Considers differing systems and variables used to distinguish city from city, and city from non-city. Reviews various approaches to urban description and classification, including those of novelists, social critics, and social scientists. Suggests that the uses of objective and subjective data are complementary rather than competing systems of…

Folklore has traditionally been excluded from the definition of the humanities. The value of folklore to the humanities is in providing an opportunity to view the tension between tradition and creativity, an appreciation of oral power, and an appreciation of cultural diversity. (JMF)

Presents 41 German words and phrases that are used in Spanish today. Definitions are provided and examples of their use in Spanish texts are given. (NCR)

The paper evaluates the empirical and theoretical basis upon which several recent studies reject the hypothesis of a visual-perceptual deficit in reading disabilities. (Author)

In this article, Black studies is described as both searching for and responding to meaning in the human experience through the Black experience. Based upon Thompson's distinction of ideational and operational roles in any healthy group, a model for administering Black studies programs at the university level is proposed. (GC)

This paper examines current Australian thought on definitions, time allotments, curriculum design, and theoretical orientation for career education at the secondary level. Australian career education objectives are compared to those of the United States. Several operational programs are described and problems for the future considered. (SJL)

The article offers guidelines for developing specialized programs for gifted students. Sections address rationale for a specialized program, definition of giftedness, identification strategies, program models (including B. Bloom's and A. Tannenbaum's models), curriculum models, and program evaluation. (SBH)

Presents a survey of opinions on the nature and usefulness of discourse analysis. The following topics are addressed: (1) discourse analysis and ideologies of power, (2) epistemological considerations, and (3) discourse analysis and interdisciplinary endeavors. (AMH)

The concept of "academic standards" is discussed as it relates to the quality of higher education. The differences between applied knowledge and pure scholarship are also examined and some common misgivings surrounding similar terms are clarified. (SF)

Estimates of discrimination represent poor guides to decision making when discrimination is defined too broadly, when earnings differentials are not properly adjusted for changes in relative productivity, and when the present-value method used is not well-suited to the problem. Available from The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 50…

Defines two interrelated educational concepts, "personal meaning" and "personal learning". The concepts are defined in terms of what a students says when asked to discuss his participation in a class. These concepts may provide educators and students with more precise ways of describing and dealing with certain dimensions of a…

Argues that to base the benefit schedule of an income-support program on an index that defines poverty in terms of money income alone is to create gross inequities across households that vary in their number of adult hours. Provides a two-dimensional poverty definition and shows how this standard can be used to define voluntary versus involuntary…

Attempts to correct misconceptions about the philosophy of community education, reviews its historical base, and discusses five principles basic to an understanding of and a commitment to the community education philosophy. (Author/RK)

Focuses on the relationship of accountability to the educator's ability to conduct inquiry into personal professional roles and to provide assistance to professional peers who are conducting similar inquiries. A positive intervention model is developed by emphasizing the educational experience of the practitioner. (Editor/RK)