As increasing numbers of adults approach postsecondary education, the financial aid community must research specific issues: adult student costs, resources, aid received and aid denied, perceptions of aid offices and services, information needs, expense budgeting, aid packaging, office staffing, and publications needed. (MSE)

The concept of health promotion as an intervention modality is proposed in this article. Three levels of analysis for conceptualizing school health promotion programs involve the school environment, student personality characteristics, and student behavior. A final area for research is the relationship between the school and the extra-school…

A broad-based research strategy is proposed which includes analyses of values, needs, expectations, essential skills, the role of significant others, and locus of control patterns of Alaska natives and which provides for the development of systematic research strategies addressing their success and attrition. (BS)

National Science Teachers Association Research Committee surveyed high school teachers on their research interests and what they consider as research priorities. Results (based on 370 questionnaires returned out of 600 mailed--a 62 percent response rate) are reported and discussed. Lowest ranked interests include sex differences related to…

Explains why George Henry's essay left the author with a sense of guilt, impatience, and a regret that so little has been done to prepare teachers as supervisors. (HOD)

Focusing on one teacher's categorization of students'"searching" behavior, describes a case study drawn from ethnographic investigations of classrooms in France and offers a model of the interpretative process. (RH)

College-level visual arts students and instructors with matched cognitive styles were found to have a more positive interaction than students and instructors with mismatched cognitive styles. There is a need for further investigation of cognitive styles of university visual arts students. (Author/RM)

The previous articles in this journal on social skills are examined for their implications for training and practice of school psychology. The author concludes that recent developments from studies of social competence and social skills provide increased opportunities for school psychologists to make progress in general areas. (Author/EGS)

Reviews existing research regarding the role of the department head and the function of the department within the school structure. Conceptualizes the head's role as one of providing leadership aimed at developing and implementing practices and policies intended to make the department's instructional program more effective. Offers guidelines for…

Presents data on the growth of crime and violence in the United States and focuses particular attention on the victim and the experience of victimization. Calls for more research into problems that crime victims face and for more mental health services for this group. (GC)

Identifies several issues related to the evaluation of educational software and offers some suggestions to help teachers learn more about how computers can be used to improve the teaching of English (HOD)

A discussion of the needs and consideration of the appropriateness of various methodological approaches used in conducting research projects on adult literacy. (WL)

Documents the fact that research is a significant industry, identifies important research issues which are crucial to the survival of the black community, critically examines the training and skill requirements needed for preparing black researchers, and suggests an organizational mechanism for institutionalizing the research concerns of black…

Suggests that the issues raised in this article are more broadly relevant to the links between psychological research and psychological counseling. Viewing research as counseling may provide one useful approach toward bridging the gap between research and practice in psychology. (Author/AM)

Psychological contributions which relate to the deaf and hearing impaired are illustrated with examples in the areas of self-study, advocacy and outreach, training, service, and research. (SB)