Investigates fricative perception in toddlers using repeated tests to control for factors relating to task difficulty and stimulus familiarity. Each subject was tested on a contrast the child produced distinctly in an imitation task and one the child produced as similar syllables. Final perception results were well matched to productive…

The chief executive officers of a private school, a college, and a university offer their perceptions of the school public relations officer's role. Some elements include management of media issues, creativity in communicating the institution's mission and values, and ability to "package" stories in a way that captures attention and support. (MSE)

Analysis of completed surveys from 230 teachers of blind and visually impaired learners found that preservice training programs emphasizing the methodology of teaching Braille and the development of tactual perception tended to produce teachers who have positive attitudes toward Braille and feel competent in teaching Braille to children. (DB)

By examining organizational objectives, the choices librarians make about marketing and customer focus become clearer. Ideas from social marketing reveal that adopting a customer orientation toward marketing may not be right for some libraries. (AEF)

Three experiments found that after enacting everyday actions using toys or toy substitutes (a block or stick), preschoolers were more likely than kindergartners or second graders to claim they had played with a toy when a substitute had been used. However, preschoolers rarely claimed they had played with a substitute when a real toy was involved.…

Twelve deaf-mediating individuals (individuals with deafness who act as a link between the deaf community and the hearing society) were interviewed concerning cooperation and social relations with their hearing work colleagues, leisure time activities, and important factors in the enhancement of well-being in working life. (JDD)

Examines social relationships between African Americans and Asian Americans living in the same geographical area. Perceptions and the impact of these perceptions on intergroup interaction are examined. Possible cognitive processes linked to interethnic interaction are considered, as are behavioral responses to such cognition. (GR)

Investigated individual differences in (n=100) 10th-grade students' forms of visual thinking and related intuitions in the context of mathematical problem solving. Results suggest that success at problem solving was related to logical operational ability but not to vividness of visual imagery. (29 references) (Author/SYB)

This paper discusses basic strategies in providing speech information to deaf individuals via the tactile modality and describes the Tactaid II and Tactaid VII vibrotactile aids employed in the Central Institute for the Deaf Sensory Aids Study. Coding, display, and operation are described for each device. Results from previous studies with both…

Focuses on the work of girls who take on the role of refereeing the course of action within the game of hopscotch. The fieldwork for this article is based on a study of the interaction of bilingual Spanish- and English-speaking girls. The range of experiences within this game challenges characterizations of girls' play as limiting the development…

Focuses on the narrative activity between parents and children to coconstruct both the meaning of a spousal narrative dispute as speech event and what it meant that such an episode had been videotaped. The family members codrafted a revised account of their story realm that seems to minimize chaos and maximize order and emphasize that "father…

Introduces the essential constructs involved in dynamic modeling, in relation to issues in psychological development. Presents several instances of how the principles of dynamic systems can be translated into mathematical formalism. Concludes that transition is a key invariance in development and that single subject, longitudinal designs are…

The nature of mentoring and the role of faculty in mentoring college students are discussed, and some guiding principles in the mentoring relationship are outlined. These address the quality of communication between mentor and student, the mentor's role as sounding board and knowledgeable reference, understanding one's own limitations, helping…

A study of 310 British school leaders' learning style preferences identifies a trend toward activist, as opposed to reflector, theorist, and pragmatist approaches. Education Reform Act changes are pressuring headteachers to act quickly and decisively as part of whole-school management teams. This has weakened their perception that analysis,…

Examines the potential contribution of different neural systems to developmental change in the duration of visual fixation, and the individual differences in that variable that are predictive of subsequent cognitive function. Presents hypotheses concerning two specific and independent neural systems and how they might contribute to individual and…