Children who had lost a family member were tested to determine the effect of a videotape about reactions to death. Those who viewed the tape were more able to discuss death in family therapy sessions than those who did not view the tape. (JAC)

Assessed the differential effects of single v multiple adult models on second- and third-grade children's expression of preferences when the modeled preferences are either consistent or divergent. (CM)

Questionnaires querying student behavior and attitudes toward feminism were distributed to students enrolled in undergraduate education courses. Survey results indicated that even though female students were generally more sympathetic toward alternative role models for women, both sexes tended to display many of the same sex-role stereotypes.…

Women comprise only 15 percent of the voting membership on college and university governing boards, but education and other nonprofit spheres have been nurturing places for women leaders. It is shown that women are learning to identify and recruit other women. (MLW)

Tested hypotheses that action/adventure characters are perceived by teenagers as likely to engage in antisocial conflict resolution; situation comedy/family drama characters, in prosocial modes. Also tested was hypothesis that, as favorite character's perceived use of a mode increases, so does the viewer's intention to use the same mode. (SW)

Although aspiring women managers can receive some developmental support from women in management positions, this support frequently needs to be augmented by that from human resources personnel and successful men. (Author/JM)

Vocational exploration can be facilitated through reading and identifying with persons in novels and biographies. Faculty and librarians listed works for students seeking a fuller sense of how it feels to work in a particular vocation. Recommendations were collated into an annotated bibliography. Limitations and responses are discussed.…

Describes graduate study as an intimate relationship between a supervising professor and a student, a mentor-ward involvement in which the faculty member seeks advancement for the student in order to enhance the field and the student's role in it. Negative and positive implications of this relationship are explored. (JMF)

Investigated rural high school students' perceptions of two major secondary school role models' (teachers and popular peers) solutions to five ontological and axiological problem spheres. Some seemingly contradictory findings are discussed in terms of institutional demands that often force teachers to model behaviors that neither they nor society…

Results of this study indicate that male teachers had no significant effect upon the academic achievement of father-absent sixth-grade boys. (JMF)

Teachers can be effective health educators by setting a good example for students. (JD)

Article examines the difficulties associated with the transition of females following entry into professional roles usually occupied by males. (RW)

Researchers have identified several key competencies of resilient children, including social and intellectual competence, ability to plan and set realistic goals, and resourcefulness. These areas of competency are not predestined but can be learned in families, schools, and communities. Educators can work with others to enhance conditions in…

Since 1970, 12 states (California, Oregon, Minnesota, Nevada, Iowa, Kentucky, Georgia, Indiana, Wyoming, West Virginia, North Dakota, and Hawaii) have created autonomous boards directly accountable to legislatures to control standards and practices for education professionals. These boards are establishing rigorous academic and professional…