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Psychometric properties of the Parent-Child Relationship Inventory (PCRI) were examined using data collected from adolescents and their parents in the Fullerton Longitudinal Study. Results revealed acceptable internal consistency for most scales and moderate to high 1-year stability for all scales. Both parents' PCRI scores correlated with their views of family climate. Cross-informant concordance was pervasive and strong between mothers' PCRI scores and adolescents' perceptions of the parent-child relationship and family climate; however, convergence was not evident between fathers' and adolescents' reports. Additionally, poor performance was observed for the Autonomy scale. In conjunction with other research on parent-adolescent relationships, concerns are raised regarding the utility of scales to contrast mother-adolescent with father-adolescent relationships.

This chapter describes an innouatiue faculty support program designed for un-tmur~dfaculty andfUll-time lecturers. Working closely with members ofthe administration, untenuredfilmlty and[ull-time lecturers established and created a voluntary. formal. cross-departmentalfamlty organization called the ULO (Untmured Faculty and Full-Time Lecturer Organization). TheVLO hasformalbylaws.~/ecud officers. and a mission that initiatedactivities alldesigned to support junior pculty and filII-time lecturers within the college. Even within its initial year. thisorganization offired a significant variety ofmeaningfu! support activities withpositive outcomes. Theactivities includefonnation ofa Research Writing Workgroup. u.orkshops on thetenure andpromotion process. teaching brown bags. greater opportunitiesfor leadersbip development and service. reduced sense offizculty isolation {Fullan, 1993) and stress. and enhanced collegial social opportunities. Discussed hae are activities, current accomplishments. strengths. c!ulllenges. caveats, and recommendations. 189 10Improve theAcademy