Suggests using social network theory to explain varieties of mourning behavior in different societies. Compares participation in funeral ceremonies of members of different social circles in American society and Israeli kibbutz. Concludes that results demonstrated validity of concepts deriving from social network analysis in study of bereavement,…

Presents a version of reality therapy with adult offenders. Focuses on the normative principles underlying the theory, and outlines five basic treatment techniques--involvement, current behavior, evaluation of behavior, planning, and commitment, illustrated with case vignettes. Concludes that reality therapy can promote more responsible behavior…

Presents development of Holland's congruence theory in four layers: (1) vocational interest and occupational choices as dichotomy of fit/nonfit; (2) level of congruence between vocational interests and occupational choices; (3) environmental congruence; and (4) within-occupation congruence. Suggests integrative interpretation for variance found in…

Provides brief historical account of three stages in development of theoretical framework which has guided research on defensive effects of motives on person perception, then proposes revised interactive model as fourth stage of conceptualization. New model suggests that defensive effects of motives on person perception are most likely to occur in…

The topic of procrastination (putting off for tomorrow what one should do today) is introduced as a well-known phenomenon that has been the subject of widespread general interest, modest professional activity, and remarkably little research interest. In this paper, explicit criteria are formulated to define the phenomenon. The various etiological…

Evaluated a theory of job satisfaction based on two facets: event and agent. Conceptualized event and agent as two domain facets of a content universe of job satisfaction, and a radex structure was hypothesized. Employees rated their job satisfaction and influence upon these job factors. Supported the radex structure. (Author)

Tested models of interests by examining the significance of disconfirmed ordinal predictions. Examined data regarding Holland's hexagonal model and Roe's circular ordering. Tested adequacy of the hierarchical model and compared significance of the disconfirmed predictions of the hierachical model to that of the hexagonal-circular model. (Author)

Analyzes trends in the social function of children's institutions of Israel (where 20% of youth are educated in residential settings) from the pre-statehood period to the present. Argues that the study of the way a society uses its institutions for children is a good measure of long-range national goals. (KH)

Examines the historical processes which led to the institutionalization of residential care for children in Israel. The utopian "children's villages" of the 1920's were eventually taken over by a process of mass institutionalization and bureaucratic inflexibility, but the ideological commitment to collective group care has remained…

Describes the structure and internal dynamics of Israeli residential schools and the change processes that have developed in recent decades. Concludes that the residential schools reflect the larger community outside and provide a second chance for many students to learn to function effectively yet autonomously. (KH)

Issues and developments concerning the education of Israeli youth in residential schools are summarized in this report of a seminar which brought together educators from the United States and Israel. The first part of the report describes the residential school and gives its history as both part of a long tradition, and as it particularly evolved…