Reviews literature that describes the rational and nonrational factors sustaining the myth that stimulant medication is ineffective for hyperactive adolescents. Discusses methodological problems and factors--such as increasing size, misbehavior and misattribution, and perceived relationship to drug abuse--that influence treatment decisions. (JAC)

A brief history of research in sport psychology based on Lander's (1982) analysis is presented. A systematic approach to theory building is offered. Previous methodological inadequacies are identified using examples of observational learning and anxiety. (Author/DF)

Threshold analysis (TA) is introduced as an evaluation model. TA converts unknown variables into questions as to whether a given benefit, cost, or success probability is more or less than a threshold, above which the proposed project would be profitable, and below which it would be unprofitable. (Author/PN)

The recent research on school or educational leadership is reviewed in an attempt to define some of the major recurring research problems. This paper outlines and describes both methodological problems and organizational perspective problems so that future research efforts can be strengthened. (BW)

Reviews the existing literature on the perceptions, knowledge, and use of services by the elderly. Results suggest many elderly do not hold positive attitudes towards services, a bare majority appear aware of services, utilization rates are extremely low, and the correlates of service use are not well understood. (JAC)

Suggests that general English education specialists--those who try to remain on top of all developments but specialize in none--are in a unique and valuable position to provide measured assessment and guidance in English education studies. (HOD)

Acknowledges the gap between research and practice and calls for a coordinated effort among researchers to find out why some practices are used, why some things continue to be taught, and why others are ignored. (HOD)

Discusses the question of appropriate research methodologies for social psychology research, casting "involved participation" and role enactment as contrasting methodologies, with deception used in either case where necessary. Involved participation is considered to be more flexible and more suited for the testing of hypotheses whereas role…

An evaluation of the findings on the effect of contrasting teaching methods on children's progress in primary schools in relation to similar studies in America is discussed. (Editor/RK)

Although it is perfectly responsible and permissible for scientists to disagree in interpretations about the meaning of a body of data, to suppress or cover up harmful effects data is highly unethical, irresponsible, and contrary to most canons of the scientific community. (Author/RK)

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This paper evaluated the Grow-Shapiro study of transracial adoption of black children by white parents and assessed its relevance to the controversy over transracial adoption finding that the study failed to seriously address itself to the question of black identity and its correlates--the crux of the adoption controversy. Some suggestions made…

This reply to Horn and Donaldson is previous critique of Schaie and Baltes' Research and writings on intelligence in adulthood and old age has two parts: the first discusses theoretical perspectives and the second makes observations on the empirical data base. (Author/AM)

Attempts to demonstrate that the ethnographic hypothesis is both culturally relevant and empirically grounded. It is noted that any hypothesis which lacks these attributes is inappropriate for cross cultural research. (Author/AM)

Presents a detailed critical appraisal of the evidential support for the book's conclusions about sex differences. Criticisms cover data base quality, over-representation of younger age groups, problems of stereotypes, over-emphasis on the null hypothesis, and slippages in the evaluational sequence. (MS)