Doctoral students (N=109) in school psychology and educational administration responded to five decision problems whose outcomes were framed either positively as gains or negatively as losses. Frame and profession significantly affected the number of risky choices. Educational administration students made more risky choices than school psychology…

The shortage of school psychologists is apparent at all levels of the profession. The Diplomate, awarded by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), is the highest credential a practitioner can receive, yet few professional psychologists aspire to this high goal. The diploma and the examination process are described. The implications…

The Invitational Conference on the Future of School Psychology held at Indiana University in Fall 2002 included a number of paper presentations and group discussions. Toward the end of the conference, four participants were asked to present their reactions, reflecting input from a practitioner, a graduate student in school psychology, a faculty…

The work of Atkins and his colleagues (2003) have provided a wonderful beginning to the development of models that broaden the role of community and school psychology as well as the role of intervention research in the schools. Unfortunately, this work is not easily supported by institutions of academic psychology where more control of extraneous…

The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of behavioral risk and protective factors among at-risk preschoolers. Parent-reported data ( N = 2,550) from the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA) indicated that Head Start preschoolers had significantly more behavior concerns and fewer protective factors than would be expected based…

School psychology, defined as the study and application of psychological principles to the educational setting, encompasses the study of learning and cognition, development, social behavior, individual differences, and measurement and statistics. The purpose of this paper is to provide an historical account of the origins of educational psychology…

Due process hearing decisions (N=116) heard in 1981-82 by the New Jersey Department of Education and in 1982-83 by the Office of Administrative Law in the New Jersey Department of State were compared in terms of four variables: (1) petitioner-respondent, (2) issue(s), (3) representation, and (4) which party prevailed. Chi-square analyses revealed…

A short-term resolution of the professional differences separating the American Psychological Association and the National Association of School Psychologists appears impossible. There have been some joint efforts by the groups that may lead to constructive movement in matters of concern such as professional autonomy and comprehensive service…

Describes the development of school psychology as a continuing search for identity and professional recognition. This search has led it to identify primarily with psychology at the expense of involvement with the broad issues of educational development. Suggests increased emphasis on learning and a decreased emphasis on mental health issues. (JAC)

This study used 8 vignettes to investigate 331 school psychology graduate students' beliefs concerning the desirability and ethicalness of origin of a dissertation idea and authorship credit of an article based on the dissertation. The vignettes varied according to who originated the dissertation idea (graduate student or advisor), who wrote an…

The purpose of this study is to contribute to research regarding the Application of Cognitive Functions Scale (ACFS; C. Lidz and R. Jepsen, 1997), a newly developed dynamic assessment approach for the assessment of preschool children. The ACFS assesses the ability of children to apply their cognitive functions in areas that are related to the…

Examines Jack Bardon's influence on school psychology. Reviews his publications and surveys three separate groups of school psychologists. Areas in which Bardon has made a substantial impact in these three groups include the role and definition of school psychology; professional organization issues; debate over level of training; and consultation.…

Investigates the effectiveness of the mystery motivator intervention as a means to remediate mathematics homework accuracy and completion problems in five fifth- grade students. Results indicated that the mystery motivator intervention was effective for all students on one or both outcome criteria. Additionally, both the teachers and students…

Examines prospective psychologists' personal theories on the role of the school psychologist. It was found that the majority of students attribute the role of leader to the school psychologist in relation to school personnel. As far as expectations of this role are concerned, both school psychologists and school community members emphasize…

Examines statistics and research design requirements at various levels of school psychology education in the United States. Results indicated more required courses in statistics and research design at the doctoral level. Results are discussed in terms of the importance of statistics and research design competency at all levels of the profession.…