Discusses results and implications of 27 related investigations of beginning reading instruction, including the problems and benefits of diverse experimental approaches. (MD)

Presents the following steps for the clinician to follow in determining consequential factors of reading disability: (1) identification, (2) assumption and rejection or acceptance, (3) discovery and explanation, and (4) prediction and verification. (CM)

A survey of recent writings in the field of library research. (Editor)

Presents the history and need for a State-wide educational information system. Recommendations and budget details for such a system are prepared for the 1970 Florida Legislature. (MF)

Negro students in desegrated schools show signs of possessing greater self-esteem than those in totally segregated schools or in schools with at least one white instructor. (CK)

This article proposes a different way for curriculum developers to visualize the curriculum-building process. The author suggests a method to assist faculty in incorporating the ideas that authorities in the field have set forth. (Author/CT)

In contrast to Bogdan's approach (outlined in a preceding article), which considers fieldwork to be a research method, this author views ethnographic fieldwork as a paradigm. His graduate course in fieldwork concentrates on interpretation and stresses the quality, quantity, and intimacy of human relationships between observers and their subjects.…

Examined the utility of the aggregation method as a measure of behavioral consistency in 26 studies involving computer-generated, repeated-measurement data. Concluded that aggregation produces spuriously high estimates of behavioral consistency. The Spearman-Brown prophecy formula and coefficient alpha accurately predict the results of the…

A method is presented for analyzing data collected in a multiple group time-series design. This consists of testing linear hypotheses about the experimental and control group-means. Both a multivariate and a univariate procedure are described. (Author/GK)

Examined the hypothesis that the variability between adults increases with the age of the population. Conducted two reviews to ascertain the status of the empirical support for this hypothesis. Neither literature search provided any convincing confirmation of this hypothesis. Cites implications of this finding for professionals in gerontology.…

A maximum likelihood logistic probability model was applied to delineate the effects of individual and environmental attributes on victimization. Data came from a National Crime Survey. Logit analysis revealed that characteristics of both the victim and the environment have fairly consistent effects on the likelihood of personal victimization.…

Visualizes an increase in the scope of intelligence service from a purely military domain to a public service framework. Enhancements in information management, analysis techniques, and communication modes are cited as developments likely to expand the application of intelligence as a discipline in the next decade. (SW)

Various simple ex post wealth neutrality measures capture different aspects of the concept; the use of one measure alone or several measures independently can lead to interpretation problems. The Adjusted Relationship Measure is introduced to pay attention to actual revenue differences associated with wealth differences. (Author/BW)

Validation studies, placement-enrollment comparisons, student surveys, and instructor interviews are discussed as operational methods in a synthesizing approach to undergraduate course placement evaluation. A range of suggested questions is coupled with various data sources in placement evaluation schemes and system procedures. (CM)