Empirical studies based on psychoanalytic model have concentrated on study of therapeutic process and diagnostic groups such as borderline personality disorder (BPD). Work in BPD provides paradigm for future approaches in study of second-order inferences removed from immediate observational field. Concept of structure may be clarified by empirical…

Discusses important recent strides in the documentation and understanding of the infant's learning and memory capacity. Focuses on the psychobiology of learning, hedonic mediation of approach-avoidance and learned behavior, infant memory, and critical conditions of infancy and behavioral misadventures. (RJC)

The purpose of this article is to present some of the major indicators of career education activity and accomplishment on behalf of students in special education. (Author)

Describes a study that used bibliometrics to examine botanical research activity in India. The findings discussed include the growth of botanical literature, authorship patterns and collaborative research, important research centers and their rankings, journals preferred by Indian botanists, subfields of research, and the applicability of…

Briefly reviews conceptual and operational limitations of classic approaches to classifying learning disabled children. Examines new classification research with learning disabled populations which is investigating alternative classification schemes through systematic and empirical hypothesis-testing paradigms, and sparking renewed interest in…

Provides an integrative review of interactional concepts within counseling and shows that the interactional view is a unique and valuable perspective for counseling psychology. Provides conceptual coherence to interactional views on theory, practice, and research. (Author/ABL)

Reacts positively to Claiborn and Lichtenberg's "Interactional Counseling" (1989), claiming it brings together many diverse sources in a cogent, logical, and thoughtful manner but criticizes them for not providing explicit guidance about how the field should proceed. Asks questions about the nature of counseling and counseling…

Claims Claiborn and Lichtenberg's "Interactional Counseling" (1989) brings together disparate definitions and views of counseling into a comprehensive and integrated interactional point of view. Comments on the conceptual organization of the basic concepts and change sections of the article. (ABL)

Describes European Economic Community (EEC) activities to further higher education, expand research and development, and increase cooperation between universities and industry. Focuses on the European Community Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students (ERASMUS), the Community Framework Programme for research and development, and the…

Improvements in the care of older people depend upon basic and clinical research findings that lead to greater independence and health maintenance. Conversely, research depends upon care, since care-related priorities influence society's support for research. More leaders in the field of aging are needed with personal experience in both care and…

Integrates theoretical and methodological perspective involved with research in social cognition with literature from clothing and human behavior area. Found that theory and research from cognitive psychology serve as suitable and relevant framework for study of clothing and human behavior. Makes recommendations to researchers with regard to…

Notes that most student affairs research relies on surveys, standardized tests, and structured interviews to collect data. Although it is acknowledged that these methods have been valuable, the case is made for combining multiple measures to optimize the study of the college student experience. Introduces method triangulation as a way of expanding…

Compares five perspectives that account for children's adjustment to divorce. Perspectives discussed refer to absence of noncustodial parent, adjustment of custodial parent, interparental conflict, economic hardship, and stressful life changes. Derives hypotheses from each perspective and examines available studies for support. Sees need for model…

Presents interview conducted with Rex Stockton, former president of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (1982-83). In the interview, Stockton discusses his involvement in group counseling, research interests and contributions, training of group leaders, and the future of group work. (Author/NB)

Examined attention given in 185 studies to individual differences and empirical patterns of variability reported in studies presenting measures of dispersion (43 percent of gerontological studies reviewed and 24 percent of developmental studies reviewed). Most gerontological studies presenting data reported increases in variability with increasing…