Using time-budget data from 120 adults, this study attempted to take subjective factors into account in time use measures. Findings for the same individuals were compared when using "free time" as a category with findings using "recreation time" or "leisure time." Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Wittgenstein's view about communicating meanings forms the basis for an examination of the Society for the Advancement of Games and Simulations in Education and Training's (SAGSET) definitions of games, simulations, and simulation games. The question of whether usage can be made consistent to ease communication with SAGSET nonmembers is addressed.…

An overview of Australian policy on the education of gifted and talented children is followed by analysis of specific state and territorial policies on definitions and programing. The need for community liaison meetings and adequate perservice and inservice teacher education is emphasized. (CL)

It is not always clear which interests or activities are designated by the term "aesthetic education." The term may be construed in ways which can be potentially harmful, in a practical sense, to educational policy. (RM)

An examination of the field of learning disabilities (LD) reviews early efforts to identify the syndrome, effects of the federal definition, and controversies over the conceptualization of LD. The author emphasizes the need continuing the search for a viable paradigm to meet definitional, assessment, and instructional needs of the profession. (CL)

Examines various definitions for environmental education (EE) which have been promulgated in the recent past and discusses promising research-based approaches toward resolution of the definitional problem. The relationship of EE to conservation education and a mediating definition ("person-environment relationship education") are among…

Evaluates the efforts to achieve a common or single definition of adult literacy in the United States. The article describes the current understandings of literacy as reported in the professional literature, focuses on the feasibility of establishing a common definition of adult literacy in America, and explores the normative aspects of the issue.…

By way of providing a framework for discussion, defines intentional action as a basic unit of analysis that includes being future-oriented, a free choice of means, potential consciousness of goals and means, and responsibility.(RH)

Describes errors regarding the meaning of increase in life expectancy found in 7 of 17 gerontology textbooks examined. Discusses the myth that increase in life expectancy at birth indicates an increase in life span. Attempts to clarify the nature of this increase and reviews common misconceptions concerning it. (NRB)

The value-laden use of the language of problems and solutions is discussed, focusing on problem and solution, solution as problem, and values as determinants of problems and solutions. (BL)

Suggests that the central issue family policy must address is dependent/independent relationships. The concept of dependency also can be used as the unit of analysis and as a means of integrating family policy with public policy, thus allowing wider theoretical integration. (Author/BL)

Presents a general definition of a system; outlines a collection of properties identified through a review of the literature to be used as a criterion for determining whether an aggregation of objects is a system; and tests a computer-based system against the checklist to see how it measures up. (MBR)

Concludes that defining "gifted" is a delicate and complicated activity, made more so by the fact that there is no theoretically based definition that will fit all programs and circumstances. (FL)

Offers a rationale for and definition of science education, namely, the discipline concerned with the study of the interaction of science and society, the impact of science upon society, as well as the impact of society upon science. (JN)

Discusses problems of defining suicide and differentiating suicide from accidental death, examining presuicidal conditions and behavior in young children, and describing young children's concepts of death. Offers suggestions for prevention. (RH)