Five proposals are made for incorporating a work-play perspective in career development research: (1) fuse work and play conceptually over the life course; (2) imbue developmental career theory with a work-play fusion; (3) study work and play across the life span; (4) investigate work and play within the life space; and (5) consider a work-play…

Contends that tests of statistical significance and measures of magnitude in counseling psychology research do not provide same information. Argues interpreting magnitude of experimental effects must be two-stage decision process with the second stage of process being conditioned on results of a test of statistical significance and entailing…

Reviews literature on loneliness. Describes relationship of loneliness to other variables and major characteristics of the experience of loneliness. Defines loneliness. Discusses incidence. Discusses treatment strategies, highlighting cognitive-behavioral therapy, social skills training, and social support. Provides suggestions for counseling…

Explores the concept of curiosity and its relationship to research; discusses possible reasons for the apparent lack of curiosity among nurses; proposes interventions to promote it; and points out benefits to the profession if this could be achieved. (Author/JOW)

Reviews current and available literature on Attention Deficit Disorder which tends to suggest that the search for identifying universal and specific features of handicapping conditions continues, as disagreement emerges over the construct of Attention Deficit Disorder. Summarizes debate in professional literature regarding definitions,…

Reviews literature and research on the employment interview that has taken place since last comprehensive review in 1982 and suggests areas for future research. Reports on major changes in findings regarding interview validity, applicant gender impact, and effect of interviewer characteristics and behavior on applicant reactions. Notes that recent…

Analyzes uses and effects of coding schemes in research on counseling process and outcome. Concludes that interpretation of counseling events in terms of the categories of a coding scheme attenuates an adequate description of those events whenever the researcher uses the coder's interpretation of events as if it were veridical with the…

This paper introduces a special issue on research on families with a mentally retarded member. The paper cites advances in descriptive family research, encourages careful study of the research base, and outlines plans for future improvements by identifying the field's strengths and resources. (JDD)

Outlines the implications of cognitive psychology for group supervision and discusses the unique dimensions of the group modality for the supervision process and cognitive skill acquisition. Suggests directions for future research. (Author/ABL)

Issues and problems which warrant further research in the field of gifted education are addressed, focusing on research on curriculum issues, giftedness identification, components of general education important to gifted learners, acceleration and enrichment, affective needs, underachievement, disadvantaged gifted students, and equity and…

The first part of this article gives an overview of two major paradigms that have influenced research in education: the positivist/empiricist and the interpretive. The second part presents an attempt to develop a research agenda into self-direction from a perspective that takes into account the learner's subjective interpretation of the learning…

An analysis of research priorities as identified in 122 statements generated by respondents from 31 organizations that provide or sponsor research is provided. Six categories of research needs are identified: (1) program improvement; (2) policy studies; (3) effectiveness; (4) basic skills; (5) collaborative relationships; and (6) personnel…

Examines literature on the relationship among old age, rehabilitation, and related research to identify sources of problems in the optimal rehabilitation of elderly persons. Explores implications of rehabilitation for increased well-being of older persons. Concludes rehabilitation is undoubtedly beneficial for older persons and suggests new…

Describes research that investigated a method of automatically generating concept association maps that could be useful to abstractors. The use of word stems as concept surrogates, cooccurrence to define concept links, and a general-purpose graph-drawing algorithm is described; and results of evaluation of two link selection methods are reported.…

This research framework has three levels: (1) societal (individual, household/family, work organization, regional/national/international); (2) disciplinary approach (social anthropology, sociology, industrial relations, economics, politics); and (3) time (historical/diachronic, life course, routines). (SK)