This descriptive analysis of institutions includes frequency and rates of participation, regional and Canadian representation, and the involvement of nonacademic departments. (PS)

Author, addressing potential Ph.D. candidates, outlines a route to a respectable problem for research,'' involving extensive reading. (Author/SP)

Developing a rationale and implementing research strategies for the vocational evaluation process is vital for rehabilitation personnel. (Author/AG)

A review of research findings on biological, psychological, and social deprivation published by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Discusses implications for intervention programs and future research. (DR)

Reviews programed instruction's boom and decline in Japan, relating this to the development of educational technology in general in that country. (LS)

Features--and includes large excerpts from--a report to USOE from the Educational Resources Information Center's (ERIC) Clearinghouse on the Teaching of English at the National Council of Teachers of English; reprints available from: NCTE/ERIC, 508 South Sixth Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, free, limited supply, one per person. (RD)

Data were cited to emphasize stated research needs in prevention of blindness. (CB)

This is the last of three articles by" the author attempting to conceptualize culture as the totality of sign behavior patterns and culture mediation as the processes involved in forming shared systems of sign behaviors. The final article stresses a transactional relationship between affective and cognitive mental functions." (Editor/AA)