A case is made for the construction of nomothetic theories that can also explain individual differences. The discussion uses examples from the memory area and presents an approach to memory that explains individual findings and individual differences in the context of a single model. (SLD)

Sees aging and health care as emerging policy issues in Third World. Discusses rationale for principal features of emerging new international survey design which includes integration of younger and older families; reliance on retrospective data; intensive measurement of economic status, health outcomes, and utilization and intergenerational…

Review of the "Educational Law Reporter" from 1987-90 reveals a steady increase in the number of reported cases involving alleged sexual abuse of students by school employees. Study of 51 cases illustrated shows the types of legal issues involved; documents a salient problem for researchers, educators, and policymakers; and outlines future…

Describes a study that examined the rates of use of descriptors in the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) system during 1966-86 to determine whether certain levels of terms were used more than others and whether patterns of use were similar among hierarchies in the ERIC Thesaurus. (10 references) (LRW)

Position advertisements in "The Accounting Review" and data on numbers of doctoral accounting faculty are used to assess the accounting job market, by interest area, over the past decade. Determines that current trends in the demand side are expected to continue, with auditing and systems the "hot" areas. (Author/JOW)

Discusses the background and current trends and issues regarding educational programs for handicapped juvenile offenders in correctional institutions. Indicates a need for increased cooperation among those associated with correctional education as well as a need for teacher education, curriculum development, and additional research. (JOW)

Discussion of nonlinear dynamic mechanisms focuses on whether information production and dissemination can be described by similar mechanisms. The exponential versus linear growth of literature is discussed, the time factor is considered, an example using literature from the field of superconductivity is given, and implications for information…

The Federal Interagency Committee on Education outlines six priority topics for research and development on rural schools: school effectiveness, curricular provisions, school-community partnerships, human resources, use of technology, and financial support and governance. Sample research questions are suggested. (SV)

Technological talk in the field of applied behavior analysis creates distance between researchers and behavior analysis consumers. The field should focus on properly analyzing the needs of potential consumers, adapting technology to serve those needs, and packaging and marketing products in such a way that they are readily accepted and easily…

Presents a standardized curriculum that can be applied to a variety of counselor supervisor training programs. Includes suggestions for implementation and research. Notes this guide is based on current knowledge, composed of the limited theoretical and empirical literature and supplemented by working group members' experience with supervision.…

This response to commentaries on EC 604 058 attempts to update and clarify views on the application of principles of assessment and intervention in phonological disorders in children. The lack of empirical demonstration that this approach is more effective and efficient than existing procedures is noted. (Author/DB)

Explores the theory of psychological relevance and its relationship to information retrieval, and provides an extended example. Topics discussed include information need, the search process, the nature of information, topical relevance, relevance judgments and retrieval testing, information retrieval and bibliometrics, and suggestions for further…

This review of the literature on functional assessment and treatment of challenging behavior in children and adults with developmental disabilities first discusses functional assessment methods and then research issues, including informant assessment, direct observation assessment, and experimental (functional) analysis. The implications of this…

Reviews the characteristics of electronic communications technologies and their role in knowledge utilization. The uses of various technologies, relationships among technologies, and success in the marketplace are addressed; and issues for knowledge utilization research are discussed. (17 references) (EA)

Reviews social-work research concerning the differences between rural and urban practice, how rural social workers feel about their practice, and what needs to be taught in professional social-work schools. Suggests a more useful agenda for social-work research. Describes a West Virginia study that identified the research interests of the human…