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Response to 10 Commentaries.

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Walker, R. Dale; And Others – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1996

Researchers responsible for"Alcohol Abuse in Urban Indian Adolescents and Women: A Longitudinal Study for Assessment and Risk Evaluation" respond to critiques of the research project. Clarifies project goals, discusses issues related to longitudinal research, and addresses concerns related to research utilization and data publication.…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Cultural Influences, Data Analysis

Malnutrition and Environmental Enrichment: A Statistical Reappraisal of the Findings of the Adoption Study of Winick et al. (1975).

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Trueman, Mark – Early Child Development and Care, 1985

Critically reviews the influential study "Malnutrition and Environmental Enrichment" by Winick et al. (1975) and highlights what are considered to be statistical flaws in its analysis. Data in the classic study of height, weight, and IQ changes in three groups of adopted, malnourished Korean girls are reanalysed and conclusions…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adopted Children, Body Height, Body Weight

Commentary. Ten Reviews by Patricia D. Mail, Fred Beauvais, James W. Thompson, Joseph Westermeyer, William Sack, Christina M. Mitchell, Fay Cohen, Robert F. Kraus and Thomas Miller, Joseph E. Trimble, and Norman Dinges.

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Mail, Patricia D.; And Others – American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 1996

Commentaries from 10 researchers concerning "Alcohol Abuse in Urban Indian Adolescents and Women: A Longitudinal Study for Assessment and Risk Evaluation" (R. Dale Walker and others). Reviewers commend the project for adding to the sparse longitudinal research on Indian peoples, while also pointing out problems and issues specific to…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Criticism, Data Analysis

Illiteracy in Figures. Literacy Lessons.

Nascimento, Geraldo – 1990

Global figures that reveal the magnitude of the problem of illiteracy in the world disguise great disparities. For example, most of the illiteracy in the world is in developing countries. Therefore, it is preferable, and more appropriate in terms of numerical importance, to concentrate the analysis of illiteracy on developing countries. Such…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Census Figures, Data Interpretation