This article discusses the life course perspective on drug use, including conceptual and analytic issues involved in developing the life course framework to explain how drug use trajectories develop during an individual's lifetime and how this knowledge can guide new research and approaches to management of drug dependence. Central concepts…

The nation state is not helpless if it wishes to respond to the significant increase since the 1980s in the cross-border provision of higher education. In 2003, the General Council of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) nevertheless commissioned the development of practices and principles to further…

Termination of psychotherapy has received less attention in the research literature than other aspects of the treatment process. This paper presents a structured framework emphasizing observable markers to indicate when termination with a client is appropriate during cognitive behavioral treatment. The 7 criteria that indicate when a client is…

Objective: The authors describe a pragmatic and a theoretical framework for teaching psychiatry residents how to assess and treat religious patients. Results: The psychiatrist's goals in assessing the religious history are clarified. These goals differ between the assessment and treatment phases. During assessment, attention is paid to psychiatric…

The question of which words students should learn and in what order has traditionally been regarded as a matter for teachers and materials writers rather than the learners themselves. Research has focused on using word-specific criteria such as frequency and range of meaning to help teachers make choices about what items to teach to which students…

The teaching of psychological science occurs face-to-face in classrooms and also through writing via op-ed essays, magazine articles, trade books, Web sites, and textbooks. I discuss the teaching of psychological science through such outlets, offer some practical suggestions for writing, and reflect on what I have found motivating, helpful, and…

So much of teaching is now driven by data (i.e., test scores) and dictated by "best practices" that teachers are losing confidence in their own creativity. Yet, despite these unfortunate consequences of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the important work of teachers remains unchanged. That work is the work of connecting personally and…

This journal issue contains the fourth edition of "Recommended Standards and Practices for a College Health Program." Subdivisions include: (1) health programs: services and activities; (2) supporting services; (3) financing; (4) facilities; (5) ethical and professional relationships; (6) communications; and (7) health personnel: qualifications,…

The three articles in this issue of a periodical focussed on various aspects of the life and health of children in the tropics concern: (1) immune defenses; (2) interactions between nutrition disorders and infection; and (3) immunity and vaccination. The science of immunology has progressed rapidly in recent years. A brief review of present…

This paper presents detailed tips on newsletter design. Following an overview, it discusses effective design, anatomy of a page, type, designing tools (organizational tools, text organizers, emphasizing tools, and graphics, presented with some do's and don'ts), and a list of other items to consider. Three appendixes contain a brief glossary of…

Scary as making a speech is, it's important for anyone to be able to speak in front of others. When picking a topic, keep the audience in mind. What are they interested in and how much do they already know about your subject? When planning what to say, research the topic thoroughly. Organize the speech in three parts: introduction, main body, and…

Twenty practical and concrete tips for being a responsible and effective college or university trustee are listed in this one-page article. These tips are grouped under three headings: (1) be involved; (2) guidelines for participating in board meetings; and (3) you are responsible for your own education. (KC)

To help teachers understand or evaluate young children's play, six features of play are described. These features, derived from research, are: (1) intrinsic motivation; (2) attention to means rather than ends; (3) nonliteral behavior; (4) freedom from external rules; (5) self rather than object; and (6) active engagement. Related documents from…

A look at the differing demands made upon the school secretary and the time required for execution of those tasks which can be equated to the kind of task involved. Definition of terms and application of a formula to clarify the tasks are presented. (HB)

Some tips and a concrete workshop plan are offered to help schools implement the metric system into their instructional programs. (Author/BP)