Technological imperatives will produce major changes in the future, affecting the way we work, where we live, and how we spend our leisure. Among those affecting the form and role of the library will be changes in educational and research directions, in publishing, and information delivery. (Author/RAA)

Observation data from 46 classrooms demonstrated the importance of context in understanding teacher behavior. Student-teacher interactions for explaining and giving directions occurred a statistically different number of times in self-paced and other-paced (group or interactive) settings. (Author/GDC)

A vacuum exists in the systematic collection of data on Continuing Education for Women (CEW). CEW programs must become accountable by maintaining records to demonstrate user patterns and program effectiveness. The author outlines specific suggestions for assessment, evaluation, and research; three areas which are integral to the mission of CEW…

Social, medical, and technological innovations are discussed, first with reference to historical examples and then with modern studies. The need for evaluating both the innovations themselves and the research processes leading to them is also discussed. Suggests needed research and explains new initiatives by AAAS in science and engineering…

The author spent a year doing a participant observation and in-depth interviewing project in southeastern Colorado. Although exploratory, the material provides an initial sketch of the female farming population. (BR)

Discusses the increasing concern of Congress toward its function of oversight (congressional review of the actions of federal departments, agencies, and commissions, and of the programs and policies they administer). Notes factors which promote and increase the quality of oversight and analyzes trends in congressional committee oversight behavior.…

This paper points to examples of the work which has been done in the sociology of teaching and learning and on the school and its environment, isolating specific issues which could be advantageously pursued from a more grounded theory approach. Interprovincial comparison studies are also advocated. (Author/SJL)

By drawing analogies to the history of mental testing, the author concludes that the responsibility for critical evaluation and beneficial use of social indicators rests with social scientists. Future directions of critical inquiry are suggested. (Author/MH)

This article examines some British classroom studies and raises further research questions on small group instruction (SGI) as a teaching tool. Considered are teachers' use of SGI; its efficacy for cognitive, language, and social development; and student-to-student interaction patterns in relation to seating, sex, and ability mix. (SJL)

A psychometrician and acquaintance of Carl C. Brigham, the "father of the Scholastic Aptitude Test," comments on the man's presonality traits and the culture that shaped his thinking. Areas of testing research that should be pursued are suggested. (MSE)

Suggests that nonfictive writing typically employs a vocabulary different from that used in works of fiction. Characterizes the vocabulary of essays, asserts that students are usually not given enough assistance in acquiring such vocabulary, and offers steps for giving students help in acquiring the vocabulary of essays. (RL)

Presents excerpts from Donald McCurdy's testimony to the Committee on Science and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives. Includes discussions involving budget cuts in science education funding and the potential consequences of same; suggests best expenditures of science education research funding. (DS)

Summarizes the theoretical and epistemological bases of the interaction view, noting the pragmatic instances for which this framework is invoked as explanation and justification. Introduces some conceptual and methodological difficulties which need be addressed in formulating appropriate research. Suggests general and specific directions for…

Various articles on science and technology in the 1980s focus on solar eruptions and climatic changes, Antarctic warming, new theories of the universe's beginnings, analyzing lunar samples, the planets, space products, genetic research, using ozone to purify water, techniques to track illegal users of explosives, energy prospects, and use of waste…

A reanalysis of research reported in the "Journal of Industrial Teacher Education" demonstrates a tendency among researchers to base interpretations of data entirely on the results of tests for statistically significant differences. The appraisal suggests that several of the published findings should be reviewed using additional data…