Current state-of-the-art substance abuse prevention programs are mostly social cognitive theory based. However, there are few publications which review specifically how modeling is applied to adolescent substance abuse prevention programs. This article reviews theoretical considerations for implementing modeling for this purpose. (Author/LKS)

Considered stereotype change within a framework of dual process models. Using three experiments, manipulated task involvement, source credibility, and message quality. Findings proved dual process as appropriate when considering the processing of stereotype-disconfirming information and processing's impact on existing stereotypes. Different…

The trend in campus housing is to make college residence halls as much like apartments as possible, rather than impersonal high-rise dormitories. Older buildings are in favor despite a lack of amenities. Lower cost is a factor. One drawback is that students don't want to leave their rooms to socialize. (MSE)

Data from 129 rural adolescents ranked as minimal, moderate, or substantial risk showed the following: substantially at-risk males had lower aspirations than similar females, females had higher occupational expectation and aspiration, 50% expected occupations significantly lower in prestige than aspired careers; and aspiration and expectation of…

Results of one teacher's interviews with seventh-grade Nevada students who share same team support earlier research on interdisciplinary teaming. Students on Tort team for two years agreed their experience helped them develop closer friendships, anticipate teacher expectations, and feel more secure and less isolated in school. However, students…

A study investigated the relationship between teacher feedback and physical education achievement. Students were pretested, instructed, and posttested. Data on the amount and type of feedback teachers gave students were collected. Results suggest feedback that is corrective, descriptive, prescriptive, or positive or that focuses on skill outcomes…

Summarizes two studies conducted for the development and validation of a Spanish version of the Expectations about Counseling (EAC) questionnaire. Administered English and Spanish versions to bilingual university students and bilingual nonstudents. Results suggest that the Spanish version of the EAC is a reliable and valid translation for students…

The slow rate of promotion of female college faculty relative to their male counterparts is examined from the perspective of "socially expected durations," shifting emphasis from women's assumed shortcomings and constraints to the characteristics of academe's organizational structure. The model is seen as useful for examining other forms of…

Presents data from a study of 12-year-old English-as-a-Second-Language students in metropolitan Toronto and their significantly unsatisfactory educational development in language and literacy skills. Discusses implications of these findings, particularly with regard to educational change to help marginalized student groups. Finds that ESL students…

Outlines methodology employed during six-month period to integrate quantitative and qualitative research results. The project, involving mainstreamed learning-disabled students' problems with homework assignments, was designed to study educational issues through use of directed focus groups in which groups discuss specific topic in detail.…

What is striking about the Goals 2000 initiative is its virtual omission of the student, except as passive receptacle. To claim that students will learn more with heightened expectations is misleading. For content to take root, it must connect with students' internal "prepared structures" and become a "comfortable friend." In…

Research suggests that, when teachers believe they can influence student learning, they usually do. Low-efficacy teachers blame failure on students' family background and motivation, deprecate low achievers, and stratify their classrooms according to ability. Teacher self-efficacy can be strengthened by improving teacher socialization procedures,…

Skills transfer will occur if planners (1) structure expectations (clarify objectives, focus on behavior, keep expectations achievable and consistent, ensure learner ownership); (2) improve skills (keep objectives at the correct level of cognitive domain, focus on applications, integrate training with the natural environment); and (3) establish…

Three theories of commitment were tested by surveying 92 nursing students 3 times during their first year. The social exchange approach and unmet expectations about nursing careers influenced commitment during the latter eight months. The circumstances surrounding the decision to enter nurse training (behavioral approach) predicted commitment only…

Discusses what are believed to be five areas of neglect in foreign language instruction in the elementary school. These include the following: time allocation, time on the task, teacher preparation, program expectations, and articulation. (GLR)