Examines the Greek social system in terms of sociological interpretations, which tend to explain specific manifestations of social behavior based on national character or purely ideological interests and specific conflicts. She tries to unmask ideological rationalizations, focusing on aspects of the Greek school system as they relate to social…

A method of determining core journals for any discipline, using data from the Journal Citation Reports to generate discipline impact factors, is described. (Author)

Citations of 23 old papers in physics and physical chemistry were studied in 978 papers in which they appeared in 1974-1975. Using a new typology of reasons for citing the papers, it was determined that in about 60 percent of the cases, the papers are still being actively used. (Author/MBR)

International information flows are investigated for three energy related fields of physics using the referencing data appearing in physics journals. (Author)

Changes in the approach to history which suggest that it is becoming a social science include: cooperation between scholars from different disciplines; quantitative methods borrowed from statistics and economics; and analysis of the past in ways that social scientists use to study contemporary society. The author accepts these changes only…

Want to manage your time? Try these ideas: Use time as a resource, keep a time log, get your attitude in shape, analyze your situation, apply time saving techniques, use self discipline as an organizing force. (ABM)

The CTEA process described provides a systematic, step-by-step process for comparing proposed training and education system alternatives. (Author)

After noting the problems of identifying appropriate economic concepts to be included in the postsecondary business curriculum, the author lists twenty concepts relevant to the business school graduate and outlines four approaches for including economics in the curriculum planning process. The approaches are also depicted in chart form. (SH)

Colleges and universities throughout the Western states report a wide range of water-saving practices. (MLF)

Examines the mediating influence of a cognitive structure called "procedural order preference" to determine whether the relationship between discussion procedures and decision performance is mediated by certain situational factors. Finds a significant interaction between discussion procedures and procedural order preference of group…

Discusses a study conducted to determine if the directed use of newspapers could increase students' content acquisition in a secondary American Government course. Results show an increase in students' content acquisition, but further studies are needed with many more students participating. Includes chart quantifying data from study, and a sample…

Argues that none of the conventional methods for assessing attachment meet all criteria. Describes development of a 100-item sort for assessing secure attachment in toddlers, closely tied to Bowlby's control systems model of attachment. Evaluates the Q-sort in terms of criteria for valid thoery-based assessments that have applicability beyond this…

Presents a procedure for curriculum change and textbook adoption using a step-by-step decision-making process. (MD)

Describes Pikes Peak Library District's innovative use of portable microcomputers to accomplish an inexpensive collection inventory. The Radio Shack Model 100 battery-operated microcomputer was used as a data-capture device for updating status records of the library's regular automated circulation and cataloging programs. (Author/MBR)

Considers three powerful techniques--heuristics, context trees, and search via backward chaining--that a knowledge engineer might employ to develop an expert system to automate performance engineering, i.e., the branch of instructional technology that focuses on the problems of business and industry. (MBR)