Addresses the question of why Karl Popper's work has been disregarded or rejected for educational improvement and suggests a series of impediments to an acceptance of Popper's ideas. Outlines a set of principle which if adopted as a basis for practice could lead to significant improvement. (EV)

For marriage and family therapists and educators who train future marriage and family therapists, families formed by means of adoption offer an abundance of learning opportunities in both the areas of assessment and intervention. The following consultation case represents a composite family designed to highlight the unique features of adoptive…

Fifty-six families who adopted special needs children were interviewed concerning such areas as parent expectations, competencies, and sense of responsibility and attachment. A profile of adoptive parents was developed with implications for recruitment of adoptive parents for children with special needs. (Author/DB)

Examines the increasingly commercial aspects of adoption services. Discusses adoption as a legal service, a social service, and a service business, noting the conflicting cultural values within and between these models. (HTH)

Surveyed 114 adult adoptees who had reunions with their birth parents. Those who searched were stimulated to do so by life-cycle transition, need to get background information, and need to complete their sense of identity. For most adoptees, their self-esteem improved and their relationship with their adoptive parents was strengthened as result of…

Examined experiences of 215 young birthmothers who placed their infants for adoption through 30 maternity residences and agencies in 13 states. Examined prebirth services they received, their immediate postbirth experiences, and characteristics of their adoption arrangements. Found that several service-procedural variables were related to…

Comparison of 143 farmers who attended sustainable agriculture conferences (76% response) with 143 controls (57% response) found no significant differences between the 2 groups, suggesting a need to change delivery methods for extension programming. Chemical dealers were the top source of information for both groups. (SK)

Obtained data on Canadian adoptions (1981-90) from adoption coordinators of all 10 provinces and 2 territories. Found downward trends in use of adoption as means of family formation across decade. By 1990, most infant adoptions were facilitated by private practitioners and agencies whereas older children were primarily adopted through public…

Describes Statewide Adoption Network (SWAN) of Pennsylvania and its impact on increasing and improving quality of special-needs adoptions. Notes that program resulted from increases of children in out-of-home care, program is a public and private initiative, and that since its inception, special-needs agencies have increased, financial and…

Asked 25 adopted children between 6 and 15 years of age what they wanted to know about their birth parents. Found that children were most interested in knowing their mother's appearance and much less interested in knowing their father's than their mother's appearance. Girls wanted more information than did boys. Also asked nonadopted children…

Family and consumer sciences teachers in Georgia (n=183) completed the Stages of Concern Questionnaire regarding implementation of national family and consumer sciences standards. Results showed 36.8% were at stage three, in which innovation is perceived as a threat. Interventions to address teacher concerns were recommended. (SK)

Elements of Japanese work organization (multiskilled workers, continuous skill development, work units, and supervisors' role) may be characterized as teamwork. Application of these elements in China and the United Kingdom indicates that this form of teamwork is adaptable to other environments. (Contains 44 references.) (SK)

Implications are discussed in response to the Major Contribution in this issue reviewing the history, controversies, and theoretical and research literature related to adoption. Practice recommendations for therapists working with adopted children and their families are clustered around three prominent themes in the reviews by Lee, O'Brien and…

This paper argues that psychology has an important role for practicing teachers. Firstly, it is important that they keep their knowledge of best teaching and learning practices updated; psychology is a continually evolving field of research and whilst some traditional aspects may remain compelling even today, others are no longer seen as valid,…

As computers becomes more ubiquitous in our everyday lives, educational settings are being transformed where educators and students are expected to teach and learn, using computers (Lee, 2003). This study, therefore, explored pre-service teachers' self reported future intentions to use computers in Singapore and Malaysia. A survey methodology was…