Measures the "Handbook of Evaluation Research" edited by Marcia Guttentag and E. L. Struening, against the stern, if not wholly unreasonable standard: that a handbook should be a mosaic depicting the central concerns, and contributions of its field. The reviewers are members of the Stanford Evaluation Consortium, which is a group of about 20…

Explores the relationship between geography and comparative education and recommends that researchers employ modern behavioral geographic techniques in their work. The author concludes that comparative education researchers should show increased concern with peoples' perceptions of their environments. A bibliography on the geography of education…

Home and family conditions were found to have an effect on verbal interaction patterns between mothers and persons in the home. (Authors)

Evaluates the effectiveness of social skills training methods specifically designed to enhance children's peer relationships. Discusses "coaching" methods on the basis of a small scale survey of social skills training procedures in use at social service agencies, guidance centers, hospitals, and clinical settings. (Author/AOS)

Using a stepwise multiple regression analysis of data from a 1964-1965 national urban sample, the author identifies the social and demographic variables that best help to predict each of six factor-analytically derived dimensions of leisure activity. (Author/RM)

Shyness and love scales were administered to 153 men and 217 women at Texas Lutheran College. Love, dating, and friendship groups were identified on the love scale with respect, congeniality, altruism, physical attraction, and attachment subscales. For the love and friendship groups, shyness appears to be a barrier. (Author/CM)