Reviewed the published research on the psychological significance of names and name changes. Found little data pertaining to the implications of a woman changing or retaining her surname at marriage. Suggests such research would have relevance for individual personality development, marital and family relationships, and social and cultural…

Ties between the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace and the Reagan administration are discussed. Although established as a research library, the institution became increasingly political after World War II, and is known for its political publications. It is also one of the world's great depositories of historical materials and…

Outlines recent job-stress research indicating the impact of psychosocial stressors on employees. Presents four suggestions to broaden the job-stress research while keeping the psychosocial emphasis. Recommends that research be integrated with stress-management programs and suggests specific research designs for the evaluation of such programs.…

The implication for universities of a trend to orient research and development to national needs is explored. University research policies are responding to fears of losing internally funded research and a growing reliance on external funds. (MLW)

Reviews research studies on note-taking and identifies possible questions for future research in that area. A case is made for the inclusion of such studies within the domain of educational technology research. A 49 item bibliography is attached. (MER)

Emphasizes the importance of information-based planning to maintain accountability in a time of declining enrollment. Defines planning levels and functions. Examines the types of studies institutions can undertake to support planning, providing examples from the research process at Moraine Valley Community Colleges, Illinois. Discusses the uses of…

Fund raising, it is argued, needs sophisticated prospect research. Professional prospect researchers play an important role in helping to identify prospective donors and also in helping to stimulate interest in gift giving. A sample of an individual work-up on a donor and a bibliography are provided. (MLW)

Three major areas of research are reviewed: the effects of maternal employment on preschoolers; the working mother and school-age children; and working mothers, identity development, and life satisfaction. Concludes that very few definitive answers exist regarding the effects of a mother's working on her family, children, and herself. (Author)

Reviews approaches to individual counseling with adult dying clients. Briefly describes approaches and their potential strengths and weaknesses. Different counseling treatments are integrated within the framework of matching treatments with clients. Suggests categorizing clients in terms of four ways of responding to death: overcoming,…

A review of 36 empirical studies on teaching interviewing skills in various health profession programs is presented. The focus is on teaching skills which consider the interpersonal skills relevant to effective clinical interviewing. Programs are compared and implications for future research are discussed. (GDC)

Discussed is the senate's 1981 research and development appropriations. The senate has approved research funding levels higher than both the amount requested by the House and the Administration except in the case of the Environmental Protection Agency. Research agencies discussed are NASA, Energy, NSF, Commerce, and ERA. (Author/DS)

Discusses an educational research study undertaken to investigate the effects of feedback of test results on learning among junior high school students in Bangkok, Thailand. Findings indicated that testing accompanied by maximal feedback increased achievement more than testing alone for students at all different ability levels. (Author/DB)

Describes an approach to clinical research used by the author in teaching graduate nursing students, involving replication and expansion of a primary study of hospital intensive care units. This approach provided valuable experience as well as validated data about clinical practice. Discusses advantages and disadvantages in the approach. (MF)

Research on training parents of handicapped children is reviewed; research needs from the perspectives of efficacy, importance of skills to parents, and comparisons of current approaches are considered; and such current trends as behavioral programs, discussion groups, and psychological insight oriented programs are discussed. (CL)

This list of broad questions for research and development in vocational education includes philosophical and social foundations of vocational education, teacher education and leadership development, career development and related curriculum development, vocational education in large metropolitan areas, and evaluation in vocational education. (CT)