Reinforcement of appropriate student behavior in order to create peer role models is an effective disciplinary technique for physical education classes. (LH)

Factors for fathers in value development are discussed: the model of masculine behavior; the communicator (listening and problem solving); the moral model (striving to live between the absolutist and the complete relativist); and the fallible reinforcing agent. (Author)

McWalters denies DeSalvo's previous claim (see EJ 209 302) that "The Scarlet Letter" harms students through its message of repressed sexuality; he suggests that the book does not condemn sexuality. DeSalvo replies that "The Scarlet Letter" is presented to students in a harmful way; she again calls for the use of literature that…

Two experiments examined conditions that affect the observer's spontaneous motoric and symbolic mediation, and the relationship between these mediators in an observational learning situation. Subjects were undergraduate students. (CM)

During a two-week period, 17 kindergarten children in an experimental group were exposed to nontraditional role models and curricular materials and a control group of 22 kindergarten children was exposed to a curriculum unrelated to vocational or sex roles. Neither group made a significant change in their vocational role preferences. (Author)

Little research has focused on the actual supervision session and its relationship to trainee functioning. Supervision dyads (N=19) were selected to study this relationship. There was no significant relationship between supervisors' empathy level in supervision and trainees' empathy level in therapy. (Author)

Examines one secondary school's literature curriculum and provides a description of the range of mother figures to be found in young adult literature. Suggests some possible reasons for the scarcity of positive mother figures, and calls for change. (TB)

The Thomas J. Pappas Regional Education Center in Phoenix, Arizona, is a magnet school for homeless students from unorganized territories, military installations, Indian reservations, and national forest lands. This "accommodation" school, supported by federal grants, in-kind business donations, and committed volunteer mentors from the…

Investigates the standards mothers use to evaluate four types of children's television programs: (1) cartoons; (2) news programs for children; (3) educational children's programs; and (4) dramatic children's programs. Three quality standards considered most important were comprehensibility, aesthetic quality, and elicitation of involvement.…

Presents the reflections of a young African American school teacher as she considers her role as a role model and mentor, especially to those of her race and gender. (TB)

Early school experiences of 16 adult educators indicated that past positive teacher models mirrored present concepts of ideal teachers and of themselves as teachers. Conceptions of themselves as students, formed in early experiences, influenced expectations of adult students. Teaching beliefs seem rooted in childhood or adolescent experiences and…

Discusses how mentoring in health promotion differs from other key support roles, noting what the underlying rationale is behind mentoring, how a mentoring program should be designed, what the historical and theoretical roots of mentoring are, and what strategies mentors can use to be more effective. A research agenda for the mentoring approach is…

Using data for 2,722 British adolescents explores whether work-related skills and career role models are associated with career maturity when sociodemographic characteristics, family support, and personal characteristics are controlled. Having work-related skills and having a career role model were positively associated with career maturity.…

A study of 62 children's readers in use in three Texas cities demonstrated that such books are less male-focused than they appeared to be in a similar 1972 survey. Contends that both boys and girls would benefit from a still more equitable representation. (DM)

Presents a teen reporter's experience with real life news reporting (a shooting incident) in the high-crime section of Washington, DC. Describes how two teen reporters--participants in a journalism workshop--joined a reporter of the "Washington Post" on part of his regular beat on a Saturday night. (KEH)