There has been little research on the effectiveness of behavior modification with groups. This controlled study done in an agency setting found the behavioral model to be an effective method of treating groups of clients with a wide variety of problems. (Author)

The story of the national evaluation of the Follow Through program mirrors the difficulties in trying to evaluate a complex social program that changed its community service orientation to a strategy of planned variation of early childhood programs. (Author/MLF)

Presents a completely arithmetic development of Newtonian dynamics in which all classical conservation laws are valid and all equations are in forms amenable to high-speed digital computer computation. (SL)

This paper explores the use of a public health/public policy model to prevent suicide. Various methods are analyzed using the concepts of availability and lethality to illustrate means by which they might be modified through the public health/public policy approach of community action and legislative change. (Author)

Examines three models for an introductory natural science course and assesses possible contributions of the models to course planning in sociology. The vocational, inquiry, and humanistic models are discussed. The conclusion is that the inquiry and the humanistic models are most relevant to teaching of sociology. (Author/DB)

This paper presents three practical research strategies for facilitating social change in the black community: 1) evaluation, 2) theory-testing, and 3) education and training. These are discussed in relation to the following three variables: researcher relation to the organization, intervention strategy, and the utilization of data. (Author/AM)

Research on the transfer values of outcomes and the development of a model of classroom environments that can explain variation in student outcomes represents concerns that should be very relevant to psychologists interested in applying their discipline to critical educational problems. (Author)

Reports on the evaluation of an audiovisual tutorial (AVT) package used in several two-year colleges, finding that the AVT experience has no differential effect on learning for the experimental group. Also discusses basic research problems and offers solutions. (Author/JR)

The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of integrating two different therapies. The attempt is to focus on integrating the conjugal therapy and affective rule-altering models. (Author)

Criticizes the attempt by educational policy analysts to devise educational solutions for problems that are not essentially educational. (JG)

The goal of problem-solving education should be to develop tools for thinking that will constitute a shell or framework of action procedures that can be applied on an ever-changing database. These tools come in the form of heuristics that can be modified and adapted to new situations. (Author/MLW)

Proposes a new model--the extended model--for firms to respond to consumer complaint letters. Indicates that aspects of response, such as interest in solving the problem and specificity affect effectiveness judgments and impact on the recipient's overall impression of the company. (NKA)

The group dynamics of a peer tutoring program using three (instead of the traditional two) students helps learning-impaired students in both academic achievement and social development. Two students are learners, while the third serves as teacher. (CB)

Although prepackaged curriculum and training program materials can save precious time, they can also negatively affect efforts to improve school and classroom discipline. Obedience models often yield quick results at the expense of developing responsible students who understand the important principles underlying school rules. (MLH)

Proposes a model for the revision process that recognizes that (1) reading and writing during revision are related; (2) a relationship exists between revision and the writer's knowledge of the subject, audience, and style; (3) revision strategies are based on heuristics; and (4) revision is involved in the recursive nature of the composing…