Two theme articles are included. "Countdown to Graduation" (Pautler) presents a 6-month plan to help high school seniors make a smooth transition to the next phase of their lives. "Vendor's Viewpoint--Developing Career Behaviors" (Shadrin) urges educators to teach students how to be successful in the workplace in addition to the "what" of work.…

Proposes a practical model and set of behaviors for mentoring. Suggests uniform domains and specific behaviors for mentoring supervisors in counselor education. Includes a discussion of how to implement the model for purposes of standardization. Explores components of mentoring and what counseling students need from a mentor. (RJM)

Describes the author's experience when a student was killed drunk-driving. Outlines six major issues related to youth: alcohol; drugs; risky sexual behavior; music; violence; and values, morals, and ethics. Proposes that these six issues need to be covered more in student newspapers. (PM)

College journalism faculty are characterized more by doctoral degrees than by professional experience in journalism. Some attribute this to a lack of male role models and unattractive faculty salaries. However, some colleges are actively seeking faculty with practical experience and creating a more culturally diverse faculty. (MSE)

Young was the first woman to head a large city school system, the first woman to serve as head of a large teachers college, and the first woman president of the National Education Association. Her visionary accomplishments offer inspiration for current women administrators to continue in the quest to improve education. (LSR)

Interviews with 40 women engineering students revealed various difficulties and dissatisfactions they encountered in their engineering programs. Inadequate counseling and advising were identified as major barriers to students' satisfaction. Discusses role models, career guidance, and the career search. Suggests that many of these problems can be…

Examines social studies teachers educators' perceptions of character education selecting a sample of National Council for the Social Studies members (n=298). Focuses on perceptions of the common themes of character education, scope of character education, and inclusion of character education in methods courses. Includes references. (CMK)

Summarizes three studies that have revolutionized child psychology by teaching us that children are biologically programmed to learn language; children's language development is orderly and pragmatic, but grammatically mysterious; and children's linguistic self-expression reveals some disturbing ways in which they have been socialized. Presents…

The author describes the difficulties of achieving his life-long dream of going to an Ivy League college, and how his Shawnee grandfather advised him to acquire the white man's skills and bring them back to his people. He advises young Native Americans to choose the more difficult, yet honorable path of serving their own people. (TD)

Report of a 1-year longitudinal study of development monitoring, a program in which high-school students mentor elementary-school students. Findings suggest that the program promoted connectedness to parents, school, and the future, and improved spelling skills. (Contains 30 references.) (AUTHOR/WFA)

Discusses how collaborative technologies and computer-based communication have influenced preservice teacher education. Considers the professor's relationship with online students; preparing teachers to interact with students through the new technologies; and the professor as role model for good teaching and facilitator of learning. (LRW)

Issues facing the academic community concerning a multicultural workforce are examined, including improvement of racial minority representation, the importance of minority role models, congressional expectations and the federal judiciary's position on affirmative action, and myths impeding progress toward a multicultural professional workforce.…

Investigates the reading behaviors and perceived reading status of 42 teacher education majors. Finds that teacher education students, whether labeling themselves as "frequent" or "occasional" readers, view themselves as readers in a literate society who will serve as role models to promote literacy in prospective students.…

Due to the nature of his or her handicap and the need for appropriate, innovative pedagogy, the blind college teacher engages in behaviors that may fulfill both the task and relationships dimensions of Lowman's model of effective teaching. Discussed are teaching techniques found to be effective by a blind professor. (MLW)

Discusses the problem of lack of Black faculty members at medical schools, how this affects minority student enrollment, what can be done about the problem, and what is presently being done to reverse the trend. Suggests implementation of incentive programs to attract Black faculty to academic medicine. (JS)