Discusses the discovery, background, and application of the trans effect and briefly outlines the life and work of its discoverer. (MLH)

In this biographical sketch, Mary Rego, a Chippewa Cree from Rocky Boy Reservation, describes the struggle of maintaining her Indianism in the face of urban pressures. (JC)

By bringing his own life into works of American literature, F. O. Matthiessen clarified as well as intensified their meaning. Here, his life and work as a teacher are reviewed. (Author/RK)

Presents a brief biographical inventory of the founder of the American Association of Physics Teachers. (MLH)

Excerpts from a recent interview with Netherlands author Annie M. G. Schmidt describe her background and her career as a writer of poems and stories for young children. The interviewer notes that few of Schmidt's works have been translated into English and that their lack of exchange is a persistent difficulty in the field of children's…

As a part of a larger qualitative study, this research investigation explored the perceptions and attitudes that first-generation, urban college students have of their preparation for postsecondary education. The purposeful sample in this study was comprised of 13 first-generation college students (i.e., 6 males and 7 females) who were graduates…

The antecedents of drug addiction were studied in addicts and nonusers. Results suggest that the early life histories of individuals may be important predisposing factors, particularly if the life history includes and unhappy childhood, harsh physical punishment, or lack of parental concern. (ST)

Examines in detail the history of Maxwell's development of electromagnetic theory, and stresses that the textbook version of this discovery is usually inadequate or erroneous. (MLH)

Given the attrition rate of nearly 30 percent for each entering U.S. Naval Academy class an attrition prediction instrument for use in selection could represent considerable monetary savings. In previous research, the Naval Academy Personal History Booklet (PHB) has shown some validity as a predictor of Academy disenrollment. The present research…

Identified are 245 librarians who speak Spanish, come from Hispanic backgrounds, and hold degrees in librarianship. Names are listed alphabetically. Each listing includes birthdate, source of degree, level of fluency in Spanish, professional specialization, work experience, professional memberships, publications, honors, home address, and present…

Discusses the men of science and literature in England who comprise the so-called Visible College referring to their popularity as well as their concern with the social relations of science. Begins with C. P. Snow's attack on scientists as being men with a different mentality from those of the humanities. (Author/RK)

One of the most offbeat exhibitions presented in the last several years was the widely celebrated Warhol-Wyeth duo show, "Portraits of Each Other", held at the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Discusses their paintings and their diametrically different personalities. (Author/RK)