Examined prevalence of psychological distress in female adolescents (n=132) in Ireland. A prevalence rate of 15.4 percent for psychological distress was found. Recommends further research to identify needs of this vulnerable group. (Author/ABL)

Describes a study that was designed to document through citation analysis the intellectual development of research on organizations for the years 1972-84. Organizational theory and organizational behavior are highlighted, the use of author cocitation analysis is explained, and future research is suggested. (17 references) (LRW)

Elementary school technology education does seem to enhance career education, but there is no conclusive evidence that it increases performance in other subjects. Successful implementation must be based on the need for technological literacy for all (content) rather than technology education's effect on other subject learning (process). (SK)

Examines the skills and research tools necessary for the student affairs researcher to become an agent for organizational learning within the student affairs division and the institution. Draws upon Peter Senge's theory of "The Learning Organization" and discusses the resulting implications for student affairs researchers. (GCP)

Examines the applicability of Holland's (1985) hexagonal model of interests to Chicano/Latino samples using multidimensional scaling and a test of the hypothesized order relations. Discusses implications of results and subjects for further research. (Author/MKA)

Reviews programs such as the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and literature on the scholarship of teaching at the higher education level. Suggests that the scholarship of teaching is not synonymous with excellent teaching, but requires faculty to "go meta," to systematically investigate questions of student learning.…

The nature of consultation and the evolution of thinking in this field are discussed. Five fundamental assumptions underlying Behavioral Consultation are revisited and reevaluated with examples and assessment techniques included. Offers reaction to two prior publications critiquing aspects of behavioral consultation. Issues surrounding future…

Presents a brief bibliographical study in order (1) to provide future historians with some hints about where to locate materials, and (2) to encourage the American Forensic Association to continue its recent efforts to collect materials and deposit them in a well-maintained historical archive. (NH)

Discussion of computer-based online help systems for instructional software focuses on three types of learner support: for optimizing use of a computer program; for learning content; and for monitoring and enhancing learning. Proposes a multi-dimensional model of learner-support space defined by the intrusiveness of the delivery methods and…

Examined abstracts reported in the "Social Work Abstracts" from 1977 to the present to identify articles pertaining to the physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of family health. Found that the social work literature offers an extensive number of articles on topics related to family health. Explored…

A Delphi panel of 50 agricultural education teachers and administrators identified ways in which communications, information, and imaging technologies improve instruction as well as the obstacles in their use (time, cost, faculty reward, technical support, and facilities). (SK)

Discusses reasons for the limited behavior-analytic research about anxiety, describes recent developments in the experimental analysis of human behavior that make behavior-analytic study of anxiety more tenable, and examines some applied implications of these recent developments. Explores the term "anxiety" and recommends increased…

Elaborates the theoretical model of Relative Involvement. Major emphasis is devoted to the analytical levels of the self, the social, and the subcultural levels of causality. Explores ego-attitudes and relative involvements of ego-attitudes. Measurements of relative degrees of ego-involvements are explained through the Method of Ordered…

Discusses the new information infrastructure and its possible influences on marketing. Highlights include an alternative perspective of industrial economic history based on infrastructure development; the Internet and its positioning within the new information infrastructure; future possibilities and impacts on organizational structure; and…

Discusses the experiences surrounding the application for and reception of federal awards designed to assist new investigators in the transition from doctoral research to building a federally-funded research program. Details the extensive preparation needed to pursue such a grant and outlines the different phases of implementing the research…