Examines some of the factors that determine whether and how psychological research will affect public policies regarding children. Stresses the importance of the political climate in influencing research utilization and says that researchers must know when to introduce their findings into the policy making process. (Author/MJL)

Reviews substantive and research methodology in counseling psychology considered in greatest need of study. In fifteen articles discusses critical research issues in process research, career counseling, consultation, program evaluation, and qualitative methods. Reaction papers to each major area are also presented. (JAC)

Some policy initiatives can be effective with some forms of dropout in some subpopulations. Reduction, rather than elimination of attrition, and transfer as a means of meeting student needs should be considered more seriously. (Author/MSE)

Common themes in the literature about college and university response to the developmental needs of adult students are outlined, and an annotated list of resources is provided. (MSE)

Reviews research related to content organization and learning and identifies some strategies for designing meaningful content organization that research has suggested might be useful to instructional designers. Forty references are listed. (Author/CHC)

Science education researchers have not used conceptual content of science (with some exceptions) as an important variable in their research. Suggestions are offered as to what kinds of science education research could be done in which conceptual content of science is important. (Author/SK)

Reviews the literature dealing with differences and similarities between the family and other small groups. Found group goals, structure of therapy, and stage of development are among the differences. Suggests greater attention is needed towards a developmental perspective of the family. (JAC)

Considered in five articles are various issues relating to licensure and minority-oriented counseling including: (1) developing a rationale for a minority counseling specialty; (2) multicultural counseling as a profession; (3) critical issues in the specialty; (4) research considerations; and (5) the implications of licensure on minority human…

Assesses current state of knowledge of the multiple roles of farm women as farmers, women, family members, individuals, and members of agricultural organizations; suggests directions for future research; discusses issues in research design. Available from: Rural Sociological Society, 325 Morgan Hall, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37916.…

Discusses social, psychological, and economic consequences of late life divorce. Describes areas of needed research, including demographic aspects of late life divorce, social and psychological consequences, adaption to divorce, and legal and economic consequences. (RC)

Reviews research on the politics of education at the school site level in three areas: public participation in decision making, allocation of scarce resources, and resolution of actual or potential conflict. Suggests future directions for research. (Author/JM)

Computer generated data are used to show that Slinde and Linn's criticism of the usefulness of the Rasch model for equating (EJ 189 585) may have been the result of an artifact produced by the manner in which the samples were chosen in their study. (CTM)

States that the shift in community college fiscal support and policy making from the local to the state level has resulted in an increased need for statewide data collection. Explores the problems with state-level community college research, provides examples of successful programs, and explains key features of successful statewide research. (DD)

The author traces the development of this new field of legal study concerning the interface of law and educational policy. Finding the field's current approach misdirected through overemphasis on reform and the Constitution, he suggests a new paradigm, law-in-action, with a broader focus drawn from related disciplines. (SJL)

Examines research literature relating to aging and ties of interpersonal support. Points to two areas yet to receive systematic research attention: male sex role in older age and variant life styles of older people. Suggests that research is needed for better understanding of the aged of the future. (Author)