Compares 27 children with early onset diabetes (EOD) with 24 children with late onset diabetes (LOD) and 30 sibling controls in performance on tests of intellectual functioning and school achievement. Results revealed that duration of illness, age of onset, and hypoglycemic convulsions significantly predicted spatial ability. (Author/RWB)

Critics who advocate encouraging pregnant teenagers to marry are mistaken. Teen marriages are distinctly less stable than marriages that occur after age twenty. Later marriers are less likely to be on welfare and are likely to have more education and fewer children. A hasty marriage makes a bad situation worse. (BJV)

Explored the relationship between adolescents' level of cognitive reasoning and their contextual judgments of the factors affecting quality of life. Showed that those 10th grade students who achieved higher levels of cognitive reasoning were more likely to identify social and interpersonal aspects of life as factors related to quality of life and…

In absolute and relative terms, black unemployment is at unacceptable levels. Both race and economic factors affect the economic well-being of blacks. The following aspects of the problem are discussed: (1) profiles of the black unemployed; and (2) racial disproportionalities in subgroups of the unemployed. (PS)

Provides a rationale for and explains the major goals of a postgraduate course for educators from developing countries. Describes the course components of goal settings, case study examination, curriculum model development, and program implementation. Emphasis is placed on relevant and appropriate applications to the specific country's needs. (ML)

A quadrivium for continuing education is proposed that includes continuing education for the improvement and productive use of the biophysical environment, the strengthening of social institutions, an effective economy, and professional and occupational development. A proposed trivium includes individual assessment and development, improvement of…

In our human-centered ignorance and arrogance we are rapidly destroying the earth. We must start helping people understand the big picture of ecological concepts. What these concepts mean for our own lives and how we must begin to change our lifestyles in order to live more harmoniously with the earth. (JHZ)

Guidelines obtained from interviews with over 30 companies or business consultants are suitable for school administrators. Successful managers are increasingly interested in quality of work life, motivation, staff development, and public relations. (MLF)

Analyzes factors which have contributed to the poor conditions of large cities: failure of courage to deal with racism; individualism; short-term thinking; political nonaccountability; diversity of peoples and information; loss of faith in leaders and in nation; and threat of nuclear war. Calls for new policy initiatives and outlines an urban…

Notes that despite current budget restrictions, outdoor education has a bright future because of citizen interest in improving education, an improving economy, and the future of orbiting space cities. Notes that in the future outdoor education will stress proper management of the earth's environment and resources. (SB)

Measures of life stress, locus of control, world view, and values were administered to 91 Rosebud Sioux. Results provide some limited norms for local use of these measures and descriptive data for this tribe. The measures provide examples of culturally relevant, nondiscriminatory instruments for assessment of Native Americans. (Author)

Describes the conflict between environmentalists and growth advocates from the viewpoint of a social scientist in the year 2083. Both environmentalists and growth advocates are "techseers" in their claim that technology causes or cures all our problems. In reality, there must be a balance between these conflicting objectives. (Author/CS)

Rural development is rarely defined and there is no clear definition of what the development process intends to accomplish. The nature of the larger economy in which rural places must operate has changed in ways that reduce the relative advantage of most rural areas and have left them struggling to define new economic functions. The political…

This report examines the health and wellbeing of children in the United States' largest cities, covering every city with a population of 100,000 or more, as well as the largest cities in states without any cities of this size. Research shows that many cities are becoming more child-friendly, with better access to good education, jobs, and health…

This monograph presents a collection of papers related to health issues and aging: "Introduction" (Paul Simon); "Memory, Aging, and Cognition" (Rita E. Arras); "Internet Resources for the Elderly and Their Caregivers" (Kathleen Doyle); "Unintentional Injuries in the Homes of the Elderly: A Look at Current…