The author's purpose is to trace the development of research on women by women in order to show the values motivating this work and the resulting new approaches to methodology, theory, and expression. She provides a critique of the model of the female in existing scientific disciplines. (SK)

The author maintains that art is a social product and that, in the teaching of or about the arts, the social setting in which the arts exist must be acknowledged. She discusses British developments in the sociology of art. (Paper presented at the Aesthetic Education Conference, London, September 1980.) (Editor/SJL)

A historical approach to the future of the book in the academic library postulates continuity with the past and breaks with tradition. Distinguishing between cumulative and noncumulative knowledge and basic and applied research, this article concludes that knowledge in certain disciplines is still best communicated by books. (Nine references).…

The Bell System Center for Technical Education uses a program which trains the subject matter expert (SME) in instructional technology (IT) and the instructional technologist in subject matter understanding. This cross-training is provided in order to encourage effective teamwork between development personnel. (MER)

Curriculum over the last 20 years has systematically been divorced from subject matter. Four models are described that exemplify satisfying and successful working relationships between the scholarly community and curriculum planners. (Author/MLF)

The Biglan model and its tests are reviewed. While the model has attractive features and may even reinforce popular opinion about differences among departments or subject areas, further investigations are necessary before broad propositions or generalizations can be advanced. (MLW)

Presents an historical overview of the use of the science of geography for practical purposes. Topics discussed include British schools of geography during the 19th century, contributions of many of the founders of applied geography, forms in which geographical work can be used for practical purposes, and the status of applied geography in various…

Human understanding, so different from prediction, manipulation, or explanation, is the origin of our moral sense. It is indispensable to us, and irreplaceable by any scientific method. Therefore, we must defend as best we can the education which refines and embellishes it. (Author/SJL)

Identifies dimensions relevant to grouping intellectual disciplines and identifies problems with establishing interdisciplinary criteria. Major difficulties include arriving at an appropriate level of description which neither describes a topic too generally nor too specifically and determining whether the comparable features of two disciplines…

Points out that sociologists should be aware of developments in the field of social psychology because sociological (particularly structural) analyses rest on assumptions about the social psychological properties of persons and processes. (DB)

Shows how applied sociological work has shaped the development of the discipline of sociology since World War II. Applied sociology is interpreted as application of sociological theory and knowledge to public policy problems. (DB)

This state of the art review of economic knowledge focuses on price theory, areas of disagreement and agreement within the discipline of economics, the behavioral basis of price theory, and explanations of why economists cannot predict the short-run behavior of the economy. (DB)

Illustrates how knowledge derived from the discipline of economics can be used to help shed light on social problems such as poverty, exploitation, and alienation, and can help decision makers form policy to minimize these and similar problems. (DB)

Reviews writings of philosopher Martin Buber with regard to his position on the power of education to bring about a revolution from within society against political force and the concentration of authority. Buber believed that the objective of education was to educate individuals to authentic social consciousness and political purpose. (Author/DB)

Examines the motivations behind proponents of distance education, as well as the potential impact of distance learning upon instructors and students. Curricular subjects and pedagogical styles that may not be appropriate for distance education are considered, and non-monetary costs of distance education are discussed. (Author/LRW)