Discusses several aspects of the 1970 report of the Joint Commission on Mental Health of Children in an attempt to define areas in which professional psychologists may contribute to the realization of the goals established by the Commission; deals primarily with issues of a research nature. (Author/JM)

Suggests that researchers in English education look to anthropology for research models. (RB)

Discusses the benefits gained and problems encountered in differentiated staffing patterns. (SB)

Article asks whether research has failed the educational system, and whether money spent for research been spent for nothing. (ML)

Several psychological theories are discussed in consideration of the question of what events or processes mediate the influence of environments (behavior settings) on behavior. (Author/MB)

Reports a research study which attempts to show the degree to which a licensing examination measures on the job performances as well as to show any measurable disparities between the licensing examination and on the job perofrmance. (SB)

This article is an attempt to focus upon the many changes which undoubtedly will take place and to discuss some of those issues considered significant. (Author)

Discusses the testing experience as it affects the black community. Contends that nationally standardized tests have: (1) excluded the black population in establishing their norms; (2) become instruments for reinforcement of negative black images; and, (3) been used inadvertently or otherwise to bar blacks from higher education. (DM)