The study investigated the effects of three stages of instructional manipulation on first- and second-grade students who were functioning at a frustration level. (Author/SBH)

Eighteen second- and third-grade children were assigned to each of six conditions formed by the factorial combination of constant interresponse intervals of zero, four, and eight seconds, and self-blame vs other-blame instructional sets. (Author/SBH)

Two experiments were designed to provide an empirical test of an attribution model of psychopathology and to extend it to the clinical problem of social anxiety. Specifically, the research examines the relation between social anxiety and attributions of success and failure in heterosexual interactions. (Author/RK)

Subjective perceptions of outcomes (both success and failure) may vary considerably from those of the experimenter's, and causal attributions are based as much on subject's own perceptions of success and failure as on the experimenter's definitions of outcomes. (Author/MJB)

Causal attributions concerning success or failure by undergraduate students at a motor task followed patterns established by past research in that success is predominantly attributed to internal factors and failure to external factors. (MJB)

Focuses on the difficulties in establishing and maintaining interdisciplinary education programs. Describes four real interdisciplinary programs in various settings to provide an opportunity to discuss a variety of issues that are faced both unsuccessfully and successfully. Reviews factors needed for the success of interdisciplinary education.…

Research is reviewed on characteristics of low socioeconomic families for whom intervention has been judged as having failed. Among factors addressed are verbal skills and styles, material interactional styles, perceptions of handicap, and living conditions. (CL)

Four types of consultation interventions are discussed, focusing on success and failure factors and potential uses: (1) systems (Kurpius); (2) individual (Dale R. Fuqua and Jody L. Newman); (3) organizational (John C. Aplin); and (4) community (Kenneth Heller). (BL)

This edition of "Policy Issues" addresses teacher recruitment and retention policies in play across the country. It starts by proposing a generally accepted definition of at-risk schools and making a case for why it is so important to improve teacher quality in these schools. It then takes the reader through (1) an examination of states'…

While many job enrichment programs fail, a program called Analytical Trouble Shooting has been successful in training people to increase their problem-solving capabilities and to communicate readily with persons in other areas and on different levels. (AG)

A course entitled "Mid-life Alternatives for Over-Forty Males" offered by a metropolitan area university continuing education agency failed to draw enough respondents to justify teaching the course. Reasons for its failure are discussed. (AG)

Study of causes of poor performance not correctable by training is an example of the non-training problems trainers were expected to solve. (Author/RK)

Briefly documents psychometric and clinical deficiencies of the Geist Picture Interest Inventory: Deaf Form: Male as reason to develop new instruments. (AG)