The author maintains that IQ is largely heredity and rejects compensatory programs as failures, suggesting other interesting avenues to close present social gaps. (Editor)

An open classroom'' with an integrated day and inter-age grouping is not enough in and of itself...to assure continuity for each child....The role of the teacher is still crucial. (Authors)

Describes two experiments on conservation of weight and volume based on Piaget's experiments. These experiments showed that some college students were unable to operate at the formal operations level. (PS)

Presents the results of two Piagetian conservation tasks administered to high school students. It was found that not many were at the formal operations level. Similar evidence is presented for college students. Concludes that development of formal thought must be a focus of all teachers. (DF)

Intellectual realism was investigated by using as a model a cup with the defining feature (the handle) not visible, and a nondefining feature (a painted flower) visible. (Authors/MB)

Piagetian principles are illustrated with examples from the preschool classroom; authors conclude that teachers should stand back awhile and watch the children do their own learning.'' (Author/SP)

The term experiential education programs" is used in this article to refer to organized programs which lay a heavy claim on the value of living and doing." (Author/MB)

Forty-two mentally retarded children were tested before entering an institution and 1 year later on measures of social quotient (Vineland) and IQ (Stanford-Binet) and their families pre-and postinterviewed to assess the adequacy of family functioning. (Author)

Libraries and librarians can live up to their commitment to freedom of the mind by grasping the initiative, wherever possible, by supplimenting the traditional role with continuing seminars on the choosing and deciding roles of society. (Author/JS)