The majority of autistic children in this study were able to (1) solve learning set, matching learning set, and conditional matching learning set tasks; (2) acquire set; and (3) perform these tasks without differing significantly from performance of matched control subjects. (Author/DB)

A study involving 87 special and regular educators and other professionals involved with handicapped children demonstrated that none of the three groups had a thorough understanding of due process rights of handicapped children. (CL)

Discusses current controversies on the nature of theory and research in educational administration and how these relate to similar debates within the philosophy and sociology of science. Ideas from the new sociology of education allow an understanding of the importance of educational administration in the management of knowledge. (Author/IRT)

Reports on a detailed case study of the origin and nature of a teacher's practical knowledge. Identifies five orientations of practical knowledge: situational, theoretical, personal, social, and experiential. (Author/MLF)

Suggests that social science information services generally follow patterns set by science information services a decade or so earlier. Topics discussed include library research, the structure of communication and knowledge in the social sciences, communication patterns, shifts in methodology, and reassessment of achievements. (DB)

This state of the art review of economic knowledge focuses on price theory, areas of disagreement and agreement within the discipline of economics, the behavioral basis of price theory, and explanations of why economists cannot predict the short-run behavior of the economy. (DB)

Finds that when subjects have a week to reflect on the research hypothesis, they will attempt to prove the hypothesis. Does not find, however, that increased information yields negative research results. (RL)

Considers problems related to post-literacy work and reviews the relationship between literacy teaching and post-literacy work. Post-literacy work is interpreted to include all materials and structures which enable the newly literate adult to keep up, use, and develop the knowledge acquired through literacy teaching. (Author/DB)

Presents a study of the effects of the presidential debates in the 1976 election on the awareness of political issues. Concludes that the primary effect was to widen the gap between the knowledge-rich and the knowledge-poor. (JMF)

The study's findings revealed significant relationships between economic understanding and the factors of: aptitude; achievement in English, social science, science, and mathematics; age; socioeconomic class; attitudinal sophistication; and business courses taken in high school. The subjects were 188 entering freshmen and 204 second semester…

Research indicates that in general students lack information on the majority of services provided by the student health program and suggests that the most effective means of informing students is through a combination of verbal and printed material. (MB)

Classes participating in pro-environmental activities were studied to determine whether environmental attitudes and knowledge of participants change relative to nonparticipants, and whether student participation influences parental environmental attitudes and knowledge. The program positively affected student attitudes toward the environment but…

Two experiments examined the influence of children's knowledge of spelling and phonology on their syllabification of spoken words. Found that spelling knowledge influenced oral syllabification by older children and adults, but not by 6- and 7- year-olds. Young children, like older children and adults, showed syllabification differences between…

Investigated college students' knowledge of the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. Few students knew what HPV was. Most of the females who had been screened knew that a Pap smear could detect HPV and cervical cancer. Over half of the students did not realize the link between HPV and cervical cancer. Students…

Determined the extent and integration of osteoporosis knowledge in three age groups of women, comparing knowledge to calcium intake and weight bearing physical activity (WBPA). Overall calcium intake was relatively high. There were no differences in knowledge, calcium intake, or WBPA by age, nor did knowledge predict calcium intake and WBPA. None…