Various recent attempts have been made in industry to provide the worker with a more challenging work content and thus provide job enrichment and satisfaction. In this article, the author sets out the many factors involved and suggests that the training manager has a vital role to play in overcoming this industrial malaise. (Author/EB)

Outlines a method by which observation time as measured by visual fixation on an object in the visual field can be predicted for N items viewed simultaneously in the field when the time for observing each item presented singly is known. (Author/MG)

Analysis of responses of 167 husbands and wives to the Blood and Wolfe family decision and job performance instrument revealed similar distributions of the two sets of responses but substantial discrepancies between spouses which appeared to be randomly distributed and offsetting, suggesting that they may be caused by perceptual differences rather…

Findings of this study support the position that the global concept of identification is too vague to be useful in assessing its effects on, or relation to adolescent behaviors. The study was based on part of a doctoral dissertation ("Role Models: Their Relationship to Educational and Occupational Behaviors") submitted to Teachers College,…

Suggests that the growth of receptive language functioning in very young children is a crucial developmental area and summarizes some major issues involved in attempting to learn more about it. Portions of this text were included in an invited presentation at the 1969 Conference on Research and Teaching of Infant Development, Merrill-Palmer…

Describes program committed to early identification of children in low incidence areas of exceptionality, and development of specialized services for them. Focus here is on visual screening. (Author/CJ)

Describes the role of the elementary school principal in the area of educational change. (LN)

Survey of 73 counselors and 72 manpower specialists to determine perceptions of actual and ideal counselor function. A cross-break analysis to ascertain if responses varied according to years in employment service, office size, and educational background produced no differences. Similarities and differences are presented followed by a discussion…

Simple exercises designed to improve visual and auditory perception are presented as part of a remedial reading program. (EJS)