A triangulation mixed-methods design was used to measure differences in service-learning outcomes for 32 students enrolled in criminal justice courses during the academic years 2003 (n = 16) and 2005 (n = 16). Results show that service-learners increase their political awareness and course value but experience a decrease in problem-solving skills…

In order to address some of the key underlying issues currently distorting dominant approaches to schooling it is necessary to acknowledge and engage with our broad intellectual and cultural responsibilities currently shunned by contemporary policy. Philosophy has a key role to play here, in terms of both deconstruction and recommendation. Drawing…

Families and schools have traditionally been viewed as the institutions with the greatest effect on the development of children. Communities, however, have received increasing attention for their role in socializing youth and ensuring students' success in a variety of societal domains. School-community partnerships can be defined as the…

A detailed discussion of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a new agency within the United Nations which was created for the protection of industrial property and the protection of literary and artistic works. (HB)

THE AUTHORS REVIEW THE THEORY OF MOTIVATION PRESENTED BY ROBERT W. WHITE IN HIS BOOK "LIVES IN PROGRESS" (1952) AND IN AN ARTICLE "MOTIVATION RECONSIDERED--THE CONCEPT OF COMPETENCE" (1959). WHITE PROPOSES THE CONCEPT OF "COMPETENCE" TO ACCOUNT FOR THOSE THINGS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR LEFT UNEXPLAINED BY OTHER THEORIES OF MOTIVATION. COMPETENCE IS USED…

An analysis of the elements of creativity and speculation on how it can be taught and fostered in the schools. (HB)

Thirty-one female learning disabled college students were administered a battery of psychoeducational measures. Results revealed that less than one-fourth had significant verbal-performance IQ discrepancy. It was concluded that LD college females may be more similar in intellectual functioning to non LD Ss than their LD male counterparts. (CL)

A subtheory of intellectual giftedness is presented that centers on the role of insight. Component processes of insight (selective encoding, combination, and comparison) are reviewed, and approaches to its evaluation are noted. Results of an intervention study are cited to suggest the feasibility of training insight. (CL)

Screening of 288 youths entering the juvenile justice system revealed that approximately 18 percent were gifted in some way. Gifted Ss differed from normal youth by having high abilities in fluid intelligence yet performed less well on the achievement test in relation to these high fluid abilities. (CL)

Forgetting, as defined by Piaget as Stage IV error, was studied in infants. Results partially support Piaget's hypothesis. (ST)

Ordinality of three subtests of a sensory-motor series was evaluated in a longitudinal study of infants. Results indicated that scalability can be affected by the responses of infants at different developmental ages. (ST)

A review of The Psychology of Play (Penquin, 1968) by Susanna Millar. (DS)

Research concerned with the analysis and correlates of mathematical abilities, conducted primarily during the past decade, is reviewed. It is concluded that certain specific abilities, in addition to general intelligence, affect performance in mathematics. (Author)