The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standards for diversity in radio broadcasting apply only to news and public affairs programing--not to entertainment programing. In addition, the FCC has defined diversity solely in terms of what any one station broadcasts regardless of what other stations in the same service area may be programing.…

Staff development is different in the private and public/nonprofit organizational worlds, although the sectors draw from each other. These differences are observable in contextual influences, training for change, learning, and reflective practice. (Editor)

To examine how consistently categories are defined and identification procedures are followed, the study compared variability of prevalence rates from state to state for each of the categories of special education. With effects of the size of means controlled for, the higher prevalence categories were no more variable as a group than lower ones.…

Tucker, Damarin, and Messick proposed a "base-free" measure of change which involves the computation of residual scores that are uncorrelated with true scores on the pretest. The present note discusses this change measure and demonstrates that properties they attribute to a are, in fact, properties of b. (Author/CTM)

Discusses the differences between education and training and the consequences of our confusion. (Author/WD)

Several characterizations of accountability and the recent trends in evaluation are each presented and discussed separately. The common elements in these two concepts and the differences in point of view are outlined. (JMF)

Representing two very different perspectives, the Goffman Theatrical Model and the Harris Psychological Model are discussed as appropriate communication models of use to curriculum projects and the decision-making process of that complex environment. (JC)

Comparative education's traditional focus on studies across regions and countries is incomplete and unbalanced, failing to consider state, district, school, classroom, and individual differences. A broader conceptualization uses multilevel analysis as a more comprehensive research model that integrates insights from single-level approaches. (SK)

Using simulated data a study comparing 10 congruence measures found none of the 3-letter Holland codes sensitive to differences among persons and incapable of distinguishing persons with like but out-of-order person-environment codes. A second study identified an interest congruence measure that is easier to calculate. (SK)

The Survey of Elderly Reading Attitudes completed by 30 institutionalized and 40 noninstitutionalized older adults found differences in reading preferences and needs, attributed to differences in residential lifestyle. (SK)

Studied acculturation of international people (n=606). Found that Africans, Asians, and South Americans were significantly less acculturated than were Europeans. Significant differences emerged for permanent versus nonpermanent U.S. residence status, length of residence in United States, and religion. Participants related their identity to values,…

Examined differences among nursing homes in rates at which they transfer patients to hospitals. Data from nursing staff and charts on 286 most recent transfers from 10 nursing homes revealed that, from relatively equivalent patient populations, high-rate facilities transferred more chronically ill, physically frail patients and patients with…

Describes the fundamental difference between complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and holistic medicine, highlighting holistic medicine's emphasis on the promotion of healthy lifestyles for practitioners and patients alike. Asserts that offering physicians-to-be more course work in holistic medicine could lay the groundwork for future…

Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988, examines the wide disparity of college-choice activities between socioeconomic groups. In order to highlight this disparity, analyzes three tasks that all students must complete on their path to college. (Author/EV)

We praised the comments of Jensen and regard most of the contentions of Hunt and Sternberg as absurd. It is ridiculous to question the validity of the skin color map and its application since meaningful group differences and meaningful correlations between temperature and skin color were found. It was inappropriate for Hunt and Sternberg to…