Author emphasized those aspects of new thinking which have general rather than specific sociological relevance in the field of traditional sociology of education. (Author/RK)

Based on the experiences of four equating studies conducted by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District, a practical "cookbook" approach to test equating is presented. Three types of equating procedures are discussed: choosing a cutoff score on a new instrument, predicting Y from X, and symmetric equating of X and Y. (BW)

An on-going project of cross-referencing reprint and preprint series distributed by observatories to the collection of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory is described. Reprints available in the library's journal collection were removed after cross-indexing and referencing was accomplished. If the reprint was not available through the journal…

The nature of the structure in museum information is explored, and some alternative techniques for maintaining this structure in computerized records are compared. One approach uses structural linguistic concepts to describe relationships in the information from which museum catalog data are extracted and expands these data to an appropriate host…

A syntax methodology provides a descriptive mechanism to enable machine readable storage and retrieval of numeric data contained in bibliographic documents. The body of this paper treats the nature of "the syntax,""the data element," and the language by which this syntax is expressed. A discussion of the methodology illustrates…

THIS NOTE DESCRIBES AND CRITICIZES THE VARIOUS METHODS CURRENTLY IN USE FOR PROJECTING BIRTHS--(1) COHORT-FERTILITY, (2) AGE-SPECIFIC, (3) COHORT-FERTILITY (SCRIPPS), AND (4) MARRIAGE-PARITY-PROGRESSION. VARIABLES USED IN THE VARIOUS METHODS ARE AGE OF MOTHER, COMPLETED FERTILITY, MARRIAGE STATUS, TIME SINCE MARRIAGE, PARITY, AND BIRTH INTERVAL.…

A SERIES OF SIXTEEN 2 1/2-HOUR INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH SMALL GROUPS OF SOCIAL SCIENTISTS TO OBTAIN THEIR ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION, "WHAT PHENOMENA, CONCEPTS, THEORIES, ISSUES AND METHODOLOGIES FROM YOUR AREA SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL SCIENCE CURRICULUM." SOME OF THESE INTERVIEW SESSIONS WERE WITH GROUPS OF SOCIAL…

DURING THE RECENT YEARS OF FERMENT IN AMERICAN EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE COME UNDER EXAMINATION. ENGLISH, AS THE COURSE DEALING WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL COMMUNICATIVE PROCESSES OF READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, AND LISTENING, HAS BEEN UNDER PARTICULARLY CLOSE SCRUTINY. THIS CHECK LIST WAS PREPARED BY A CURRICULUM COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN STUDYING THE…

This analysis of selected diffusion and dissemination methods used by developer-demonstrator projects in the National Diffusion Network discusses strategies under the following headings: managing the project, developing materials, disseminating information, conducting awareness sessions, training personnel, using certified trainers, providing…

Employing concepts of formal symbolic logic, the philosophy of science, computer technology, and the work of Hans Zetterberg, a format is suggested for synthesizing and increasing use of the rapidly expanding knowledge of the social sciences. Steps in the process include formulating basic propositions, utilizing computers to establish sets, and…