Offers a theoretical analysis of ignorance in a knowledge society, asserting that the intense specialization demanded by a knowledge economy militates against a broader information society and gives rise to "reading reluctance." Presents results from a small-scale study, which found that students could identify only about 30 percent of…

Responses from 559 Korean nurses indicated that 94.9% felt deficient in biological sciences knowledge, especially when conducting assessments. They felt bioscience course content was not related to clinical practice; 61% wanted bioscience integrated into a nursing model and taught by nursing faculty. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

Tests views of linguistic knowledge against the results of three experiments using English definite and indefinite article variant preference in both a production and a perception task. Results argue against a rule-based model of speaker knowledge or knowledge of article--word combinations, but support the view that performance is based on…

Uses Foucault's work on knowledge and power to show that the politics of language and of researching it are closely related. A study of Cajun French argues that language loss is a social as well as a discursive process and that academic knowledge and discourse both play a significant role in language politics. Advocates the use of local knowledge…

Physicians (N=71) completed a questionnaire about 33 nutrition topics. Perceived knowledge significantly increased except for nutritional biochemistry. Physicians wished to learn more only in the areas of nutrition counseling and nutrition in the life cycle. (DB)

The use of qualitative research methodology in adult education has (1) led to the concepts of marginality, enrollment economy, and perspective transformation; (2) stimulated research in participation, motivation, and self-directed learning; and (3) increased understanding of adult illiterates. Qualitative inquiry has potential for extending the…

Multiple-choice response and scoring methods that attempt to determine an examinee's degree of knowledge about each item in order to produce a total test score are reviewed. There is apparently little advantage to such schemes; however, they may have secondary benefits such as providing feedback to enhance learning. (SLD)

Measured understanding and attitudes about alcoholism by comparing adults attending either alcohol education program or Alcoholics Anonymous program. Found that, for persons in close relationship with alcoholic, intervention programs reinforced knowledge about alcoholism and facilitated attitude change. Pre- to post-test results did not depend on…

Examined two- to four-year-olds' and adults' internalized representations of the sizes of buttons, plates, and shoes in five experiments. Results suggested that three- and four-year-olds had accurate knowledge of the typical sizes of buttons and plates. Two-year-olds demonstrated accurate internal representations of the sizes of shoes. (RJC)

Three experiments involving 128 infants studied whether and how novel words influence object categorization in 12- to 13- month-old infants. Data revealed that a linkage between words and object categories emerged early enough to be a guide in infants' efforts to map word meanings. (SLD)

The founder of the Institute for Earth Education addresses discussion on the philosophy of "teaching names" and traditional nature study in order to prepare children to deal with environmental problems. (LZ)

Three kinds of implicit knowledge are (1) unconscious and nonverbalizable, stemming from familiarity with environment; (2) conscious but nonverbalizable (feeling-sense); and (3) unstated conscious and verbalizable (hidden assumptions). Implicit knowing makes its main contribution at the initial stages of problem solving. (SK)

Evaluated effectiveness of innovative approach to parent education which incorporates traditional approaches with developmental self-psychological framework compared to effectiveness of traditional program. Data from 34 parents revealed that 2 programs were equally effective in enhancing parent's knowledge base about discipline strategies.…

Discusses educational philosophy, presenting epistemological and hermeneutic conceptions of the nature of understanding according to Paul H. Hirst and Martin Heidegger. The article looks at Hirst's epistemology of understanding and Heidegger's understanding as a praxeological competence. (SM)

Explores issues and research relevant to sport tactical knowledge development and expertise. The paper discusses controversies concerning methodological tools, possible levels of analysis in sport research, sport tactical knowledge and expertise, a protocol structure model for sport, and expert-novice sport research. (SM)