The article discusses factors (such as underlying physical conditions, cognitive delay, emotional disturbance, and developmental stages) that affect the impact of pain on the exceptional child. (DB)

The author discusses the problem of worldwide illiteracy, suggesting that literacy rates strongly influence quality of life and lifespan. He describes the problem's size and scope and discusses the politics of literacy. He also criticizes the National Adult Literacy Initiative as being mostly rhetoric and little action. (CH)

Presents the context in which the aid chain of adult education operates in Latin America and the Third World. Refers to the characteristics of promotional organizations and international assistance agencies and the way in which the aid chain operates. Suggests ways to overcome major limitations. (CH)

Reviews several current approaches to the assessment of health outcomes in cardiovascular disease, including health-related quality of life. Offers a general health policy model as a method for comparing program options in cardiovascular disease that may have very different objectives. Uses examples from hypertension screening and treatment, heart…

The Responsive Public Services system of Savannah, Georgia, is described and evaluated. The system measures output equality of conditions in all city neighborhoods so that resources can be targeted according to need. The system is analyzed in terms of theoretical literature on equality and the determinants of urban public service delivery.…

Explains how the New Environmental Paradigm Scale (NEP) is used to examine and measure paradigmatic shifts in the public's orientation toward the physical environment. Study findings across three different populations confirm the dimensionality of a three-factor model. An appendix contains the NEP scale and item numbers. (ML)

Proposes that a new systemic, organic world view is needed to guide future thought and action for the environment. States that an understanding of history is critical in the development of an integrative environmental ethic. Also offers a philosophical framework that recognizes the integrity of human communities and natural systems. (ML)

A forced change in employment status means the impact on the worker and immediate family can be devastating. Assisting workers during this transition period is an important adult career counseling task. They must see the journey back to satisfying work as a series of planned adjustments. (CH)

Data on conditions of and satisfaction with housing of the Appalachian coal miner were examined to determine relationships between housing deprivation, housing satisfaction, and various demographic and housing characteristics. Using 438 questionnaires returned by miner families, findings revealed miners lacked some amenities enjoyed by workers of…

Analyzes the institutionalization of small-group activities in Japan, Sweden, and the United States. Includes a reference list. (MD)

Discusses the influence of ideology (including both psychological and political dimensions) on an individual's approach to environmental risk management. Compares and contrasts technocratic and humanist forms of environmental ideologies. Also reviews the implications of socio-political and psychological constraints on environmental decision…

Grouped 16 couples from simple stepfather families, 16 couples from simple stepmother families, and 16 couples from complex stepfather families by frequency of contact with quasi-kin. Multimethod assessment of marital quality revealed that groups did not differ on marital quality measures. Structural complexity effect was obtained for nonverbal…

Analyzed how dimensions of the family work day are related to the domestic lives of dual-earner couples. Results indicated neither the combined number of hours a couple works nor the amount of time one or both spouses is working is related to the quality of family life, although wives' attitudes and behaviors were more affected. (Author/BL)

Education is a derived right of Americans. An organized process which aims to impart specified knowledge and skills, education is the only way in which learning opportunities, which are the right of Americans, can be ensured. (CJB)

Suggests that adolescence is often viewed as a problematic period of development and provides a counterview that adolescence is a life period of considerable potential development and productivity. Psychological research on formal operations, conceptual research on the quality of life, and historical findings from the Italian Renaissance are…