A study involving 48 school-identified learning disabled (LD) and 96 nonLD elementary students investigated the numbers of students identified by three kinds of LD definitions: ability-achievement discrepancy, low achievement, and scatter. Relationships between each definition and actual school classification were also examined. Data from a…

A glossary of bilingual education terms provides definitions of approximately 160 commonly used concepts in an attempt to standardize their usage. The major terms are organized alphabetically with related or subordinate terms listed under the major concepts. The glossary is designed for California bilingual educators in order to provide them with…

The main focus of this paper examined how the principal receives his power and authority. It also attempted to define the concepts of power and authority. (RK)

The article outlines a direction for the 3-member task force of the American Indian Policy Review Commission to follow to ensure that it will not retrace the unproductive steps already taken by many others. (Author/NQ)

Defines and explains Alfred Korzybski's theories about general semantics and suggests educational applications. (RB)

Provides a definition for the history of communications that will aid those who are researching the media. (RB)

Author reacted to an earlier article in the Spring 1974 issue of this journal through his interpretation of therapy outcome research as encouraging and urged the evaluation of specific therapeutic relationships, as opposed to making global assessments of "average" psychotherapy. (Author/RK)

An expert is defined here as one who predicts and explains better than the layman in a particular domain on the basis of his specialized underlying knowledge of it. This analysis is then applied to the domain of morality. (Editor)

Article outlined the contribution of the Parent Teacher Association toward creating closer harmony between schools and communities as well as helping to develop their children as good students. (RK)

Author explored certain aspects of the professional model that do not frequently appear in the literature and suggested that teachers review the very basic question of the desirability of becoming a professional. (Author/RK)

Defines certain kinship relationships in terms that are linguistically accurate and imply neither identity nor difference. (CK)

Article investigated question-asking behavior during problem formulation. (Author/RK)

This paper seeks to explore the usefulness of certain sociological concepts and methods in the field of mental retardation focusing attention to defintional flexibility and spatial relativity of the 'mental retardation' concept. (Editor/RK)

Authors concentrated on the social roots of handicap, particularly the extent to which the handicap reflects the formal barriers imposed by societies themselves. (Editor/RK)

Authors examined the impact of social forces on organizations and managers of the future. (Author/RK)