A study examined the validity of using questions concerning retirement expectations in large-scale micro surveys. A simple static labor supply model that considered wages, hours worked, and health data was developed for this purpose. Next, the model was implemented using data from the National Longitudinal Survey (NLS) on the Labor Market…

This paper examines the process of educational achievement for a birth cohort of Baltimore children who were followed prospectively during their first grade year. The analysis, which employed a social-psychological model of the early schooling process, identified some of the personal, interpersonal, and situational factors that influence cognitive…

Although gifted children have been the subject of investigation for 60 years, little information is available on gifted adults, particularly in regard to life satisfaction. To investigate life satisfaction in adults who as children were labeled as gifted, 298 adults, with a mean age of 27, completed a Likert-type instrument measuring degree of…

Over 300 randomly selected teachers in rural Alaskan schools responded to a mail survey including questions regarding their background, community relationships, school social climate, roles in school governance, and evaluations of school conditions. Their average age was 33. Over half were women and 91% were Caucasian, markedly contrasting the…

A study explored the agreement in occupational fields between adolescents' career aspirations and career expectations and the influence of gender, grade, and locus of control on this agreement. The reasons for occupational choice were also examined. Subjects were 500 randomly selected 8th through 12th grade students attending a secondary school in…

Although informal age norms which influence the timing of major role transitions have been well documented, recent research questions the pervasiveness of this influence. In order to assess the effects of age, sex, and occupational level on perceptions of informal age norms, white-collar and blue-collar men and women (N=462) at two age levels,…

The 11 publications reviewed in this annotated bibliography were selected from the ERIC database as significant and useful information about aspects of the school environment--the instructional climate--that lead to school effectiveness. Among the topics discussed are teacher expectations, staff morale, student input, self-discipline, and…

Expectations that graduating students hold about certain aspects of their future job and career were examined, with focus on expectations regarding starting salary, job tenure, bases for pay raises, and the frequency of performance feedback. The sources of career information used by the college graduates were also examined. Approximately 2,000…

In an effort to explain early maternal adaptation, a longitudinal study aimed to delineate the relative importance of maternal expectations for infant behavior, maternal descriptions of infant temperament, and the interaction of these variables, as proposed in the Goodness of Fit model. Infant temperament was considered an environmental variable,…

Emphasizing the possible influence of cultural factors on peer play of infants and toddlers in out-of-home settings, this study focuses on how values held by parent surrogates who design and work in group care settings may affect environmental qualities, developmental expectations, and adult and peer interactions. Specifically, cultural values and…

In a study of whether more student control and responsibility in the classroom would cause them to feel more positive about a task and to like their co-workers better, 57 undergraduates were asked to complete an 8 statement questionnaire on how much control they would be willing to allow others working with them. They were placed in pairs with…

Cognitive biases that may affect learning by college presidents and the effects of these biases on the presidency and higher education were studied. Based on a recent study of presidential judgment under uncertainty, data were obtained on the perceptions of 252 campus chief executive officers concerning institutional leadership and quality, and…

Most of the 10 publications reviewed in this annotated bibliography focus on the principals' role in communicating high expectations for student achievement. The first article describes techniques principals can use to encourage excellence, such as complimenting teachers for exemplary efforts, carefully monitoring instruction via supervision and…

To provide farm employers with a clearer understanding of what is required to attract qualified people for responsible positions and agricultural students with an overview of substantial job opportunities in farm employment, this study summarized agricultural employment trends, reviewed research findings in occupational development, surveyed…

A study investigated the relationship among teacher problem solving style, classroom behaviors, and susceptibility to the expectancy phenomenon (the possibility that pupil classroom performance can be influenced by a teacher's attitudes, beliefs, and actions). Based on Elkind's conceptual shift experiments (1966), 12 elementary school teachers…