Examines the following aspects of entrepreneurship: definitions of entrepreneurship and enterprise culture; social, political, and economic context; relationship with education; entrepreneurial versus corporist education with implications for business schools; developing intrapreneurship in large corporations; and implications for training policy.…

This article overviews and evaluates Raymond B. Cattell's integration of psychology and ethics. It describes his views on the psychological bases of individual morality and values: superego strength, motivation, and religious sentiment. Cattell's proposed ethical system, Beyondism, based on scientific method rather than rationality alone, is also…

Research developments in the area of clothing and human behavior are reviewed in terms of relevant psychological and sociological theories, including impression formation, clothing's effect on the behavior of others, conformity, personality, and life style. (SK)

This study was designed to assess the concurrent validity of the Brief Mini Markers Inventory. The 40-item Mini Markers scale and a 15-item situational response questionnaire were administered to a sample of college students. It was hypothesized that scores on the Mini Marker factors would correlate highly with responses to situations tapping the…

In recent years, a new consensus seems to have emerged among historians concerning the personalities, families, and values of American slaves. It is now recognized that most slaves worked out their lives in a tenuous reciprocity with Whites and, at the same time, created a unique blend of African and American culture. (GC)

A review of studies on identity status and of a study involving 2,557 Dutch adolescents who completed the Utrecht-Groningen Identity Development Scale (W. Meeus, 1993) supports a refinement of the identity status model that shows progressive developmental trends and indicates that the difference between high and low statuses increases with age.…

Indecisive students often present with social skills problems, which may make academic and vocational decision-making tasks difficult and complex for them. This article presents a training program devised to augment assertive competencies in indecisive students choosing a university course of study. Intended aims and the analyses to assess the…

An interactionist model of creative behavior is proposed, combining elements of the personality, cognitive, and social psychology perspectives on creativity. The model considers the interplay of factors including antecedent conditions, creative behavior, consequences, the individual, cognitive style/ability, personality traits, contextual…

Reviewed six recently developed adaptive behavior scales for technical adequacy and other issues to consider when selecting measure of adaptive behavior. Suggests ways to aid examiners in selecting appropriate measure of adaptive behavior for particular student, accurately interpreting results, recognizing strengths and limitations of measures,…

This review of the literature examines three aspects of creative thinking and production: (1) metacognitive processing; (2) the knowledge base; and (3) personality variables. It is concluded that all three are essential elements, they operate interactively, and the results of creative thinking and problem solving are best assessed through…

This article explores the inner and outer forces that energized the lives of Charlotte Bronte and Virginia Woolf and influenced their talent development. Similarities in their lives, including adversity, autodidactism, practice of the writing craft, search for a mother figure, influence of place, loneliness, emotional support, and a philosophy of…

This paper addresses personality issues and personological variables relevant to the process of mentoring gifted children and adolescents. Guidelines from the literature address the mentor-mentee relationship and the importance of matching temperament and intellectual style. Needed research areas include mentoring styles and appropriate mentors…

Describes investigation comparing career considerations of Asian American college students to those of Caucasian students. Results reveal Asian American students were more likely to consider investigative occupations and less likely to consider enterprising and conventional occupations than Caucasian students. Differences were noted in career…

Constructivist and developmental metatheories offer foundations for prevention- and health-oriented counseling approaches that target the whole population. Proposes an assessment model in which the counselor is directed toward four specific dimensions of human construction and development: social context, life phase, constructive phase, and…

This article suggests the importance of evaluating creativity and innovation at the contextual level of society and proposes a methodological design to do so. Some of the difficulties of such an approach are identified and conditions of its feasibility are outlined. (Author/CR)