A study of the cultures of academic disciplines within the university suggests that each discipline is not a homogeneous entity but a constantly changing grouping of smaller components, all related to the process of specialization. The commonalities in these subdisciplines could contribute to greater interdisciplinary understanding, and they…

Builds on the author's book, "A Conspiracy of Good Intentions: America's Textbook Fiasco." Concludes that tenure rules, scholarly hyperspecialization, widespread contempt for "commercial" writing, and lack of ethical standards are obstacles to textbook reform at all education levels. Advocates sequence of learning tasks in each subject discipline.…

Contains five personal accounts: "Answering the Cry of Disadvantaged Students" (Cheryl Bellamy); "A Change of Direction: From Researcher to Counselor in Nigeria" (Delores Mack); "Suicidal Encounters--Suicidal Experience" (Ralph Rickgarn); "Rescuing the Rescuers: First Responders at Risk" (Hal Snyder); and "Birth is Not Necessarily Painful: A…

Describes the development of rehabilitation counseling and its introduction to the U.K. in 1990. Presents evidence of the need for rehabilitation counseling in the U.K. and describes the current course with reference to its integrative counseling approach and specialist areas of inquiry. (JPS)

A discussion of the role of advancing information technology in the academy proposes that the technology cannot be exploited until and unless the academy is a hospitable environment for it and that a new approach to generation and use of knowledge must be found. (MSE)

Examined effect a senior citizen anticrime unit had on attitudes and perceptions about police performance on older adults (n=224) who had received police service. Findings indicated those who had dealt with the special senior unit were more satisfied with the efforts of local police than those who had not received specialized services. (Author/ABL)

The comprehensive high school was designed to offer complementary specializing and unifying functions. In practice, the specializing function has been exalted and unifying function abandoned, often for political reasons. To fulfil the democratic ideal for high schools, the unifying function must be rehabilitated. (SK)

Describes the relationships among ethics documents of the American Counseling Association and its divisions, national voluntary certification boards, state licensure boards, and counseling specialties. Discusses problems inherent in multiple codes and suggests actions toward the establishment of a single, unified code. (JPS)

The differences in average incomes of American surgeons and family practice doctors was more than 50%. Data examined from the Survey of Young Physicians and the American Medical Association's Socio-Economic Monitoring Survey shows that just half of the income differences between generalists and specialists can be explained by hours of work,…

Given the growth in scuba diving activities and the importance of environmental education programs to alleviate the potential impacts on coral reef ecosystems, there is a need to better understand the diving community, its environmental knowledge, and subsequent behavioral actions. The purpose of this study was to explore the role or influence of…

We consider an economy that has to decide how assets are to be used. Agents have ideas, but these ideas conflict. We suppose that decision-making authority is determined by hierarchy: each asset has a chain of command, and the most senior person with an idea exercises authority. We analyze the optimal hierarchical structure given that some agents…

Two experiments explored repetition priming benefits in the left and right cerebral hemispheres. In both experiments, a lateralized lexical decision task was employed using repeated target stimuli. In the first experiment, all targets were repeated in the same visual field, and in the second experiment the visual field of presentation was switched…

The concept of marginalization was first analyzed by nursing researchers Hall, Stevens, and Meleis. Although nursing literature frequently refers to this concept when addressing "at risk" groups such as the homeless, gays and lesbians, and those infected with HIV/AIDS, the concept can also be applied to nursing. Analysis of current school nursing…

In the context of declining government subsidization of agriculture, many analysts have predicted reversals in certain characteristic trends of post-1945 Western agriculture with positive implications for agroecosystem well-being. One example, investigated herein, is the suggestion that, in the absence of government safety nets, farmers will seek…

The research took place in a mathematics and computing specialist school. The article reports on part of a case study of the mathematics department's experience of being a major contributor to the requirements of being a specialist school. This article aims to explore and describe one model of partnership within the "community" remit of…