There are many effective styles of instruction; and every teacher should be skilled in at least one, and preferably in several. (Author/MLF)

Examines six value systems that employees and supervisors operate within, and considers the implications for the relationships between employees and supervisors who do and don't share value systems. (IRT)

A Monte Carlo study was carried out to investigate the ability of the ALSCAL multidimensional scaling program to recover true structure inherent in simulated proximity data. The results under varying conditions were mixed. Practical implications and suggestions for further research are discussed. (Author/JKS)

Description of a program designed to provide an environment that is adaptive to individual differences, combining the advantages of a structured curriculum for basic skills development and an open learning environment for personal and social development. (Author)

Research was conducted among 58 5-6th grade gifted students in Seattle to test the following: their preferences for verbal vs. multi-sensory concept formation, whether non-verbal learners are primarily spatial in information processing, and the reliability of the Block Design subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) for…

A sample of 40 babies was observed in a variety of mildly challenging situations throughout their second year and in a series of follow-up assessments at age 31/2. Findings revealed two types of avoidant mechanism--wariness of the unfamiliar and fearfulness after exposure to a mildly difficult situation. (JMB)

Two profoundly hearing-impaired adolescents received systematic speech training to improve their production of two vowel sounds. Both subjects demonstrated significant changes in their production of the two vowels at the acoustic and perceptual levels following treatment, but changes were highly individualized. (DB)

Discusses current relevance of ideas of pragmatic thinkers and John Dewey. The pragmatic understanding of pluralism displays a sensitivity to difference but also emphasizes reaching out and communicating with what is other and different from ourselves. Without that, pluralism becomes chaos. (PS)

Richard Bernstein's John Dewey lecture is a political cautionary tale intended for the Left. It is the call for and justification of an emancipatory phronesis. The kind of questions Bernstein puts to others in his lecture, to obtain concrete social and political knowledge, must ultimately be put to Bernstein. (PS)

A series of lessons is presented which are designed to help deaf six-, seven-, and eight-year-olds develop a more positive self-image by comparing themselves with hearing persons and discovering that they share more similarities than differences. (CB)

Measures of visual alertness, irritability, and activity based on repeated observations in equivalent situational contexts showed good intersession stabilities, which were consistently higher than measures based on lengthier over-all session observations, and substantially higher than stabilities typically reported for measures of newborn…

This study compared the learning preferences of 37 adult students enrolled in a nontraditional baccalaureate program with those of 26 students in a traditional one. Significant differences were found between the groups in terms of the degree to which they preferred to structure their own learning. (JOW)

Joint custody, the newest child custody alternative following divorce, is intended to benefit and serve the best interests of children. Unintended consequences, however, have been relatively unexplored, which raises questions as to the viability of joint custody for all families, regardless of social class, race, or ethnicity. Until further…

Examined attitudinal and behavioral variables associated with reemployment following job termination. Analyses revealed that reemployed persons were significantly more confident of job search skills and had engaged in a greater number of search behaviors than had individuals who had remained unemployed. Suggesting that reemployment success is…