The relationship between MMPI Mf, Hsx, and education was investigated, using heterosexual and homosexual men. Mf was a better discriminator between the homosexual and heterosexual groups than Hsx, and it was less contaminated by educational bias. The relationship between educational level and Mf appears to be more complex than generally assumed.…

Guidance and counseling needs of gifted students are described, and 10 policy recommendations for gifted programs are made, including that programs should help students develop adequate social relationships; stress achievement without regard to race, sex, or ethnic group; and develop an accurate sense of self. (CL)

Describes urban school districts' efforts to improve student learning by addressing the social, emotional, and physical needs of their students. (PKP)

Four cases of Native American children are used to illustrate the importance of considering emotional needs. Only when these needs are satisfied can the children achieve academically. A plea is made to practitioners to return to the inner dimensions of thinking and feeling. (CB)

A historical/cultural model should be used to understand Black Americans' academic performance. Blacks' psychological orientations to their racial identity and cultural values, as well as sociopolitical circumstances, are the context within which Blacks' educational success should be assessed. (SK)

The findings of this study failed to support the hypothesis that need achievement has an appreciable effect on continuation in college, even when the objective probability of success is controlled. (Author/KM)

The Stern indexes, used to assess the relationship between press and need as related to academic success among minority students, served as the criterion to test the hypothesis that a significant relationship exists between psychological needs and environmental presses. Results of the study suggest a confirmation of this hypothesis. (Author)

One school district has taken a step toward greater humanization. At Lewiston-Porter Central School District in Youngstown, New York, Step Ahead Letters provide formal positive reinforcement for effort and improved achievement by any and all students, irrespective of academic ability. (WM)

This study, conducted in conjunction with a larger project entitled "Project Able" (part of the Madison Area Project), compared manifest needs of high ability achieving and underachieving elementary school children in a culturally disadvantaged setting. (EAK)

Describes findings challenging the usefulness of the notion that Hawaiian children do well or poorly in school because they possess or lack need for achievement. (JM)

The dynamics of self-worth, confidence, and acceptance are much more complicated than portrayed in the simple self-esteem models promoted by today's educators. Because self-esteem is both a product and a motivating force, we can't simply label it as an instructional objective or value to be inculcated in children, independent of their performance.…

Reviews research on the psychological and emotional effects of geographic mobility upon children, the effects upon academic achievement, and the responses of children to moving. Suggestions are given about how to help children cope with moving. (Author/DB)

Clinical psychologist Taibi Kahler's Process Communication Model is based on six personality types (dreamers, persisters, promoters, reactors, rebels, and workaholics). By satisfying people's individual communication needs, the model helps improve student motivation and achievement, enhances staff morale, and reduces the need for discipline. (MLH)