, varying…

To determine racial bias, questionnaires were distributed to members of community organizations and institutions. Respondents also viewed different versions of the same film depicting a store robbery with actors of different races playing various roles. Results indicated that race was not a very influential factor. Tables included. (MW)

Uses expectancy-value theory to untangle student perceptions of soap opera viewing. Indicates (1) that anticipated entertainment and social interaction are powerful expectations, whose effects are mediated by affective and cognitive factors; and (2) that self-concept also plays a major role in determining exposure levels. (SR)

Organizations sometimes find themselves doing things they don't really choose due to: (1) action anxiety, (2) negative fantasies, (3) fear of separation, and (4) reversal of risk and certainty. Application is made to psychoeducational testing in the field of learning disabilities. (DB)