A review of the research indicates that Fernald's technique (VAKT) for learning to read and spell is effective in some, but not all, instances. (MKM)

Allied health occupations have so expanded in number and in scope of services in one decade that they are now essential to modern medical care. The growth and optimal use of all health care personnel is related to the way in which allied health personnel will be used in the future. This paper focuses on some of the issues confronting the allied…

The author discusses the inaccuracy and handicap of the Bob Hartley image of the counseling psychologist. He discusses expanding this image along several dimensions: flexible use of time, use of different settings, greater use of groups, a wider variety of methods and helpers, counselor initiative, team cooperation, and specialization. (Author/JEL)

Principles of the International Labour Organization Workers' Education Program and the role of university-centered labor education are outlined, involving collaboration between trade unions and universities in providing courses to promote the collective advancement of labor. (MF)

The amount of time devoted to seven professional activities by 15 school psychologists during a six-week period was compared with the perceived involvement in these activities of teachers. Teachers were found to be unaware of the service priorities of psychologists in their schools. (Author)

Chicano and Anglo perceptions of the university environment were compared on the seven scales of CUES II. Of the seven scales, only one, the practicallity scale, reached the level of significance, with the Chicano group scoring significantly higher. None of the other F statistics approached the level of significance. (Author)

Based on experiences at the Toronto Board of Education, the author comments on a paper criticizing the role and decision-making processes of another Canadian educational board. (GW)

Considers a teacher's role and responsibility within the context of learning as a process of reconstruction and experimentation. (RL)

Evaluated factors associated with depression and suicidal behavior in 13-year-old (n=8) psychiatric inpatients. Suicidal behavior was associated with children's tendency to perceive their families as low in control and cohesiveness and high in conflict. Suicidal children generated fewer cognitive mediational strategies for coping with stress.…

Assessed differences in self-perceptions, peer perceptions, and attributions of relative responsibility for aggressive and nonagressive boys. Used semantic differential ratings following brief competitive dyadic discussion, and observer ratings. Perceptual and attributional biases operated in social interactions. Unlike nonaggressive boys,…

The wife of a college president writes a letter to her husband about the effects of the presidency on marriage, home, careers, and family, and her husband responds about the positive effects of his partner's participation on his leadership role and career. (MSE)

The author explores nonformal education and its impact on women, specifically the questions, "What have they learned?" and "How has it improved their condition?" Findings are that most women have learned conventional skills and knowledge related to their maternal and domestic roles. Thus, it has not changed their condition. (CH)

Addresses implications drawn from contemporary research in cognitive psychology which deal with the impact of nonconscious mental structures and processes on an individual's experience, thought, and action. Discusses the information-processing perspective, automatic processes, subliminal perception, implicit memory, hypnotic alterations, and the…

Presents several central themes about aging which may prove useful in interpreting art works and increasing students' awareness of the human qualities of aging. Indicates that, when the artist represents the physical changes of aging, he or she equally characterizes cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual levels of aging. Includes seven…