In response to the Teacher Approval-Disapproval Scale (TADS), elementary school boys report receiving more personal disapproval and less personal approval from their teachers than do elementary school girls, but boys and girls do not differ in reporting how frequently their teachers distribute approvals and disapprovals to the whole class. (Author)

The present study investigated the degree of accuracy of five groups of judges in inferring pathology in human figure drawings. It was suggested that intuition gained through several years of unsystematic observation of figure drawings played the major role in their interpretation. (Author)

The investigation examined perceptions of female and male vocational and social roles, with particular interest in the meaning of career vis-a-vis other female roles. A mail questionnaire was sent to 326 Wisconsin school counselors. Results indicated differences in perceptions between female and male roles. (Author)

Reported are data concerning differences in self-concept and self-actualization between male and female athletes in high school and college and their nonathletic counterparts. (GW)

Values clarification is viewed as a potentially important approach to treatment of drug abuse because it correlates with belief in personal control, decision-making abilities, and self-reliant behavior. (GW)

The World of Work Economic Education (WOWEE), a state-wide action-research project in operation in Illinois, is discussed in relation to its objectives, concepts, purpose, and how it makes use of varied areas of expertise. (HD)

Father involvement with first-born infants in caretaking, affective proximal, and social activities was observed in a naturalistic home setting with mothers also present. Fathers were more involved in social activities, particularly play with the infant, than in physical caretaking. (Author)

Studies of delinquency indicate that fathers are more influential than mothers in the development of delinquent behavior in their children. The responses of 90 Georgia delinquent girls and 85 Oklahoma delinquent girls concerning their fathers were analyzed. Delinquents from both groups indicated that they were not close to their fathers. (Author)

Women psychologists, scientists, artists and writers, and politicians (N=863) were compared on the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire through a multiple discriminant analysis. When contrasted with women in the general population, the four groups of career women were all found to be brighter, more assertive, more adventurous, and less…

Data were collected from a sample of school psychologists and teachers after termination of a teacher consultation experience. Stepwise regressions were performed to determine variables related to teacher satisfaction with the school psychological consultation. The most significant main effect on teacher satisfaction was the teacher's perception…

To provide a reading of intergroup attitudes, the author includes a number of pertinent items in an extensive national mail survey that was conducted between May and November, 1975. Randomly-selected people (N=2,000) filled out the 11-page, 303-item questionnaire. The sample is highly representative of the Canadian population's social attitudes.…

In her survey of 175 adult immigrants, the author found that very few of the respondents had received bilingual help from local schools or English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. The importance of ESL teachers and school counselors in helping children and parents learn a second language is stressed. Strategies are suggested. (NWS)

Presents a followup study on 62 college freshmen who had declared psychology as their college major at Colorado State University. (Author)

This study compared the MMPI profiles of law offenders (N=362) at different ages to examine personality changes associated with aging and to assess certain clinically derived impressions about patterns of personality disturbance in older vs. younger offenders. The greater the age difference between groups, the larger were the personality…