The importance of data contributed for use in industrial training by the sociologist and anthropologist, the interrelationship between culture and technology, and the implications of culture's relationship to change and/or learning are discussed. Some principles for gaining acceptance of change are listed. Concern with quality products implies…

Presents a discussion of the problem of the decline in science achievement of students as it relates to the reluctance of teachers to adopt innovative teaching techniques and take advantage of the results of research. (BB)

GRIP, funded by a grant from the Administration on Aging, is a prototype information system on gerontology integrating (1) research on information needs and uses of service providers and administrators, (2) the operation and evaluation of the prototype system, and (3) an educational component, bringing together students from various disciplines.…

Inherent differences between the legal-adversary process and empirical social science research are damaging to the growth of social science and to its usefulness in court. Changes are suggested which would increase the value of social science findings in court decision making. (Author/GDC)

The data presented in this article suggest that recent migration patterns are contributing much less to white flight than has been suggested by many previous investigators. Differences in segregation between cities are more closely related to birth rate differentials than they are to white flight. (Author/AM)

This study examined the impact of different simulated evaluation report styles (use of jargon and data) on educators' agreement with evaluator's recommendations, and on ratings of the evaluator and the report. The jargon-loaded, data-free report was rated most difficult and most technical, with an audience of teachers and administrators.…

To investigate the quality of response to the personal interview, a survey was undertaken among Mexican-American migrant parents and children. Results demonstrate that the personal interview does not gather complete response. (Author/AM)

After discussing the economic and social pressures which may impinge upon parental judgment in the experimental setting, the article reviews several divergent opinions on the ethics of child research. (Author)

This comment is a response to a criticism made about the author's article on transracial adoption and IQ. The authors suggest that the discussion section of a research report is an appropriate place for authors to spell out the implications of their results, even if these implications are considered unacceptable to others. (AM)

This paper suggests that while the social sciences have closely allied themselves with administrative and political decision makers, there is a role for them as well in working with the courts. (Author/AM)

Outlines four common functions of the institutional researcher at community colleges: conducting and coordinating institutional research, including descriptive, evaluative, operational, and policy research; assisting staff and community with research activities; collecting and disseminating research information; and participating in institutional…

Evidence is presented for the theory that the two brain hemispheres process stimuli differently: the left hemisphere is specialized for logico-analytic tasks and the right hemisphere for visuo-spatial tasks. They contend that cognitive ability is related to the development of hemispheric asymmetry and present implications for mathematics education…

Of the four major findings of the Safe School Study, three are concerned with the relationship between teachers and pupils in classrooms. The main thrusts of the findings are that teachers should be sensitive to adult-child relationships and fair with respect to the development and enforcement of school and classroom rules. (Author/AM)

A review of research on student perceptions of their schools and classrooms is presented. Six categories of student perceptions are investigated, and ways in which student views may be collected and utilized are suggested. (MJB)

A sample of 165 group leaders in the Metropolitan Toronto area was interviewed using a questionnaire designed to explore the correspondence between current group counselling and what the research literature suggests. Responses were discussed under four headings: pretherapy considerations, group leader orientation, outcome evaluation and, size and…