The author responds to W. Rhodes' predictions made in 1975 and updated in 1982 (EC 151 382-385) about the future of the field of behavior disorders and human services in general. He suggests that recent trends toward offering fewer services do not reflect Rhodes' predictions of debureaucratization but rather decreasing interest and support. (CL)

Successful planning for the future should include projections of desired goals and consideration of how those goals might be affected by changes in world conditions (retrojective planning). Fifteen scenarios depict alternative futures for Indiana University and suggest what retrojective planning can contribute to considerations of the long-range…

Rate of adaptation to new programs and social-emotional issues involved in teaching directly influences teacher burn-out. A four-stage learning model outlines which particular aspects of learning new behaviors and skills are particularly stressful. The teacher's rate of adaptation should be closely monitored to prevent teacher overload.…

A general model for prediction and association is described for the situation in which both criterion and predictor(s) are discrete variables. The approach can be employed for the general case involving any number of predictors, and the related measures of multiple and partial association are described. (Author/GK)

Forty special education teachers were asked to make some decisions about a fourth-grade boy portrayed as learning disabled or emotionally handicapped and whose work samples were representative of high or low levels of competence. Placement decisions and future performance predictions were a function of the child's perceived competence. (Author)

The development of intention to communicate among infants is discussed. In addition, the construct of intention is examined and a model describing the development of intention is proposed. The model is used to describe both the development of intentional behavior and communication as an intentional behavior. (Author/RH)

Presents a wide spectrum of views by scholars of Soviet Affairs regarding recent American policy and predictions for the future course of international relations between the two super powers. Experts are Adam B. Ulam (Harvard University), Robert F. Byrnes (Indiana University), Stephen F. Cohen (Princeton University), Alexander Yanov (University of…

The study compared the developmental patterns of listening and reading skills of 71 visually handicapped students in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades of four residential schools for the blind. Grade level, age, intelligence, mode of reading, sex, socioeconomic status, and degree of visual impairment were treated as predictor variables. (Author)

The predictive ability of 10 developmental variables measured at age five to predict academic achievement at the end of first grade was studied with 40 Head Start children. (Author)

Five information company executives present an overview of the impact of technological innovation upon the library and its services and offer their predictions for libraries in 1985. (RAA)

Patterns of change and apparent progress in education seem to have followed forecasts outlined in the educational literature. (JD)

A model for comparing risks to resources with exposures to hazards is described and then applied to the physical educator. (JMF)

An application of simple linear regression to determine the size of trees from the remaining stumps and tops is described. (MK)

Increases in legitimate opportunities for women may be accompanied by increases in female criminality. Crucial links between opportunity and delinquency are identified. The equal opportunity hypothesis is expanded into a comprehensive predictive model. (Author)

The president-elect of the National Council of Teachers of English, provides an overview of the various trends in English instruction during the last 30 years. (Author)