Suggests that questions about social mobility require a comparative dimension and provides an example of this type of approach by examining the place of small shopkeepers in the occupational structure of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in the mid nineteenth-century. (Author/DB)

Blacks, especially Black historians, have a responsibility to define new standards for evaluating the past, rather than using the ideologies and criteria of Whites. (Author/MC)

Presented are problems related to replacement and purchasing complex laboratory instruments necessary in biological research. Increased costs of equipment and leveling of research support are acknowledged as contributors to the problem. (SA)

Summarizes the findings of several studies which focused on various aspects of the small/rural community college and its students. Points to other areas that need to be examined. (MB)

Describes the development and implementation of a plan at Baylor College of Medicine for providing computer support for both the administrative and scientific/ research needs of the Baylor community. The cost-effectiveness of this plan is also examined. (Author/CMV)

To bring about demonstrably useful changes in education, educational researchers need to be more selective in defining problems and solutions and must communicate their findings and opinions in the clearest possible way. (JD)

Identifies four major areas of recent investigations: cross-cultural studies of political socialization, the focus on the interactive nature of the individual in the process of learning about politics, the need to examine the comparative impacts of the various agencies of political socialization, and methodological and conceptual refinements.…

A literature review reveals that criticisms of agricultural education research have been similar for 40 years. Six recommendations are offered to improve the quality and quantity of such research. The first recommendation, that most faculty members be responsible for a research program, is buttressed by a list of five advantages. (AJ)

Presents draft recommendations/guidelines for the future development of adult education approved in 1976 by a UNESCO-appointed special committee. Recommendations cover the definition of adult education; objectives and strategy; structure and content; methods, means, research, and evaluation; the relations between adult education, youth education,…

Explores government adult basic education (ABE) statistics in one fundamental area, the present level of illiteracy in the United States, concentrating particularly on changes in illiteracy levels during the 1960's. (WL)

Characteristics of the Chinese-American family in North America are described in order to facilitate understanding of the problems facing the Asian-American with handicapping conditions. Topics include family and cultural background, traditional beliefs, need for education within the family, vocational counseling and job placement, and funding.…

There is an upsurge in national interest in aging and in the aged. As far as biomedical and social-behavioral research is concerned, the increasing interest of scientists, the government, and the public appears to be an enduring trend. (Author)

Presents data on the underrepresentation of black and other minority teachers and provides recommendations for the recruitment and retention of minority teachers in gifted education in the context of affective, philosophical, and cultural considerations. Research needs are identified in the areas of demographic data, career decisions,…

Considers the importance of scholarly discourse on art and human development and maintains that basic questions need exploration: (1) what is developing psychologically? (2) what are the indicators of development? (3) what indicates development has been constrained in some way? and (4) where does art theory belong in scholarly discourse on child…

An informal survey of textbooks used since 1982 in undergraduate classes in the University of Zimbabwe history department shows that only 8% were written by Africans. Relying on records made by foreigners pursuing colonial objectives, European historians view early Africa as a dark place of illiteracy, disease, famine, witchcraft, and cannibalism.…