Several definitions of education are reviewed and the intentions of the educators who proposed them are viewed in historical perspective. Various educational objectives and philosophies are explored. (JN)

Among findings are that issues involving teaching techniques, teacher training, and problems of definition are the main areas needing resolution; that better teaching techniques for children with learning disabilities are of paramount importance; and that some 60 percent of 108 survey respondents considered reading to be the most important…

Examines the issue of professional certification for educational technologists. The definitions of certification, accreditation, and licensure are presented, as well as the benefits and pitfalls of certification programs and the role of professional organizations, including AECT. Five related readings are suggested. (BK)

Discusses lexicographic theory, various problems and models behind dictionary construction, and the role of the "cultural dictionary." (AM)

Examines the relationship among dictionaries, language, discourse, and ideology. The nature of the definition and the object of the dictionary's description are discussed. (AM)

The scope of the humanities in tradition, literature, and history is discussed. (JMF)

The authors describe some of the conceptual work in progress at the Resource Center for Community Education, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. (Author/MLF)

Speakers of languages having only one verb "to know" (e.g., Japanese) have difficulty with the two verbs "wissen" and "kennen". Tables are given showing sentence types and degrees of frequency. Various linguistic aspects are considered. Three dictionaries are cited and the inadequacy of their definitions are pointed out. (IFS/WGA)

A survey of 1,142 normal students in grades 4 through 12 indicated that they knew very little about mental retardation and the mentally retarded. Only about half of the respondents made reference to "subaverage general intellectual functioning," while references to physical impairment were frequent. (DLS)

The program was shown to be effective in increasing students' knowledge about epilepsy and fostering positive attitudes about those with epilepsy. (DLS)

Demonstrates that children in grades 2 through 10 have a more complex concept of "life" than previous research has suggested. (Author/RL)

Examines the traditionally prestigious status of the sentence in grammatical analysis, and traces the history of the word "phrase" as a part of French grammatical language. (AM)

Stress has become a modern watchword with a variety of meanings, both popular and scientific. Recent studies in the physiology of stress have important implications for executive behavior. Available from Business Horizons, School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405; $3.00 single copy. (Author)

The author discusses definitions of creativity through research and analogy and suggests that since some of mankind's most compelling needs underlie the creative process, a denial of those needs results in illness. Physiological and psychological reasons for the therapeutic nature of creative problem solving are considered. (CL)

Conceptually there seem to be six ways to define Indian people (legal definitions, self-declaration, community recognition, recognition by non-Indians, biological definitions, and cultural definitions). The point is, the social definition of urban Indians is a matter of the social sanction of non-Indian oriented institutions. (JC)