Although anger is associated with risk of coronary heart disease, failed marriages, and suicide, angry exchanges are not always negative experiences but can be beneficial. Recently experts on anger concluded that television could portray anger constructively by using television characters who listened to the angry person, integrated anger and…

Research has indicated that female models are important for female college students in their career decisions. To examine the effect of female role models on the career choices of college females, 57 freshmen students were provided with role models through interaction with female faculty advisers, and through exposure to female career women in a…

Research and numerous model programs suggest that sport plays an important social role. Particularly among youth, sports and professional athlete role models help deter juvenile delinquency. An overview is presented of current efforts to involve young people, particularly inner-city black youths, in athletic activities. A majority of sociological…

A study was conducted to examine the effects on young women of reading about nontraditional role models in the sciences and engineering, and discussing various aspects of participating in science and engineering careers with a trained instructor. Subjects for the study were 153 female students enrolled in advanced, elective science courses (10th…

Parents are the preeminent significant adults in the lives of adolescents, but occasionally teachers are perceived as significant. Pertinent literature is reviewed which describes the extent of influence and qualities of teachers who are chosen as significant by adolescents. Implications for schooling and teaching are presented. Conditions under…

Explores the black woman's potential for growth, the concept of effective interpersonal relationships, and self-enchancement through self-assertiveness: assertiveness achieves goals without violating the rights of others and without hurting other persons physically or emotionally. (Author/JM)

Comparisons were made between the post high school plans and the adequacy of father identification of male adolescents from rural economically deprived areas. The hypotheses predicting that higher identification male subjects have higher levels of aspiration, more self-confidence and greater satisfaction with school experiences were confirmed by…

A group of children (N=60) about to undergo elective surgery for hernias, tonsillectomies, or urinary-genital tract difficulties were shown on hospital admission either a relevant peer modeling film of a child being hospitalized and receiving surgery or an unrelated control film. (Author)

The study was designed to test the hypothesis that a facilitative model would enhance the process of imitative learning by an observer. Results suggest a close relationship between self-theory and social learning with regard to the role of the counselor. (Author)

Fifty-four college females were interviewed individually. Interviewer disclosed experiences, attitudes, and beliefs similar and dissimilar to those revealed by the student during the interview. Results suggest that an intermediate level of interviewer self-disclosure may best initiate reciprocity of disclosure, which can lead to more positive…

Preschool reading behavior did not arise necessarily or spontaneously in an open classroom where a set of books was continually available. Because the open classroom acquires new properties and meanings when contrasted with the traditional school, complex factors influencing behavior, such as novelty and modeling, must be examined. (BJG)

Results suggest that important components in career level aspiration are related to the total personality styles of both parents and adolescents and further, that achievement motivation is more a function of the models children are exposed to than the training they receive. (Author/BJG)

Stressing the importance, difficulty, and inevitability of moral education in public schools, this article asks educators to accept the task as moral educators, to gain insight tnto value conflicts, and to become role models of moral commitment. (DW)

The affective and developmental approaches to moral education are described as inadequate, while the cognitive approach based on moral knowledge, moral reasoning, and the study of ethics is described as defensible and preferable, even though difficult to implement in public schools. (DW)