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This study examined Canadian and Chinese first, fourth, and seventh graders to determine sex-related, culture-related, and age-related differences in writing topics. Children were asked to pretend they were animals and write stories about the animals' adventures. Both countries showed gender and age differences in choice of animals which reflected sex role stereotypes. (SM)

Presents data from questionnaires and interviews with adolescents regarding their concerns about living in the Nuclear Age. Results suggest that the nuclear threat further constrains planning for the future. Suggests implications for educators, who do not appear to serve major roles as socializing or communicating agents on this issue. (BH)

A study of 38 female and 72 male Canadian high school students was conducted to investigate the hypothesis that aspects of status-seeking in Canadian adolescents are unique. Results are discussed and the role of the school counselor or teacher is examined. (CT)

Explores the relationship of anticipated and manifest needs as one method of understanding career behavior in working nurses (R.N.) and student nurses (B.Sc.). Examines and extends the validity of a manifest and anticipated job-related needs questionnaire. Discusses exploring needs both as a factor in vocational choice and as a factor influencing well-being on the job. (Author/ABB)

Presents a study on spatial conceptions in Chinese and Canadian children. Methods; Results, which indicated that drawing performance on the topological dimension was better than the performance on the Euclidean dimension, and that there were neither gender nor cultural differences in performance.

Presents a study which examined human immunodeficiency (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) individuals' feelings, concerns and expectations relating to the first time they disclosed their status in therapy. Analysis of individuals' interpretation of the counselor attributes and their perception of the effectiveness of the counselor; Importance of counselling to the individuals; Discrimination towards the individuals lives.

Examines the manifest needs of achievement, dominance, autonomy, and affiliation of school administrators in relation to job satisfaction. Correlations between present and general job satisfaction; Dynamics of the relationship between needs, job satisfaction, performance and motivation; Satisfaction that education administrators experience on the job.

Discusses the varied developmental differences associated with Chinese and Canadian children. Information on their choice of decisions; How are the data discussed; Escalation of theoretical and research interest; What did the results show.

A reworded version of the Individual Differences Questionnaire (Paivio & Harshman, 1983) was administered to 857 early and middle adolescents in Victoria, Canada and was translated into Mandarin Chinese and given to 600 early and middle adolescents in Shanghai, China. The finding of three imaginal and three verbal factors in the Canadian sample replicated the Paivio and Harshman study; the two major imaginal and verbal factors were replicated in the Chinese sample. Both the Chinese and Canadian adolescent samples, however, indicated an endorsement of imaginal styles of thinking over verbal styles, a finding incongruent with the Paivio and Harshman research measuring Canadian adults who demonstrated a verbal rather than an imaginal preference. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]