This discussion of the structure of online databases and the structure of related subject disciplines focuses on terms used in a book about tropical diseases and terms used in the MEDLINE database for articles on these diseases. Matrices used are explained and Medical Subject Heading (MeSh) terms are examined. (16 references) (LRW)

Argues that English departments are experiencing a crisis of identity that is economic, political, and psychological. (SRT)

Issues in strategic planning for higher education are examined in the context of institutional climate, governance, management considerations, the collegial tradition, conflicting objectives, and the disciplines. It is proposed that management for change begins with the rebuilding of a sense of community in the institution that will foster…

Randomly selected students from two disruptive classes (n=28 and n=30) were subjected to a daily report card reinforcement system. The study employed a time series design. Results showed significant improvements in work and behavior of both sets of target students and positive 'spill-over' effects in one class. Concludes with recommendations for…

Administered personality measures to residence hall personnel (N=48) to test assertive, nonassertive, or hostile responses to describe residence hall disciplinary situations. Found that not all personnel were well suited to college student disciplining and that the personality tests could be used to identify individuals who may be best suited for…

Explores the relationship of self-concept, locus of control and self-discipline in students. Suggests possible methods and techniques for teaching self-discipline in the classroom, which can help students achieve in a humanistic educational system. (JAC)

Argues that the decline in higher education performance standards can be associated with the "new practicality" in the college curriculum. Argues that students and faculty are subject to pressures which condition their choices for the expedient, experiential, or entrepreneurial. Criticizes teachers who promote benign permissiveness, deflate…

Given the intensified importance of the promotion and tenure process, the question arises as to whether the faculty's peer reviewing role formally extends beyond the departmental level antecedent to administrative review. The typical structure and function for that role is discussed. (MLW)

Presents a senior British academic's perspectives on geography's major concerns, priorities, and objectives. Topics include: geography as a discipline; structure and divisions of academic labor; teaching versus research; and future transformations. (TRS)

Part-time undergraduate student numbers have been increasing over the last 15 years. Some 615 separate part-time first degree courses in Great Britain are identified and examined in terms of the types of institutions offering them, their accreditation, timing, mode of provision, subject, entry and exit arrangements, and location. (Author/MLW)

Thirty boys and thirty girls in each of four age groups evaluated fathers' discipline techniques over a range of situations in which a culprit was described as having transgressed. The techniques consisted of induction, physical punishment, love withdrawal, and permissiveness. Evaluations were determined more by the nature of the child making the…

Shortened version of Galpin's reminiscences published in 1936 recounts early days of rural sociology research and his subsequent service in the United States Department of Agriculture's Office of Farm Management. (LFL)

Recapitulates development of the journal, "Rural Sociology." Explores its rank among sociology and social science journals. Provides citation analysis and article subject analyses. Predicts future direction of the journal and the issues likely to be central in rural sociological research. (LFL)

Describes the reading problems specific to these high school content areas: learning a foreign language; English; history; science; and mathematics. Asserts that while it cannot be assumed that all can become equally literate in all areas, teachers must provide students with as much content area background as possible. (KH)

Proposes that the Black Studies curriculum move toward a greater emphasis on understanding how other countries and peoples have struggled for social justice. Suggests that a "general systems theory" would, among other advantages, produce greater cooperation between different minority groups and academic disciplines. (KH)