Suggests an approach to statistics which views the field as a means of communicating with others. Emphasizes statistical language as a means of answering questions through understanding of procedures and use of various resources. (Author/AV)

Cites and discusses each usage of the term "elective affinity" in the writings of Max Weber and relates Weber's usage of the term to literature, chemistry, and philosophy. (Author/DB)

High school classes were assigned to five types using J.L. Holland's typology, and the climates assessed using the Classroom Environment Scale. Holland's classification was generally supported, although some unexpected findings are discussed. Holland's hexagonal model of the similarity between types received only weak support. (Author/GDC)

"TV Talk", which has regularly appeared in Teacher over the past three years, reports on the need for improving children's television, on parent and community action and, most important, on ideas from teachers--activities based on commercial television programs, activities that have been used successfully with students. Here is an index to the…

In the late 1930s and 1940s Paul R. Hanna advocated, for the elementary and junior high school student, a multidisciplinary, wholistic, and coordinated study of people in communities. This paper presents a defense of this approach to social studies, and shows how it can be adapted to include new teaching techniques. (Author/RM)

Subject preferences of 348 male and female secondary students in England are discussed. The conclusion is that the differences in student attitudes are due to cultural influences rather than intellectual ability. Decreasing the level of perceived subject difficulty is suggested as a means of attracting more girls to physics and chemistry.…

In the last 25 years, 80 to 100 chairs or institutes focusing on the study of capitalism have been established on college campuses, sometimes facing criticism because of potential conflict with the institution's mission. (MSE)

Although American education has come to be seen in a continuum of experience that spans family, community, the world of work, and everyday life, this emphasis conflicts with two educational goals: promoting equality of opportunity and developing disciplinary understanding. A response and a rejoinder follow this article. (CB)

The Swedish National Board of Universities and Colleges' program of research on higher education is described, and data are given on the trends in grant distribution and related publications by research topic and discipline. (MSE)

Delineates the educational content, levels of education, and different academic areas of study presently needed for interdisciplinary education. Suggests that efforts to "promote" the needs for gerontological development and interdepartmental collaboration lack unity. The majority of courses in interdisciplinary gerontology studies should be…

Although the knowledge and content of the sciences and humanities differ, the differences are superficial and a basic similarity is often overlooked. The disciplines use common intellectual or methodological principles for generating ideas and for justifying and defending conclusions. (MSE)

When gauging the adequacy of faculty compensation, few institutions take steps to prevent the skewing of averages owing to differences in cost of living, differences in distribution of faculty in academic year and 12-month appointments, and differences in the configuration of the faculty over disciplines. (Author/MLW)

The productivity of 40 major research universities in combining faculty and governmental grants to obtain reputational rankings in the 1980s is examined empirically. These productivities are measured relative to the most efficient members of the group and for their proximities to minimal costs. (Author/MLW)

American studies have largely explored the intersection between literature and history. An influx of scholars trained in the 1960s has infused American studies with a strong interest in issues of race and class, as well as popular culture. Some feel that this will dilute its basic mission. (MLW)

Data are given for the numbers and proportions of foreign students in the 78 U.S. colleges and universities with the largest foreign enrollments, numerical and proportional changes in the last year by field of study, and the number of students coming from each of 65 countries in each state. (MSE)