In the followup to a study conducted in 1977, the 50 state departments of education were resurveyed to determine the availability of orientation and mobility specialists for the visually impaired in the public schools. A definite trend was found toward increasing the availability of these specialists. (Author)

The McCarthy Screening Test, the psychological screening test used in a Vancouver pilot project, was administered to 796 kindergarten children. Among findings was that the McCarthy can predict about two of every three students who will subsequently be referred or who will not meet grade expectations. (Author/SB)

Replicates a study of spatial egocentrism in Thai 5- to 7-year-old children, using a sample of 4- to 8-year-old Australian children. (Author/CM)

The clinical implication of the study is that the beneficial effects of stimulant drug intervention occur within the first months after initiation of therapy. Long-term treatment does not appear to be of value in producing better outcome. (Author)

A 15-year follow-up of 50 children initially diagnosed as communicatively impaired is reported. The survey describes Ss in terms of the educational levels they have attained, their motor skills, their social skills as perceived by their families, and any communication problems that may exist. (Author/DB)

Identifies different patterns of wife abuse, using a multivariate quantitative taxonomic procedure to delineate five homogeneous subgroups of abused women. Found that abuse occurs differentially in stable and unstable relationships, with differences in individual histories and responses of the victim to her assailant. (Author/JAC)

Following smoking-cessation treatment, half of 44 subjects were sent supportive maintenance letters. Letters produced no main effect but reduced smoking in subjects who smoked from habit or received little pleasure from smoking. Letters increased smoking among opposite subject groups and those believing powerful others could not influence their…

A follow-up study of 11 sixth, seventh, and eighth graders who had entered kindergarten early demonstrated the advantages of early entrance for social and academic adjustment. (SB)

The McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities (MSCA) was administered to 80 urban black preschoolers. Five years later, 68 of these children were retested. This investigation demonstrated the predictive validity of the MSCA for urban black children against several criterion measures, including scores on elementary school reading tests. (Author/GK)

Reports the results of a study investigating career choices and relevant history of gifted students chosen as 1964-1968 Presidential Scholars. Offers some practical suggestions as to how a career education program for the gifted can be successfully implemented by any local school district. (CT)

Couples planning marriage participated in a longitudinal study examining the predictive power of communication ratings. Intact couples (N=9) completed data at three follow-up points. Results indicated the more positively premarital couples rated their communication, the more satisfied they were with their relationship five-and-a-half-years later.…

Provides a follow-up assessment of the effectiveness of a communication skills training program for adolescents. Twenty-one control and 22 experimental subjects from a previous study completed both a behavioral, and a paper-and-pencil assessment prior to, immediately following, and five months after self-disclosure and empathy skill training.…

Presents an outline for procedures to be followed in order to insure the successful outcome of a class field trip in science. The outline provides a framework within which hesitant teachers can feel comfortable about taking children into the outdoors. (Author/JC)

Provides an update of the "Middletown" studies (Lynd and Lynd, 1929, 1937). Recent research (Caplow and Bahr, 1978) indicates that adolescents of Middletown, in reality Muncie, Indiana, are as strongly imbued with religion, patriotism, and the Protestant ethic as their grandparents were at the same age. (Author/KC)

A husband's perception of himself as emotionally mature is positively associated with both his own and his wife's marital adjustment. A wife's perception of herself as emotionally mature is positively associated with her own marital adjustment but not that of her husband. (Author)