Suggests that because of deficiencies in the statistical analysis and errors of inference, neither the conclusions nor the policy recommencations derived by Coleman are well supported. (Author/AM)

The entire paper can be summarized by considering the presentation of a stimulus which acts by restricting the set of possible words to a defined short list and the resulting human choice that makes use of information from the stimulus to favor one of the words in the list rather than others. (Author/RK)

The current study was undertaken to obtain information concerning the present status and future needs in the delivery of speech therapy services in Saskatchewan and to provide data concerning the need for a speech therapy program in Saskatchewan. (Editor)

Provides tabular information on demographic, social, and economic characteristics of people of Spanish background in the United States. Information is based on advance data from the March 1977 Current Population Survey. (DB)

The split-population exponential design suggested by Maltz and McCleary to predict parolee recidivism (TM 502 998) was applied to discharged psychiatric inpatients. Parameter estimates changed systematically as greater and greater observation time was allowed in the computation, thus limiting extrapolability. (Author/GDC)

The construction and interpretation of confidence intervals for the prediction of new cases in multiple regression analysis is explained. An example is provided. (JKS)

The financial aspects of educational programs are discussed in this commentary on the evaluation of the Emergency School Aid Act. Budget and expenditure data must be examined closely when evaluating educational programs. (JKS)

Reviews research on status and mobility rates between generations and describes a design for studying intergenerational mobility from the perspectives of children and their parents. Findings indicate that proxy reports are not as accurate as self reports. (Author/DB)

A single conceptual and theoretical framework for sampling any configuration of data from one or more population matrices is presented, integrating past designs and discussing implications for more general designs. The theory is based upon a generalization of the generalized symmetric mean approach for single matrix samples. (Author/CTM)

Little systematic research has been conducted concerning the effectiveness of off-campus educational programs. The project described here compared students in three categories: those studying abroad, those studying off-campus in the United States, and those who remained on their home campus. Suggests that a rethinking of existing programs is…

Analysis of statistical data gathered by ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom in a survey of censorhsip in U.S. libraries and other educational institutions shows that censorship is on the increase and that censorship attempts are becoming better organized as more groups make their wishes known concerning educational materials. (JPF)

A grouping procedure which systematically combines objects to satisfy a criterion specified by the investigator and groups those objects that are most alike first is discussed. Two such methods that can be easily demonstrated in the classroom setting with the aid of electronic calculators are presented. (MN)

Reports the results of a study of the effects of intermediate economics courses on knowledge and understanding of economic concepts among undergraduate students at Harvard University. Courses involved in the study included micro and macro courses, field courses, a theoretical course, and a policy-oriented course. (Author/DB)

Examines the similarity between the coordinates which resulted when correlations were used as similarity measures and the factor loadings obtained by factor analyzing the same correlation matrix. Real data, a set of error free data, and some computer generated data containing deliberately introduced sampling error are analyzed. (RC)

Examines three reliability characteristics of the Harris revision of the Goodenough "Draw-a-man" Test when used with five-year-old school entrants. (Author/RK)