Discusses building blocks for a developmental psychopathology, focusing on studies of risk, competence, and protective factors. Describes studies of stress and competence, giving particular attention to methodology and strategies for data analysis. A three-model approach to stress resistance is also presented, and Project Competence is evaluated…

Reviews various sociological concepts of "rural" and the definitional problems related to occupational, sociocultural, ecological, and multidimensional conceptions of rurality. Describes and recommends multidimensional typologies developed by the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Services and the Maine State Planning…

Offers a framework for analyzing lexical cohesion in academic discourse based on a previous model for analysis of conversational and literary discourse. Discusses the implications of this new framework for teaching expository reading/writing and for research. (HTH)

A response to a recent report's criticism of the lack of good legal research in Canada, especially research integrating law with the social sciences, focuses on the legacy of British law and legal traditions, past domination of Canadian legal education by the practicing profession, and recent developments that may brighten future prospects for…

The nature of simultaneous translation, often misunderstood, is a precarious balance of listening and analysis, production of discourse and memory. The work's quality would be improved by reinforcing interpretive skills, research in teaching methods, and study of precise interpretive techniques. (MSE)

The author reviews results of eight research papers with conflicting data on effectiveness of special versus regular class placement for educable mentally retarded children, expresses need for more research, and emphasizes use of the individualized education plan to determine the most appropriate setting for a child. (MC)

The impact of hand-held calculators on education is discussed, and areas for future research are identified. (DT)

A paper presented at a workshop on student teaching and the methods class at the Conference on English Education, April 10, 1976. (DD)

Presented are the results of a national poll of research directors to identify critical problems facing basic research today. Problems identified included the following: lack of continuous, stable funding; decline in the quality of research students; infringement of the freedom of inquiry; and decline in public confidence. (SL)

Discusses a recently completed study which examined the flow of students through the educational system of Wisconsin, with particular attention to the relationship between educational achievement ethnicity to inform public policy makers. Also discussed is a proposed cohort survival model of the movement of students of different ethnic groups.…

Defines participant observation as a research methodology whereby investigation is conducted in the subjects' natural habitat over a long period of time in which the researcher shares as intimately as possible in the life and activities of the subjects being studied. (Available from the Journal of Applied Communications Research, Ed., Drawer NJ,…

Focuses on the applicability of U.S.-originated communication models to research and practice in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and other countries. (MH)

In studies relating teacher effectiveness and student achievement, the establishment of empirical relationships between teacher behavior as an independent variable and student behavior as a dependent variable is essential. Problems concerned with instrumentation, methodology, and statistics of such research are discussed. (BT)

Articles stress the need for (1) a system to reduce the number of multiple applications to graduate programs in psychology; (2) centralized information about the status of psychology in precollege curricula; and (3) greater research experience with real-life relevance for undergraduate psychology students. (AV)

Greatly increased emphasis on field experience/cooperative education programs is being proposed at a time when the assimilative capacity of work organizations to absorb the learners in those programs is under question. Research on assimilative capacity and availability of positions for learners at various stages, federal financial support for…