Examines the difficulties of writing scientific material and suggests that scientific rhetoric be used. (LS)

In this article teachers worked with children in order to develop a sense of community. (RK)

The present study is an attempt to replicate a hospital study in a university setting, employing as an operative concept the identification of alienation as individual feelings of powerlessness. (Author/RK)

There has been a long, evolving, and often politically charged debate as to what the nonmajor student should know about science. There are a number of secondary, but nevertheless important, differences between majors and nonmajors courses. Majors courses are commonly viewed as harder, more rigorous, and more comprehensive--unfortunately, there is…

There is wide agreement that school psychologists must have expertise in the consultation process. Some authors argue that consultation is more likely to be effective if the consultant also has expertise related to the content of the problem. Teachers seek consultation concerning diverse types of difficulties that children experience in school. A…

A personal understanding of the concepts of scholarship, knowledge, and research is presented. The basic task of scholarship is to study reality with a view to finding out what it is like, the relations of different parts to each other, and the applications to which the findings can lead. The scholarly search must be a rational procedure.…

Vocational psychology researchers and practitioners are now attending to the issues of career success as an outcome of career adjustment. Previous research has focused on the stages of career development (Exploration, Establishment, Maintenance, and Decline). During the Establishment stage of career development, individuals usually establish a…

Anabolic-androgenic steroids ("steroids") are synthetic derivatives of the natural male hormone testosterone. They were first used non-medically by elite athletes seeking to improve performance. More recently, however, steroid use has filtered down to high school and junior high school levels. The purpose of this study was to describe…

To explore how knowledge influences opinion in foreign policy, results of a survey on voter familiarity with and attitude toward nuclear policy issues were compared with three theoretical models of the knowledge/opinion relationship: (1) the enlightenment model--as knowledge increases, support for belligerent foreign policy stands decreases; (2)…

The study compared knowledge of special education laws, policies, and procedures of various groups of 87 elementary and 33 middle school teachers (N=120). Ss were categorized by years of teaching experience, grade levels taught, subjects taught, and sources of information about P.L. 94-142, the Education For All Handicapped Children Act. An…

Most research on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has been medical and most social science research on AIDS has been concerned with social factors in its spread and with social-psychological effects of contracting AIDS. This study was conducted to examine public attitudes toward, and public knowledge about AIDS. Knowledge about AIDS was…

To determine the impact of preservice education on students qualifying for secondary certification and secondary teachers' perceived knowledge and attitudes and actual experiences related to P.L. 94-142 (The Education For All Handicapped Children Act), 114 students qualifying for secondary certification and 56 regular secondary classroom teachers…

A task was developed to allow young children to demonstrate their understanding of opposite-valence simultaneous emotions. A total of 69 children in grades K, 2, 4, and 6 heard eight very brief stories describing everyday events expected to arouse conflicting feelings toward a single target. For four of the stories, subjects were asked to detect…

This study investigated novice and expert problem solving behavior in management to examine the role of domain specific knowledge on problem solving processes. Forty-one middle level marketing managers in a large petrochemical organization provided think aloud protocols in response to two hypothetical management scenarios. Protocol analysis…