The role of the school psychologist in gifted education can include developing identification procedures, describing behavioral characteristics, and educating parents. (Author)

A synthesis is presented of the work of Lindblom and Cohen, MacDonald and Walker, and the current authors. The synthesis considers issues in the usefulness of social science theory and research, and how observer roles in qualitative field studies yield multiple kinds of usable knowledge to a variety of audiences. (Author/BW)

The article examines the conditions that have led to emphasis on the training needed by pediatricians to effectively serve young handicapped children. Three national training programs are discussed to illustrate efforts in this area. Future directions and future problems regarding the physician-educator relationship are also considered. Journal…

Three value perspectives on men's family work are evident in previous literature: traditional, exploitive, and changing role perspectives. Areas of research derived from the changing role perspective are presented. A new study indicates that men in the late 1970s are increasing family work when their wives are employed. (Author/BEF)

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…

What role does a person's support for local educational control play in determining her attitude towards equity-minded school finance reform? This article reports estimations of binary and ordered probit models of two state public opinion polls and discusses newspaper coverage from the same two states to determine if and how local control has such…

Explores the nature and scope of the student affairs profession's philosophy and analyzes the major documents that serve as a philosophy for the student affairs profession: The Student Personnel Point of View, and Student Development Services in Post-Secondary Education. (Author/JAC)

The purpose of this study is to understand how Portuguese social workers perceive education and work as a way to grow as professionals in the field. This qualitative study takes place within a very specific organizational context--the Portuguese social security--and investigates how eight social workers: (1) perceive their education (including…

Novels about American higher education are examined to discover the images of college and university presidents projected through fiction. Fictive presidents are found to be vain, ambitious, hyperaggressive, failures at coping with crises, and--in contrast to fictive faculty--either uninterested or unsuccessful in extracurricular sexual…

Reviews the work of Howard S. Becker who, in the 1950s, analyzed teaching as a service occupation and drew parallels with other such occupations in terms of worker-client relationships and authority structures. (SJL)

Describes the results of a study which investigated workload, job satisfaction and perceptions of role preparation of Principal Educational Psychologists (PEPs) in England. Results indicated that PEPs have a generally positive attitude to the profession and express overall job satisfaction. Despite the overall satisfaction, PEPs found the job…

Reviews evidence concerning school psychology practitioners, graduate students, program graduates, degree levels, roles, and supply-demand relationships. Historical trends and current directions were identified with tentative projections to the future. School psychology in 2000 can be characterized as practiced primarily by specialist-level…

During the interaction prelude to role setting, claiming a coveted role through unilateral role behavior is strategically vulnerable. A distinct action ideal, called local action, is used to avoid role claims until there is evidence that a claimed role will be conferred. Local action provides an explanation for balanced reciprocity. (Author/BJV)

Examines the role of school social work from an anthropological perspective with a specific focus on the transmission of culture and the gendering role of social workers in schools. Asserts that school social workers seek to transform and to aid students, particularly female students, in asserting their own experiences and in developing new…

The development of a professional identity is an important aspect of the training and ongoing sense of belongingness of mental health counselors. This article examines two themes related to identity confusion: establishing and producing a systematic body of theory for the profession and distinguishing the profession from other service providers.…