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Koppell, Steven – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1979
The author contends that the current evidence for an attentional deficit explanation of learning disability must be evaluated cautiously. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Attention, Etiology, Learning Disabilities, Research Needs

Pelham, William E.; Milich, Richard – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1984
Research and research needs on the peer relationships of hyperactive children are reviewed. Among topics studied are negative perceptions by peers and disruptive classroom behavior. Topics which need to be addressed include effects of age, sex, and cognitive deficits on relations. (CL)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Hyperactivity, Peer Relationship

Brown, Ronald T.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This literature review on neurocognitive functioning and learning of children with sickle cell disease found diffuse neurocognitive deficits, with much variability across subjects. Studies of psychosocial development of these children indicate that behavioral problems, low self-esteem, and body image disturbances are frequently characteristic.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention

Raskind, Marshall H.; Gerber, Paul J.; Goldberg, Roberta J.; Higgins, Eleanor L.; Herman, Kenneth L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Synthesizes information from a 1995 international symposium on longitudinal research in learning disabilities. Discussion of generic considerations of longitudinal research is followed by examination of issues specific to learning disabilities including definition, attrition, composition of research teams, ethical concerns, data collection, and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Data Collection, Learning Disabilities, Longitudinal Studies

Swanson, H. Lee – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
This paper provides a rationale for basic research and metatheory development in the field of learning disabilities, outlines the steps and cognitive parameters involved in validating such a metatheory, and discusses integrating the findings of basic research with instructional manipulations and reasons for the poor integration of theory and…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Models

Kavale, Kenneth A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
This paper affirms H. Lee Swanson's views in "Toward a Metatheroy of Learning Disabilities" and elaborates upon the role of basic research in learning disabilities. An alternative perspective on the nature of applied research is described that views applied research as theoretically driven research aimed at practical matters. (JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Epistemology, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities

Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
In response to H. Lee Swanson's paper, "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities," this article argues that the field of learning disabilities does not need to be legitimized and that basic research in learning disabilities is not necessarily the prerequisite vehicle by which theoretical progress can be made. (JDD)
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Orientation

Wong, Bernice Y. L., Series Ed. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
These concluding comments on the series of articles introduced by Linda Siegel's paper (EC221505) summarize the bases for disputing the utility of intelligence tests. The learning disabilities field's resistance to abandoning use of Intelligence Quotient tests is also acknowledged, and improved assessment measures and further research are called…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Handicap Identification

Hobbs, Steven A.; Sexson, Sandra B. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1993
This article reviews studies evaluating neurocognitive changes following organ transplantation in pediatric end-stage renal and liver disease. Findings suggest possible neurocognitive benefits associated with organ transplantation. Recommendations are made for methodological improvements in future research. (DB)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Diseases, Medical Services

Ellis, Edwin S.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
In response to H. Lee Swanson's paper, "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities," this counterpoint addresses the role of basic versus applied research, limitations of the procedure proposed by Swanson for establishing external validity and proving the metatheory, and limitations of metatheoretical research with regard to developing…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Financial Support, Learning Disabilities

Cullinan, Douglas – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
In rebuttal to H. Lee Swanson's paper, "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities," this article emphasizes that a bias toward applied research in learning disabilities is appropriate, that explanatory theories may not provide control over the phenomena explained, and that the field's orientation toward social consensus rather than…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Research Needs

Bauer, Richard H. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
This response to H. Lee Swanson's paper, "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities," argues that the field's development from social consensus has positive consequences and that the field is a "prenormal' science. A megatheory is suggested, incorporating metatheoretical aspects of the learning-disabled's information processing…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities, Research Needs

Stanovich, Keith E. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
Reactions to H. Lee Swanson's paper "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities" are outlined, and his arguments are applied to reading disabilities, focusing on the importance of the scientific attitude, the misuse of ecological validity, interpretation of Thomas Kuhn's work, modularity and reading disability, and scientific progress…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research, Learning Disabilities

Carnine, Douglas; Woodward, John – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
This critique of H. Lee Swanson's "Toward a Metatheory of Learning Disabilities" comments on Swanson's concept of learning disabilities, cognitive science, and information processing theory. A different research and theory-building agenda is proposed, focusing on society's definition of learning disabilities and instructional issues and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Definitions, Educational Theories, Exceptional Child Research

Coles, Gerald S. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
Key concepts of the book include the lack of evidence supporting the neurological explanation for "learning disabilities," basic flaws in research based on this theory, and an alternative "interactivity" theory which posits that systemic economic, social, and cultural conditions are the principal influences contributing to learning failure. (DB)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Etiology
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