A matrix, developed for the purpose of generating research interest in geographic learning, was formed by imposing three categories of cognitive behavior (perception, language, and thinking) upon four geographic concepts (spatial, area studies, land/man, and earth science). (Author/JB)

Compares the cost, in terms of thermodynamic potential, of manufacturing automobiles from raw mineral resources or from recycled vehicles, and of the production of extended-life products. Uses this as an example for arguing that new technologies, with efficiencies closer to the theoretical themodynamic minima, are needed if a society is to…

Data from the Third Annual Report of the United States Council of Environmental Quality are used in an editorial advocating the use of some of the money committed to cleaning air and water to create a more adequate knowledge base for action. (AL)

"The FAMULUS system allows the user to index his own literature collection according to his individual needs. (Editor)

Suggested is the feasibility of programing language stimulation activities for learning disabled children similar to the approach used in the television program, Sesame Street. (KW)

Points out that i.t.a. is not without inconsistency and that the central difficulty lies with the schwa sound. The teaching of high frequency words containing the schwa (the, a) as exceptions seems advisable. Tables and bibliography. (RW)

The systems approach to the establishment and ongoing renewal of programs for the treatment of learning disabilities is described. A case study of systems programing for learning disabilities is cited. (Author)

The author presents rationale for supplementing teaching of mathematics through the utilization of educational technology. Included are ways of developing technological aids and examples of possible projects. (JG)

Relevant research topics, adequate utilization of research methodologies and tools, and systematic training of graduate students for historical research are generally absent from history doctoral programs. (MB)

Institutional research too often neglects essential self-study of the educational process. (Editor)