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Boyd, Vivian; And Others – 1989
Retention rates for black students at predominantly white campuses are consistently and disappointingly low, much more so than for white students. There is some evidence for black males that noncognitive variables are more predictive of academic success than the more traditionally used cognitive variables. In this intervention which was designed…
Descriptors: Black Students, Career Planning, College Freshmen, Delay of Gratification
Caracelli, Valerie J. – 1986
A pre- and posttest academic year longitudinal design was used to document the early transition experience of adult women entering or returning to college who differ along motivational dimensions and expectations. In 1981 and 1982, two cohorts of volunteer subjects were recruited from Fordham University's EXCEL program, a special entry program for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Career Choice
Gauvain, Mary T.; And Others – 1977
This study investigated students' perceptions of the open-space environment. It focused on their likes and dislikes concerning open space, perceptions of instructional practices and suggestions for improving and utilization of open space in their schools. The study was conducted as part of a Teacher Corps project sponsored jointly by the School of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Environmental Influences, Environmental Research
Jenkins, Sharon Rae – 1979
To explore the nature of the success which fear-of-success-women avoid and that to which they aspire, a study elicited essays on subjects' definitions of personal success. Instrumental career striving was examined by requesting self-reports on subjects' preferred career, reasons for career choice, current activities toward eventual career…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Career Choice, Career Education, Fear of Success
Inderlied, Sheila Davis – 1979
Some antecedent causes of the resistance or inability of women to set goals are explored. Aspects of socialization and education which determine the decision-making and goal-setting behavior of women in adolescence and in maturity are delineated. The thesis is put forth that political and societal institutions are, to a great extent, responsible…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavioral Objectives, Career Planning, Decision Making
Hyman, June M. – 1970
This document discusses parental involvement in public elementary schools, particularly those in poverty and minority areas. The need for more parental interaction in the classroom is described, along with the social, psychological, economic, and educational advantages for the parents themselves, the children, and the teachers. Included is a list…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences, Orientation

Foxx, Daniel L., Jr. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1990
Ottawa University's (Arizona) Proseminar is an eight-week course that orients adult students to university policies and procedures; engages them in issues of adult development, self- assessment, and goals; emphasizes the value of advisement; enables them to identify prior learning; and helps them take responsibility for planning their college…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students

Butler, Ruth; Neuman, Orna – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1995
Israeli 2nd and 6th graders (n=159) working puzzles in task or ego goal conditions were more likely to request help and to explain help avoidance as motivated by effort toward independent mastery in the task-focus condition. Results clarify the role of motivational factors in academic help seeking. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Behavior Patterns, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students

Meece, Judith L.; Holt, Kathleen – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1993
Cluster analysis was used to classify 257 fifth and sixth graders on the basis of their mastery, ego, and work-avoidant goal orientations. Results identify three clusters with different achievement profiles in science. Students for whom mastery goals were stronger than the other goals show the most positive achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Need, Classification, Cluster Analysis
Webb, Marian – Issues in Educational Research, 2005
This paper discusses initial findings on teacher identity, as perceived and negotiated by four pre-service secondary-school teachers during an action research project at a regional university. Through systematic collaborative reflection, the group explored the dissonance between theory and practice in order to make sense of their emerging teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Action Research, Self Efficacy, Theory Practice Relationship
Career Commitment, Sense of Accomplishment, and Job Satisfaction: A Survey of Medical Technologists.
Spencer, Charles T. – 1982
Job-related perceptions of medical technologists who had graduated from Illinois State University from 1972 through 1979 were surveyed. Of the 228 mailed questionnaires, 170 were returned. The questionnaire included items in which respondents judged the degree to which self-actualization characteristics were present in their jobs. An additional…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, College Graduates, Goal Orientation, Higher Education
Bean, Joan P.; Wolfman, Brunetta R. – 1979
Although some social scientists have recognized the conflict and duality of career and family roles, few researchers have examined the consequences of balancing working women's multiple roles. Studies reveal that professional men and women appear to comprehend the meaning and implications of the "Superwoman," a woman caught in the triple…
Descriptors: Administrators, Employed Women, Females, Goal Orientation
Foster, Thomas V. – 1979
The poor self-image of many collegiate high achievers is due to the development of an obsessive-compulsive personality. Typical of this psychological maladjustment is the concept that external achievements are directly related to internal personal worth in a linear and absolute fashion. Characteristic symptoms include physical as well as emotional…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Clinics, College Students, Competition
McCannon, Roger S. – 1975
Literature on counseling adult college students is extremely limited; few if any training programs are currently operating with the purpose of preparing counseling specialists in adult education. Moreover, college/university orientation programs for new entering adult part-time evening students are virtually nonexistent. Recognizing the need for…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, College Students, Counseling Services
Simpson, Richard L. – 1969
This research study began as an attempt to discover the extent of professionalism and variables (individual, community, school, etc.) related to it among public school teachers. Preliminary analysis of survey data gathered from 3189 undergraduate college students and 9688 public school teachers indicated few relationships of any of the independent…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Career Planning, Education Majors