According to the results of this study, one cannot assume that transfer students, even with previous college experience, begin with different expectations that freshmen. Both tend to exaggerate their expectations of the environment and anticipate a high intellectual and nonintellectual climate. (Author/BY)

A temporal theory of motivation is proposed in which causes, causal dimensions, psychological consequences (expectancy and affect), and behavioral outcomes play a role in the dynamics of action. The discussion of methodological errors in attribution research that follows examines shortcomings at each of these conceptual stages in the motivational…

Examined the athletic expectations of high school male athletes (N=386). Results showed that 36 percent of the Black starters and 14 percent of the White starters expected to become professional athletes, although other data indicate only 2 percent will succeed. Race and coaches' encouragement were significant predictors. (JAC)

A study was conducted to replicate previous findings concerning naive judges' negative immediate impressions of learning disabled children. Results indicated that while second grade learning disabled boys were judged as at least as adaptable as and less hostile than nonlearning disabled children, the opposite results were obtained with fourth…

The mechanism of the self-fulfilling prophecy is examined in relation to feedback, pupil self-expectancy, and the wider educational environment. Categories of necessary conditions for the successful communication of teachers' expectations include external conditions at school, teachers' and pupils' values and expectations, and teachers' and…

Historically, public schools have been expected to fulfill social, economic, and political mandates that were unrealistically optimistic. Given past and current social priorities and resources, perhaps the public expects too much from the schools. (PP)