Discusses the kinds of information needed for planning in public libraries, and some of the difficulties and pitfalls in obtaining such information. Suggestions for improved methodology in public library planning emphasize the roles of citizens, both library users and nonusers, and library staff members in the planning activities. (Author)

This paper attempts to identify appropriate theoretical frameworks for the study of Black family life. The author concludes by calling upon Black family researchers to become more sensitive to inherent "objective/subjective" biases in contemporary theorizing about Black families. (Author)

A reply to a rejoinder in which Pascual-Leone defended his quantitative model of children's information processing capacity. Trabasso focuses on empirical evidence in presenting his reply to this rejoinder. (BD)

This paper examines some of the problems encountered by a Japanese researcher in Japanese communities and Mennonite communities in California and Ontario. (Author)

Proposes that there be more direct carryover of what has been learned about measurement in research to measurement in teaching (specifically, grading). Major sources of error in the measurement process are identified, and seven tested social science research strategies are presented. Suggests that to the extent measurement is varied and repeated,…

The most common criticism of advance organizers is that their definition and instructions for construction are vague. Ausubel's books and research articles offer a precise operational definition. Construction can only be described generally because it varies according to nature of learning material, age of learner, and learner's degree of…

Managerial style has implications for program evaluators who wish teir work to be utilized in the decision-making process. This article characterizes managerial behavior in general, and draws some inferences as to how utilization would proceed and how it might be increased. (Author/CTM)

The author describes her struggles with the issues involved in doing intensive life history research. She was investigating the process of maturation of children who grew up in the San Francisco public housing projects and were able to develop sufficient psychological strength to avoid common problems of project life. (Author)

The problems of two way analysis of variance designs with unequal and disproportionate cell sizes are discussed. A variety of solutions are discussed and a new solution is presented. (JKS)

Recent regulations concerning consent procedures and protection of privacy fall most severely on follow-up studies of children. Compliance with current regulations on subjects' rights sometimes seems potentially more harmful to the subjects than is the research itself. (Author/AM)

This paper critiques Wolfgang, Figlio, and Sellin's "Delinquency in a Birth Cohort," (1972) which is the analysis of the recorded delinquent careers of a cohort of nearly 10,000 boys in Philadelphia, by outlining the consequences of an inadequate and cursory use of tabular analysis. (Author/RM)

The comparability of experimental and comparison groups, problems in sampling and matching, existence of uncontrolled differences and their statistical treatment, and problems of client mobility and experimental control are discussed and illustrated by examples from an evaluation project. (Author)

Accurate knowledge of the institution's past policies and composition considered within a broader state, regional, or national historical context can be an advantage in coping with complex institutional concerns. Implications for researchers are discussed. (Author/LBH)

The author provides a brief view of issues and developments in the field of problem solving in the light of progress made as well as implications for the future. (MN)

Discusses developments in earthquake prediction programs. (SL)