Injuries are the leading causes of death for non-infant children and adolescents. Motor vehicles, drownings, fires, firearms, and poisons, in that order, are the major categories of fatal injury for the child population as a whole. Recognition that the agents of injury are the major forms of energy (mechanical, thermal, chemical) has led to an…

There has been no major research, comparable to research on the social and emotional aspects of teaching, which focuses on teaching behavior as related to student achievement of cognitive objectives. The descriptive research of today, even if it were to correlate teaching behavior and learning, would still share a drawback with the research on…

The paper focuses on various questions related to early intervention and education of delayed, disabled, and otherwise impaired children in integrated preschool and day care settings. Some areas of research are suggested. (Author/SBH)

A longitudinal study (1956-62) of 4,948 education majors during their junior and senior years was conducted to identify biographical, academic, and psychometric factors characteristic of students who persist and student who do not persist in a teacher education curriculum. The data variables which were analyzed against the criterion of persistence…

As the education of pupils may be better in a school staffed with permanent career teachers rather than with itinerant teachers, every attempt should be made to increase the status of teaching and consequently the likelihood of attracting and retaining better teachers. Several steps could be taken to raise teaching to the level of other…

This course was held to review research and investigations undertaken in Europe, their significance for the practice of adult education, and the possibility of cooperative action in the future. Delegates reached conclusions calling for the general review of European adult education, bibliographic services, general and joint research, cooperation,…

Reviews readability research and suggests priorities for future research in the area. (MKM)

The article cites census and admission data from a state institution for the mentally ill to underline the need for comprehensive research on admission criteria and subsequent fates of applicants denied admission. (CL)

The rationale underlying megavitamin therapy for remediating children's learning disorders is discussed. (Author/JYC)

A review of research on handwriting and a call for additional research on the subject. (DD)

Briefly reviews the history of and current debate on sex differences in morality, and addresses some important issues raised by Gilligan and Attanucci (1988) related to sex bias in Kohlberg's stage theory. Underscores the political and psychological significance of Gilligan's ideas, and presents a demand for theory-driven research to substantiate…

The authors clarify factors affecting contemporary nursing research, including the need for definitions of nursing, practice, and institution. They predict future trends in nursing research. (CH)

Focuses on identifying the leading contributors to "Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development" from October 1979 to April 1984 in terms of both authors and institutions, examining the content of the articles and the type of articles and providing a descriptive profile of the articles, including average page lengths and average number of…

Evaluated the first eleven years of experimental research (1973-1983) publications, with a focus on forensic psychology, that were cited in Psychological Abstracts. Results indicate: a paucity of experimental research; a significant difference between empirical and nonempirical publications; and a transition from descriptive to correlational and…