Identifies fears which can beset children on their first days of school, discusses reasons for a wide variety of specific fears (separation anxiety, transition from a familiar to a strange environment), and suggests ways for parents to help their young children overcome fears of school. (DB)

Explores the extent and nature of departmental discord in academic life and suggests that universities can minimize discord by putting more reliance on market principles to determine pay scales and by setting the limits on tenure at the college or university level, rather than at the department level. (Author/DB)

The language of geriatrics and gerontology reflects the generally held belief that potential for growth and development disappears when the elderly are severely disabled. To counter this mystique, the right to flourish must be advocated through policy, behavior, and attitude change. (SK)

The description of one student's experiences illustrates the need for early identification of, and programming for, gifted students. Factors influencing the reluctance of classroom teachers to identify young students as gifted are discussed, and mental models are introduced as the underlying reason for this resistance. Suggestions for change are…

It is commonly assumed that worry and anxiety are synonymous. However, there is growing evidence that anxiety and worry are separate, yet related, constructs (i.e., Davey, Hampton, Farrell, & Davidson, 1992; Davey, 1993; Gana, Martin, & Canouet, 2001 ). Worry, is generally defined as a stream of negative thoughts (Kelly & Miller,…

The emotional fallout from rapid, dramatic job market changes can severely and adversely affect the job search and job change process. It can cause inappropriate, precipitous emotional reactions that can block a job seeker's effectiveness at different times and stages of each job search. This paper demonstrates how individuals can find their way…

An examination of book reviews of Frederic Hudson's "Journalism History in the United States from 1690 to 1872" that appeared following the book's publication in 1873 reveal sharp negative criticisms of the book that raise questions about Hudson's accuracy. (GT)

Reviews studies indicating that negative labels, such as learning disabled or behavior disordered, can lead to peer stigmatization and to disturbed or disrupted peer relations for labeled child. Contends that problems may be due not only the to labeled child's actual behavior but also to biased perceptions and behavior of peers as result of label.…

Purpose. The purpose of this article is to summarize the rich and growing body of research that draws from parental acceptance-rejection theory (PARTheory) and associated measures as used throughout the Arab world. Methodology. This body of work includes more than 100 studies that explore the reliability and validity of Arabic adaptations of…

An examination of the dynamics of academic failure is presented in this monograph in the form of an annotated bibliography of current literature. The writings cited offer a cross-section of research on what factors affect students' choices of adaptive or maladaptive behavior patterns in the classroom and in relation to their peers. Section one of…

Future developments in communication technology promise to have both positive and negative effects on information sources, messages, the media, and audiences. An increased tendency toward monopolistic control, for example, might accompany improvement in information management. A significant problem already in evidence among information…

The literature review classifies reported sources of negative attitudes toward the disabled into 13 psychodynamic and sociological categories and stresses the difficulty of quickly changing such negative attitudes. (MC)

Offers examples of appropriate and improper use of the passive voice in technical communications and gives suggestions for using these examples in technical writing classrooms. (RL)

Review of recent studies finds women are under-represented in senior management posts in United Kingdom independent schools, especially in the secondary sector. Urges further research on negative attitudes toward women in senior management, development of management training courses aimed at women, and greater provision of mentoring to women in…

Major concerns in braille literacy are compared for 1989 and 1996 in the areas of demographic statistics, emphasis on print, negative attitudes toward braille, lack of teaching standards, the braille code, technological advances, placement of students in regular classrooms, and generic services. (DB)