Presented is an interpretive report of the Ann Arbor Symposium on the Applications of Psychology to the Teaching and Learning of Music, which brought together two disparate disciplines--music education and psychology. (KC)

Notes that professionals in need of information often turn to reviews in professional journals. Explains how the review process is supposed to work. Discusses three areas of potential problems and abuses: selection of the wrong reviewer, writing an unsatisfactory review, and the editor's failure to correct either of these problems. Offers…

The author reviews the work of the Warnock Committee, whose obligation was to look at the whole range of special educational needs from birth to adult life in England. (KC)

Presents interview of two counseling psychologists of the Career Counseling Center of the University of California, Los Angeles. Describes aspects of a relatively unique career counseling service which is composed of three intensive individual interviews and 15 to 25 hours of educational and psychological testing. (Author/ABL)

Presents some sociohistorical concepts about suicide as framework for considering contemporary attitudes among elderly. Includes verbatim report of group therapy session in long-term care facility in which residents openly discuss their feelings about suicide of fellow resident a day earlier. Illustrates importance of emotional outlet, such as…

NIE feels that it has an important role to play as contributor and participant in the process of mediating the respective needs and expertise of the various constituent groups involved in in-service teacher education research. (JMF)

Presented is evidence suggesting that many of the 6 percent of children who have difficulty with arithmetic suffer from a neurological development lag rather than an underlying deficit. Such pupils appear to favor the right cerebral hemisphere, which serves spatial functions, rather than the left, analytic half of the brain. (Author/KC)

Discusses problems arising in the service delivery systems of county Departments of Social Services.

The purpose of this study is two-fold: (l) to formulate a comprehensive inventory of educational objectives representative of the cognitive, affective, psychomotor, and social dimensions of individuals and (2) to share the results of a pilot test of an inventory undertaken with educational administrators and curriculum decision makers. (Author)

Reports on recent survey of 266 faculty views on undergraduate information skills in university setting, which covered evaluation of students' library skills; use of card catalog, bibliographies, and reference tools; assignments requiring student use of library resources; faculty explanation of literature tools in field; and librarian role in…

This article reports highlights of a four-year study, by the Center for Policy Research, of the planning and implementation of six innovative public schools. Most people who planned new school programs vastly underestimated the complexity of the enterprise. Dilemmas are outlined and illustrated. (Author/KC)

Discusses the approach of creationist groups to the distortion of science and the selective presentation of often-apocryphal evidence. Argues that the strategy is persuasive to those poorly educated in science, that people like to be persuaded that their views are right, and that they are intelligent people capable of figuring out science for…

The Secretary of Education warned that public support of colleges and universities could wane soon if they don't make fundamental changes in the way they teach their students and in their tactics for seeking federal aid. (MSE)