Discussed in this paper are elements of an empirically adequate definition of social conflict, issues of conflict, and interactions between conflict and social relationships. Social conflict is initially defined as overt opposition between at least two people. Additional implications and facets of unilateral and mutual opposition are subsequently…

This ERIC digest: (1) describes types and manifestations of shyness among children; (2) briefly reviews research on genetic, temperamental, and environmental influences on shyness; (3) distinguishes between normal and problematic shyness; and (4) suggests ways for parents and teachers to help the shy child by accepting the whole child, building…

This document addresses some of the misconceptions about counseling, including confusions about the distinctions between the various kinds of counseling available and the role and place of counseling in higher education. It notes that the term counseling is often tacked on to the personal tutor in higher education as an extra job that he/she…

The paper presents a list of definitions of dependent measures from published and unpublished reports on employment training for disabled persons. Explanations are offered for 38 terms such as "accepts criticism,""arrival behaviors,""bus riding,""complaining,""disagreements,""drooling,""following a a schedule,""meal preparation,""sweeping…

A general discussion of the meaning of the term career education. (HB)

This article deals with the special case of content analyses, where independent analysts extract phrases from a text according to rules laid down in a written instruction. (Author)

Defines and analyzes seven distinct forms of writing which currently fall under the label New Journalism, asking whether all of them are really new. (RB)

Article explores some of the key notions of the construct "concept" from the psychological and educational literature in order to demonstrate the need for standardization of definition and a more unified front in future investigations involving this important element in the study of cognition. (Author)

A semantic inventory, an organized network of observations on the lexical structure of Huichol, is presented. Each entry includes a name form or lemma, its pronunciation if not clear from the lemma form, part of speech, and examples to illustrate its range of inflections. The discussion of semantics begins with a syntactic framework for the…

This paper examines phenomenological approaches to studying expressions of emotions through art. The author begins her discussion by defining the terms in the title. Expressions are controlled, deliberate gestures. Emotions are sensations which involve appraisals of something. Art is something consciously controlled by the artist. The creation of…

In this conceptual analysis, the term study skill was used to denote a field of inquiry or a group of phenomena. The basis for the meaning given to the term was the understanding of the common meaning of skill modified by the word study. The term skill refers to the activity by which a task is performed. Further it refers to the quality of that…

This reference booklet defines legislative terms. It was written to help school board members communicate more effectively and knowledgeably with agencies of the federal government. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or "academic" glossary, since such a publication would be encumbered by all of the detailed technical language associated with…

Designed for use by teachers of reading at all educational levels, this dictionary provides comprehensive lists and definitions for more than 5,000 words relating to reading and the teaching of reading. In addition to definitions of the main entry words, the dictionary includes representative terms from fields contributing to the study of reading,…