No general comprehensive theory of underachievment exists despite much research having been performed and hundreds of articles having been published. Further, underachievement as a concept often seems to be divorced from the individual pupil's or student's unique problem(s) as an underachiever. Indeed, even the designation "underachiever" differs…

The thesis of this paper is that vocational education and the persons it espouses to serve deserve the potential benefits of research and development which are not being maximized at the present time. Following a brief summary of vocational education legislation, the general efficiency and ability of the research and development program is…

This conference report consists of the four opening addresses at the SMSG's "Conference on Responsibilities for School Mathematics in the 1970's," seven summary reports, and a proposal for a new organization for mathematics education. The summary reports cover the areas of objectives, teacher training, research, curriculum, evaluation,…

Seven suggestions are made in response to the question, "What kind of speech communication research can one do in the area of First Amendment rights?": (1) that rhetoricians reexamine loyalty-oath cases and examine lines of argument, reasoning, and language of the attorneys and judges; (2) that experts in language and style lead research…

Discussing the ways colleges and universities influence the moral development of students (content and forms of instruction and role of the teacher), the author suggests emphasis on anthropological as opposed to survey research to point up the connections between educational policy and moral education. (JT)

Explores why educational research results have been disappointing arguing that if further progress is to be made toward conducting it in a scientific way, more careful attention must be paid to basic assumptions, especially about the nature of education, about human nature itself, and about what is to count as scientific. (JT)

Focuses on the nature and extent of censorship of social studies materials in the United States. Specific topics addressed are persons and organizations censoring, status of the rights of teachers, and what educators, schools, and professional organizations such as the National Council for the Social Studies can do to help teachers deal with…

Identifies and discusses current literature dealing with alternative teaching techniques in political science. Main areas of concern are methodology, theory, and values. (DB)

Stanford's problems are representative of issues that face major medical centers nationwide; that is, whether to emphasize biomedical research and the training of researchers or caring for patients and the training of physicians. (BB)

Contends that pretentious methodology, apologetics for those in power, and ornate abstractions of language are the result of self-interest and financial exploitation in the social sciences at the university level. Innovation and creativity are thus stifled among the untenured. Journal available from 7 Harwood Drive, Amherst, New York 14226. (KC)

Describes an integrated program concerned with problems and protection of nature in an institute in the USSR. The program concentrates on improvement of research, training of specialists, curriculum development, materials production, and organization of conferences. (KC)

Integrates research findings on modal preferences to attempt to arrive at some reasonably sound principles through a systematic synthesis of the literature and to suggest some areas in need of further research. (HOD)

This paper addresses the particular area of inequality and segregation in public education, and some of the emerging research issues. (Author)

There is a need for a systematic evaluation of the socio-adaptive aspect, (peer group and teacher attitudes) within integrated educational programming for educable mentally retarded children. (Author/JYC)