Twenty university department chairpersons/program directors participated in a two-hour training session on section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicaps. Ss showed significant pre-post treatment increases in knowledge of the law compared to control Ss. (CL)

A survey was conducted to obtain information about the underutilization of postcoital contraceptives (PCC) by college students. Results indicate that ignorance about the existence of PCC is a major reason for lack of use. (Author/DF)

This study identifies a core set of geography standards and benchmarks that have been identified as exemplary and are used by a significant number of educators in the Central Region served by McREL (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming). Specifically, the study provides a list of the knowledge and skills…

This study analyzed the knowledge levels of Ohio's postsecondary educators regarding copyright and copyright related issues. A stratified random sample of 62 postsecondary educators from public and private colleges who taught Web-based courses participated in the study. The study used two instruments: a copyright questionnaire about knowledge of…

In a fundamental computer-programming course, such as CSE101, questions about how to evaluate an arithmetic expression are frequently used to check if our students know the rules of precedence. The author uses two of our final examination questions to show that more knowledge of computer science is needed to answer them correctly. Furthermore,…

Knowledge management is an integral business function for many organizations to manage intellectual resources effectively. From a resource-based perspective, organizational learning and TQM are antecedents that are closely related to KM. The purposes of this study were to explain the contents of KM, and explore the relationship between KM-related…

Individual program evaluation studies have the potential to accumulate of very valuable knowledge and practical wisdom. Drawing on "The Case for Pragmatic Psychology" (D. Fishman, 1999), this paper contends that much of this wisdom is being thrown away because of the positivist paradigm used in determining which knowledge should be…

Nonprofessional mental health workers in a program for early detection and prevention of school maladaptation in children were compared to similar controls on changes in attitude and clinical response style after 12 didactic training sessions and supervised field experience. Some combination of training, experience, and supervision increased aide…

A random sample of teachers, parents, police, mental health clinic workers, ministers, and high school students were interviewed and tested to ascertain their attitudes and knowledge regarding drugs. The findings are that drug users, in addition to being much more knowledgeable about drugs than nonusers, encounter quite different problems related…

If meaningful environmental education programs are to be developed, we must first find out how much people know about the total environment. Studies involving elementary and secondary school students, teachers, and community adults reveal not only a lack of knowledge but also a conflict between one's actions and his attitudes. A ten-question quiz…

Provides explanations of how creative thinking might take place and lists some characteristics of creative scientists. (CP)

Surveys of nutritional knowledge were made before and after a national nutrition education campaign in Czechoslovakia. The surveys were used as an integral part of the campaign as well as for evaluation of the campaign. (BL)

The process by which men achieve and relate to knowledge is discussed. (CK)

The importance of teaching documentation methodology as a regular part of the educational process is stressed. (MF)