This discussion: (1) contrasts children's play with war toys with children's imaginative war play; (2) provides definitions of play and war toys; (3) probes the impact of war toys on children's behavior, ideas, attitudes, and values; (4) reports related research; and (5) describes organizations working against such toys, including the…

The Spanish-English and English-Spanish glossary of agricultural and supporting terms is an expansion of an earlier glossary intended for North American agricultural specialists working in Latin America. It contains terminology from 50 articles in Spanish on Latin American agricultural topics. A list of those sources is included. (MSE)

Much confusion abounds concerning the definitions for homonyms, homophones, and homographs. Even newer as well as older dictionaries find these terms problematic. A way out of this semantic confusion would be to introduce a new word: heteronym. A heteronym is a word that is spelled the same but has a different pronunciation like "wind"…

The Aristotelian approach to definition, labeled essentialism, is examined, and its relationship to sociolinguistics is discussed. Aristotle taught that a definition points to the essence of something, perhaps by naming it, and then describes it. Popper criticized this approach to definition as overly verbose in that it invites an infinite…

The use of the term "andragogy" to mean education of adults and the term "pedagogy" to mean education of children is etymologically inaccurate. Although pedagogy derives from "pais," meaning child, from antiquity pedagogy also has stood for education in general--without reference to learners' ages. Andragogy derives from "aner," meaning adult male…

The term "curriculum" is ambiguous in that it is used to name a field of phenomena, a fund of knowledge about that field, a kind of knowledge within that fund, and the set of rules by which the fund is substantiated. This paper suggests that to relieve this ambiguity it is necessary to develop an appropriate set of terms with strict…

The notion of what is meant by the term "crazy" is explored and certain aspects of the educational system are labeled "crazy." The confusing array of federal and state policies dealing with students with emotional disturbances is noted, and questions are posed to educators and practitioners to illustrate the need to be open to new knowledge and…

Suggests that the Royal Spanish Academy change the definition of "neblina" in the next edition of the "Dictionary of the Spanish Language" to "niebla ligera" or "light fog," and cites literary usage in support. (Text is in Spanish.) (CK)

Backpacking equipment is discussed and defined in terms of the controlling factor of weight. (JC)

Consumer behavior can be conceptualized by introducing a theoretical framework which defines its scope and boundary and identifies six developmental levels. The infancy stage, Level I, is the study of consumer behavior referred to as the scientific study of psychological structure and process dynamics of individuals consuming an economic good…

This English-Panjabi dictionary was compiled from about 5800 English words and expressions. Not intended to be exhaustive, the dictionary contains expressions that are considered useful to Europeans for communication with the Panjabis. It may also be useful to Panjabi students in their use of English. In addition to the dictionary proper, an…

Representing an effort to bring together the many words that have been added to rhetoric and composition in this century, this compilation of terms was drawn from textbooks, theoretical studies, pedagogical and curricular explorations, and practical studies. The listing is alphabetical and includes primarily twentieth century words, but it also…

The glossary is one of twenty in various subject areas of vocational education designed to assist the student in vocabulary mastery for particular vocational education courses. They are part of the Vocational Reading Power Project, Title III, E.S.E.A. This glossary is for a course in retail floral sales. It is divided into two parts: one provides…

This booklet was prepared by the American Vocational Association to meet the need for a common set of acceptable definitions for terminology used in vocational, technical, and practical arts education throughout the U.S. Included are approximately 269 definitions which were reviewed by professionals from all fields of vocational, technical, and…