Author delivered an address that compared the two directions that scientific research may take; that is, to the millenium of Skinner and Schaff or to the end of man as seen by Huxley and Ellul. (Author/RK)

Intended for use by presidents, planners, and administrators to acquaint them with developments in electronic communications, this primer describes cable television, common carrier, videotape recorders and videodiscs, satellites, microwave, circuit integration, digital transmission, data packet switching, and fiber optics. (LBH)

The author explains the evolving nature of discipline problems, the dilemmas of today's educator in dealing with discipline, and offers suggestions for developing a positive classroom atmosphere and positive discipline policies, based on reasonable and just rules. (KC)

Proposes the use of the multiple criteria utility theory, a means of measuring satisfaction of predetermined evaluative criteria, quantifying their relative importance, and identifying and determining the best trade-offs among them to evaluate information systems. This method is demonstrated via the evaluation of a hypothetical selective…

In view of enrollment decreases in public schools and colleges, alternative curricula based on job marketability need to be examined. This article examines the educational-studies major. Perceived benefits and limitations are detailed, and results of a survey of some 100 Texas undergraduates' attitudes toward this curriculum are presented. (JC)

Examines the distribution of the French "ne" in order to determine the difference between the expletive "ne" and the negative "ne." (AM)

After reviewing old definitions of giftedness and research dealing with characteristics of the gifted, the author presents a definition that focuses on three clusters of traits--above average general ability, high level of task commitment, and high level of creativity. (IRT)

Examines the extent that educational institutions are proper instruments of "socialization" and whether they should encourage belief in the existence of absolute moral values. Attempts to show that even those educational theorists who have realized that education is civilization have failed to apply this insight in dealing with these two central…

Presents a brief but pertinent reminder that many of the so-called "basic" concepts in art education are value-laden and articulated with different degrees of evidential support. (Editor/RK)

This study highlights the differences between community psychology and community mental health and concludes that community psychology should disengage itself from the community mental health movement if it is to fulfill its most important functions of interfacing with the social systems of deviance control and of socialization and support.…

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)

The article deals with the problem of scientific definitions, focusing on its application to learning disabilities. (DLS)

The user's judgment of the relevance of output from an information system may or may not be appropriate reference points for the evaluation of systems. A more penetrating understanding of the information transfer process is needed to elucidate the problems of developing information systems to support the new intellectual technology. (Author/MBR)

The author reviews problems in the field of learning disabilities. (Author/SBH)