Traces the role of public libraries in American democracy and free enterprise and their contributions to the careers of such men as Carnegie, Radtke, Goddard, and Land. Library services to industry are described, and a new federal-state-local pattern of funding is advocated for the maintenance of public libraries. (RBF)

Three outcome measures beyond publication rates (grants received, collaboration, and network involvement) show strong relationships with academic discipline and employing institution. Significant sponsorship variables are work on faculty sponsored research, early collaboration with senior faculty, and first job placement assistance. (Author/LB)

Based on his experience in creating one revitalized Catholic high school from the merger of two declining ones in Missoula, Montana, the author outlines three rules for the survival of a school: promotion and publicity, financial solvency, and educational excellence. (SJL)

Comparable groups of undergraduate students, withdrawers and persisters, were surveyed and compared in terms of their self-perceived parental expectations of academic success. Students who entered college directly from high school reported greater parental expectations of success than transfer students. Withdrawers reported less parental…

More important than the structure, formation or organizational plan of the school district's management team are the commitments of team members, particularly the superintendent and board members, to both the spirit and purposes of team management. (Author)

In response to the CBS Television program "Is Anyone Out There Learning?" the author focuses on some of the positive aspects of American education that don't often get publicized. (SJL)

Researchers reanalyzed the original Adult Performance Level Test survey data for the test's validity and reliability, and they concluded that (1) the test is not content valid because it assumes that functional competence can be logically defined and adult success accurately measured; and (2) the test is a valid measure of verbal, writing, and…

Studied is the bureaucracy in Thailand, and access to an promotion within the system--or the "degree of openness" in the Thai public service. The key dependent variable is occupational attainment. Some key intervening variables include educational attainment, total job experience, sex, and regional remoteness of early schooling. (KC)

Describes a study to determine the skills and abilities distinguishing occupational education graduates in leadership roles from those in nonleadership roles and the influence of graduate study upon leadership skills. Discusses the implications for graduate curriculum design of the differences between the two groups in personal and professional…

Presents a case study of the construction of a social university, based on nine years' experience of the adult education courses at the University of Florence, Italy. A social university is defined as a university which encourages students to learn by various forms of communication, including seeking information and recreational activities in…

Although mathematics avoidance and mathematics anxiety are not unknown among men and boys, stressful experiences with mathematics are particularly pronounced in girls and women. Many educating and governing institutions will have to work together if efforts to alleviate mathematics anxiety are to pay off. (CJ)

The data revealed that young Down syndrome children attained significantly higher scores on the Vineland Social Maturity Scale and achieved most feeding milestones much earlier if they had no or only mild congenital heart disease, if their parents followed through appropriately with furnished guidance, and if they had "good" muscle tone. (Author)

Describes a preventive program designed to pre-empt learning difficulties and to ensure each youngster a successful start in school. Discusses the high school drop-out and the underachiever as potential juvenile delinquents. (CM)

Results of four hypotheses are discussed. (BE)

Reports on the reading development of an avid reader from age 11 through age 14. (GT)