Reacts positively to Claiborn and Lichtenberg's "Interactional Counseling" (1989), claiming it brings together many diverse sources in a cogent, logical, and thoughtful manner but criticizes them for not providing explicit guidance about how the field should proceed. Asks questions about the nature of counseling and counseling…

Claims Claiborn and Lichtenberg's "Interactional Counseling" (1989) brings together disparate definitions and views of counseling into a comprehensive and integrated interactional point of view. Comments on the conceptual organization of the basic concepts and change sections of the article. (ABL)

Describes European Economic Community (EEC) activities to further higher education, expand research and development, and increase cooperation between universities and industry. Focuses on the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS), the Community Framework Programme for research and development, and the…

Improvements in the care of older people depend upon basic and clinical research findings that lead to greater independence and health maintenance. Conversely, research depends upon care, since care-related priorities influence society's support for research. More leaders in the field of aging are needed with personal experience in both care and…

Integrates theoretical and methodological perspective involved with research in social cognition with literature from clothing and human behavior area. Found that theory and research from cognitive psychology serve as suitable and relevant framework for study of clothing and human behavior. Makes recommendations to researchers with regard to…

Notes that most student affairs research relies on surveys, standardized tests, and structured interviews to collect data. Although it is acknowledged that these methods have been valuable, the case is made for combining multiple measures to optimize the study of the college student experience. Introduces method triangulation as a way of expanding…

Compares five perspectives that account for children's adjustment to divorce. Perspectives discussed refer to absence of noncustodial parent, adjustment of custodial parent, interparental conflict, economic hardship, and stressful life changes. Derives hypotheses from each perspective and examines available studies for support. Sees need for model…

Presents interview conducted with Rex Stockton, former president of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (1982-83). In the interview, Stockton discusses his involvement in group counseling, research interests and contributions, training of group leaders, and the future of group work. (Author/NB)

Examined attention given in 185 studies to individual differences and empirical patterns of variability reported in studies presenting measures of dispersion (43 percent of gerontological studies reviewed and 24 percent of developmental studies reviewed). Most gerontological studies presenting data reported increases in variability with increasing…

Health survey research assesses health of individuals in population. Measures include prevalence/incidence of diseases, signs/symptoms, functional states, and health services utilization. Although assessing individual biologic robustness can be problematic, testable approaches do exist. Characteristics of health of populations/communities, not…

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is considering the development of a uniform dissemination system. One ED bureau, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), is more closely tied to medical research and less involved with traditional education audiences, and lessons learned in its various dissemination activities…

The outcomes of social research, particularly that conducted with the participation of the target groups, can empower older South Africans who are members of disadvantaged populations. (SK)

Examines the creation and operation of the Office of Student Affairs Research, Information, and Systems (SARIS) at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Describes how SARIS came into being, how to identify and prioritize research, how to collect data, how to disseminate findings, and how administrators use the data in making policy…

Discussed is the question of whether "heavy" neutrinos really do exist based on the evidence supplied by four research groups. The implications of its existence on the disciplines of particle physics, astrophsyics, and cosmology are discussed. Background information on the different types of neutrinos is provided. (KR)

Suggests that clinical social work methods will become increasingly problem-oriented in assessment, more active in intervention, more specific in setting treatment goals, briefer in duration, and more amenable to evaluation. Presents clinical-administrative model and discusses implications for social work education and research. (Author/NB)