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The Effects Of Role Modeling As A Technique In Counteracting Sexual Stereotyping In The Occupational Election Of High School Girls, Nancy Eddins Helms
The Effects Of Role Modeling As A Technique In Counteracting Sexual Stereotyping In The Occupational Election Of High School Girls, Nancy Eddins Helms
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Stereotyping of jobs by sex has a restricting effect on both sexes, but it has had a disproportionately negative impact on women. The need for methods to counteract occupational stereotyping is widely recognized (Steiger and Schlesinger, 1979; Monthly Labor Review, 1976). Since role modeling has been found in many settings to be a forceful factor in modifying behavior, Bandura's (1971) observational learning through role modeling formed the rationale for the study. This study proposes to answer the question, "Will using female role models in nontraditional careers for women affect the choice of high school girls in selecting nontraditional occupations for …
The Rating Of Nonverbal Counseling Techniques By Reluctant Adolescent Clients, James Ernest Forrester
The Rating Of Nonverbal Counseling Techniques By Reluctant Adolescent Clients, James Ernest Forrester
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The systematic skills-training programs which have been widely applied for the training of counselors have typically been designed with the assumption that all clients consuming the services of a counselor are voluntarily seeking help. In fact, many clients enter counseling reluctantly. Reluctance in this study is defined as a client who really doesn't want to be in counseling. This is very common among adolescent populations who frequently enter counseling because of the courts, schools, or their parents. They, therefore, comply with the authority of these institutions and are not self-motivated.;This study examined the nonverbal counselor techniques in a study which …
An Evaluation Of The Effects Of A Career Decision-Making Course On Tenth Grade Non-College Bound Students, Carol Gelo Barr
An Evaluation Of The Effects Of A Career Decision-Making Course On Tenth Grade Non-College Bound Students, Carol Gelo Barr
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a one-semester career decision-making course, implemented using the Exploring Career Decision-making materials developed by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory, on the career maturity and knowledge of career concepts of tenth grade non-college bound students.;The study was implemented at Denbigh High School in Newport News, Virginia. Denbigh is a four-year comprehensive high school with a total enrollment of 2100 students. The subjects for the study were 47 non-college bound tenth grade students who had just completed the one-semester career decision-making course and 50 non-college bound tenth grade students who were just …
The Effects Of A Program Of Structured Group Counseling On The Self-Concept And Leadership Skills Of Disadvantaged Gifted Elementary School Students, Sheila Gibbs Hill
The Effects Of A Program Of Structured Group Counseling On The Self-Concept And Leadership Skills Of Disadvantaged Gifted Elementary School Students, Sheila Gibbs Hill
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of participation in structured group counseling on the self-concept and leadership skills of disadvantaged gifted elementary school children.;Subjects were forty-eight elementary students from the Chesapeake Public School District in Chesapeake, Virginia. All students had been identified as potentially gifted and talented and were in attendance at a school designated as Title I by the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 (ESEA).;Three instruments were used to carry out the study: The Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), figural form, to measure creative thinking ability; the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (PHCSCS) to …
Examining The Effects Of Three Methods Of Study Skill Group Intervention With Middle School Underachievers, George Ira Fenigsohn
Examining The Effects Of Three Methods Of Study Skill Group Intervention With Middle School Underachievers, George Ira Fenigsohn
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The purpose of this study was to seek the answer to the following question: Using small group interaction, which of three types of strategies best influences positive academic achievement and academic attitudinal change in seventh and eighth grade low achievers?;Thirty-six students who had failed one or more academic subjects (English, Math, Social Studies or Science) were randomly placed in one of four groups of nine students each. The first group was based on the theory and techniques of Rational-Emotive Therapy. It attacked the "blame factor" so common to transescents and attempted to build a strong and positive attitude in the …
The Effects Of Rational Emotive Therapy On Academic Achievement For Community College Probation Students Participating In A Study Skills Class, Jack John Becherer
The Effects Of Rational Emotive Therapy On Academic Achievement For Community College Probation Students Participating In A Study Skills Class, Jack John Becherer
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This study was designed to determine if training in rational emotive therapy and study skills would be more effective in improving academic competence than training in study skills.;The subject population consisted of 141 students who were on academic probation at a community college. Students were recruited to participate in a one credit, graded seminar designed to increase the possibility of succeeding in college. Forty-two students were placed in one of four seminars. In addition, twenty-one students who initially expressed an interest in the seminar but later decided not to participate comprised the control group.;Treatment groups were offered both day and …