There are three standard complaints given by teachers of freshman composition: (1) college freshman students are inferior to English majors and graduate students, or inferior to freshmen from when the teachers were in college; (2) the subject matter of a writing course is inferior to that of literature courses; and (3) those who teach composition…

Tests were constructed to measure three dimensions of prejudice related to interracial communication: stereotyping, affective reactions, and communicative social distance. A test was also constructed to measure the type of attributional choices made about blacks. The attributional choices were either defensive (negative and stereotypical) or…

This workshop module is designed to increase teachers' understanding of the resistance they are likely to encounter from their students when introducing emotionally laden content (e.g., issues of stereotyping and sex bias), and to provide them with strategies for preventing, dealing with, and reacting to student resistance. A booklet for use in…

This conference presentation describes a six-week intervention training program for parents with children who exhibit negative behavior (noncompliance, temper tantrums, whining). The focus of the program is to increase positive parent-child interaction, as well as to teach parents how to make and follow through on commands to their children.…

IN A COOPERATIVE PROJECT WITH THE PEACE CORPS, THE OKLAHOMANS FOR INDIAN OPPORTUNITY (OIO) ORGANIZATION TRAINED A GROUP OF AMERICAN INDIAN YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE SUMMER OF 1967 FOR SERVICE IN LATIN AMERICA. THE MAJOR HYPOTHESIS UNDER WHICH OIO PLANNED THE TRAINING PROGRAM WAS THAT INDIAN YOUNGSTERS, BECAUSE OF THEIR LACK OF SELF-CONFIDENCE, FELT…

This study hypothesizes that: (1) stereotypic attitudes which normal persons hold toward handicapped persons will be multidimensional; (2) some of the multidimensional components will be general across all handicaps while others will be specific to each handicap; and (3) those components of stereotypic attitudes towards handicapped persons which…

Throughout American history, there has been prejudice, discrimination and violence against religious, ethnic and racial groups. Negative attitudes and practices have originated both from the citizenry and from the government in the form of immigration restrictions. Some examples are documented in this article. (Author/GC)

Attention is called to the probability that counselors and psychotherapists share the age stereotypes of other Americans. Kinds of age bias are noted: age restrictiveness, age distortion, and negative attitudes associated with particular ages. (Author)

Interviewed 37 married returning female students to investigate mother-daughter relationships during daughters' first year in university. Well educated mothers' attitudes toward daughters' enrollment were described as predominantly positive, less-educated mothers' attitudes as predominantly negative. Mothers' educational level was not consistently…

President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative is opposed by many university scientists, but government officials have no problem placing research contracts. Specific arrangements and personal opinions are cited, and the text of the Star Wars Petition signed by 6,500 faculty and graduate student scientists is included. (MSE)

Examined how group counseling that emphasized eliminating self-defeating behavior affected self-esteem and locus of control among learning disabled children. Indicated that participants in the group counseling sessions felt better about themselves and had more internal perception of locus of control than did control group participants. (ABB)

Assessed the effectiveness of three techniques for changing college students' attitudes toward aging in a positive direction. Found direct experience with the elderly to be the most effective workshop technique. (Author/ABB)

Teacher education belongs on campus if its content is the result of inquiry and informed practice and if its theories stand the tests of application. Its content cannot be the result of custom and tradition, folkways, anecdotal wisdom, and methodological ruses. (MT)

A study of medical students' choice of anesthesiology as a specialty and the quality of clerkships available established several factors in students' choice, including the negative effect of certified registered nurse anesthetists on the operating room floor. A study of relationships with nurse practitioners, physician's assistants, and…

This study looked at attitudes toward counseling in a group of Asian American and Pacific Islander college students. It hypothesized that these students believed their families would not approve of them seeking therapy and that therapy would be an embarrassment to them. It also hypothesized that these students felt therapy was ineffective for…