Illustrating modern community mental health philosophy, this article asserts that the term "client" is preferable to that of "patient" because it implies some measure of personal responsibility, does not carry the connotation of "mental patient", and is a respectable reference to those who patronize community mental health services. (JC)

The authors present two studies designed to examine the effects of maturation and mathematics education on students' ability to apply notions of sentential logic in interpreting disjunctive and inferential arguments. (MN)

A look at behavioral objectives in a general setting combined with a discussion of some of the aspects of behavioral objectives as interpreted in mathematics and some practical lessons on objective writing were the focus of this paper. (Author/RK)

The consequences of presenting graduate education students with a highly structured definition of the concept of curriculum were assessed in terms of the subject's cognitive structure, their attitudes toward the concept, and the nature of discussions which the subjects held with other teachers in their school setting. (Author/NQ)

Attempts to show that the route of those who have been active in comparative studies over the past thirteen years has not been the most profitable one and to demonstrate that the way ahead lies in greater academic independence, in less dogmatism regarding methodology, and in deliberately placing limitations on the competence of the comparative…

The nature of measurement is discussed in this article with respect to science and mathematics. According to the author, "measurement is the assigning of numerals to objects of thought or perception according to rules." Other definitions, and properties of measurement are included. Two activities exploring measurement are given. (MA)

Beginning in 1975, the Head Start Program expanded its services to include special education for preschool children who are handicapped (each state must allocate 10 percent of its enrollment opportunities to handicapped children). Head Start has also developed a needs assessment kit to aid personnel in recognizing and dealing with handicapping…

Discusses the need and usefulness of defining electromotive force, potential difference, and voltage in a precise way so that each can be distinguished from the other. (SL)

Summarizes five task analysis approaches to determining what people need to know and do to perform their jobs successfully. (EM)

Attempts to define discrimination from a middle point of view and proposes that discrimination means attitudes and beliefs which foster overt and covert selective practices and behavior toward a person or groups of people. Uses black white relations as examples and shows a model of the various factors tending to influence institutional…

It is suggested that the theory of behavior based on conditioning processes can be reconciled with new data, but only by revising certain tacit behaviorist assumptions about the parameters of the conditioning process. (Author/AM)

Examines the accreditation process in the encounter group field. The fundamental thesis is that most attempts to accredit practitioners have little value and do not accomplish their stated purpose of protecting the public from harm. To clarify the nature and extent of these problems, it examines the proposed accreditation process of the…

Certain themes are characteristic of the recent literature on the future, especially as it is taken to make demands upon education, and Dewey's views are suggestive with respect to them. Provides a brief account of the current literature on futurism and certain selected themes characteristic of it. (Author/RK)

The author has attempted to identify a number of misconceptions regarding the concept of learning disabilities in childhood and youth and to counterbalance these with statements based on historical, research, or theoretical facts. (Author/SBH)

Identification, differential diagnosis, and treatment evaluation of emotionally disturbed preschoolers by practitioners are considered. Emphasis is on the need for defining disorders in terms of: (1) a broad normative context to assist general reporting within the profession; and (2) specific settings to provide the information necessary for…