The role of grammar instruction in proficiency-oriented second language instruction (POI) is examined, drawing on research and theory on second language use and instruction. Several premises are stated: (1) formal grammar has an important role in POI, while focus on form and communicative practice should be maintained; (2) in POI, a syllabus that…

The authors outline a proposed student information system incorporating a cross-section of student characteristics to provide a basis for longitudinal analysis and an examination of changes in students. (Data might include standard biographical information, achievement test scores, and information obtained from a required test battery in…

Critically examines the efficacy, training, and administration of research in terms of meeting the goal of children's mental health; the emphasis is on rationally analyzing our empirical enterprise as it applies to practical payoff, especially mental health. (Author/JM)

Argues that there is a distinctively American way of thought, character, and conduct which ought to include experiences of black people. (Author/JM)

Study looks at the problem of creativity test selection by examining the relationships between 15 divergent and non-divergent tests. (Authors)

Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association (New York, New York, 1969). (JM)

Employs a systems analysis framework to categorize the available research literature on the politics of education and draws future research suggestions from this analysis. (JF)

A preprint from a forthcoming publication of the National Conference on Research in English. (Editor/SW)