This document combines all 1983 issues of a newsletter that focuses on issues of giftedness and talent. Among the major articles are discussions of the talent search conducted at five universities across the country; personal counseling approaches; the transition from high school to college; comparisons among Japanese, Soviet, and U.S. schools;…

Textbook presentations of Asch's classical research were used as a case example to evaluate whether an anti-group bias exists in social psychology. Ninety-nine textbooks were analyzed to evaluate whether an overemphasis on conformity was presented by textbook descriptions of Asch, and whether independence and resistance to group pressure were…

This report describes the development and implementation of a kindergarten readiness screening program. Chapter I defines the terms used in the report, discusses the needs assessment that gave rise to the practicum, and presents the terminal and process objectives of the practicum. Chapter II presents reviews of related literature and similar…

The most feasible method for constructing a Navajo population register was to produce a preliminary register from data contained in existing records and to perfect and extend this register either through subsequent clerical and record-accumulating operations, the existing school census operation, a special program of field enumeration, or a…

School counselors and school personnel have a vital role in three areas of suspected child abuse and neglect: (1) as frontline professionals in the process of identification; (2) as persons required to report suspected abuse or neglect; and (3) as contributors to the treatment process. Signs of child maltreatment are described with reference to…

The first of two issues devoted to an analysis of mainstreaming for handicapped students includes eight papers on aspects of the topic. Papers consider public awareness and acceptance of the handicapped; implications of Section 504 (Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973); components of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act;…

Presented are written materials developed through a research-through-service program to devise, test, and demonstrate procedures which schools can use to identify secondary level gifted and talented students in a variety of social and cultural settings; and, on the basis of the characteristics discovered during the identification process, to…

A project was proposed to develop a system for the location of unserved handicapped students (3 to 21 years old) and a model for facilitating cooperative planning between the Dallas Independent School District and a major community agency. Efforts to ensure the continuation of these activities included the development of a computerized information…

Analyses the history of the portraiture of blacks in the media, notes the effect of behavioral scientific findings as represented in the media, and argues that the media have functioned to reinforce cultural norms, create new forms, and influence the modes of conduct of blacks. (JM)

This article discusses the three major obstacles to identifying the sexually abused child: (1) lack of recognition of the phenomenon, (2) failure to obtain adequate medical corroboration of the event, and (3) reluctance to report. (CS)

The author suggests that counselors and school psychologists examine their orientations toward the mental health of black children, especially if they, the counselors, are white. (Author)

Research supported by Public Health Research Grant MH-10274-4 from the National Institute of Mental Health.

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association on Mental Deficiency (92nd, Boston, 1968).