Although motives vary, most VISTA Volunteers bring with them a service orientation and a genuine desire to work with people. But few enter with any prior experience in the social welfare field or any clear picture of the particular nature of the helping role. The majority of Volunteers are at a turning point in their development as they leave the…

The U.S. Office of Education and the Bureau of the Census conducted a joint nationwide study of the people who engaged in adult education activities. By attaching a 12-question Adult Education Supplement to the May 1969 Current Population Survey (CPS), information was obtained about both adult education and the characteristics of the people who do…

This document describes a number of exemplary counseling programs and practices, research findings from various sources (1970-71) and the implications of these for counselors, the results of several surveys of counselor's attitudes, and reviews a number of available resources for practicing counselors. The document presents this material in short…

A preliminary Personal History Questionnaire used in obtaining information from all Cartographic Technicians in Federal service in August 1968 (about 1,500) is provided. The questions in the questionnaire cover a variety of areas, including a 130-item task list. (For related documents, see TM 001 408, 463, 464, 466.) (DB)

The field study data indicate that organizational climate is an attribute of both the individual and the organization. (Author/IRT)

Personality dimensions in the Jesness Inventory among black male delinquents were identified. A principal components factor analysis with a varimax rotation identified three factors: (1) Self-Estrangement, (2) Social Isolation, and (3) Immaturity. The results suggest that the factors might be a part of a larger alienation construct in black…

This article focuses on shyness as a barrier to meaningful employment for some minority persons. It provides a definition and discusses specific examples of shy behaviors that may be displayed. A seven-step systematic procedure for effectively counseling the shy minority client is delineated. (Author)

An investigation into individual styles of decision making results in a model that identifies four general styles. Helping individuals identify their natural style and to use it appropriately has proven to be an effective application of the theory. (Author)

Actual similarity on a variety of attributes (sociodemographic, background characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors) was investigated in a large sample of friendship pairs among 773 high school boys and 1,106 girls. The data were collected through structured, self-administered questionnaires in classrooms. (Author/JMB)

Reviews literature on cultural and individual work values indicating that economic patterns of society and values embedded in those patterns influence individual work values. Recommends research on individual work values focus on complexities of relationship between cultural and social values and individual work values. (ABL)

The author proposes and validates a model to predict the outcome of representative elections contested by trade unions and employee associations in the public sector. The model hypothesizes that winners can be predicted from such individual employee characteristics as gender, race, age, seniority, and job level. (Author/SK)

A comparison was made of the implicit theories for scientific creativity, artistic creativity, everyday creativity, and noncreativity among a group of amateur and professional artists (N=36) and a control group (N=52). Groups did not differ significantly for number of characteristics or unique characteristics generated though specific…

Examined the families of origin of suicidal females, with particular focus on their parents. Five parental characteristics are identified and described: nonnurturing parents, absent parents, abusive parents, mentally ill parents, and alcoholic parents, and their relationship to the individuals' suicidal behaviors is discussed. (Author/BL)

Historical comparison of Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey and King Philip II of Spain with Adolph Hitler revealed similar personality traits, possibly characteristic determinants of individuals prone to undertake genocidal measures. Commitment to bureaucratic detail coupled with opportunistic belief in Messianic destiny are key factors in these…