Play has an important socializing function in the process of cognitive and social development. The focus of this treatise is on play as it relates to social interaction, role development, and assimilation of cultural expectations. (JN)

Argues that regular class placement is inappropriate for the special student because (l) regular classes are too competitive; (2) rejection by other students may occur; and (3) the regular class teacher lacks the necessary special training and support. Suggests upgrading special classes and seeking other methods of integrating students. (SJL)

To integrate psychological factors with traditional training programs, the athletic coach needs to develop special skills. The coach must develop appropriate strategies for coping with athletes' anxiety, fear, or lack of self-confidence by integrating practice and game behaviors and by individualizing coaching practices. (JN)

The origins of the Jessup Competition are described. Its popularity throughout the United States and the international community provides strong support for the contention that the aims and functions of the moot are both useful and proven ones. The incorporation of the event into Canadian law curricula is discussed. (MLW)

The effects of cooperative and competitive reward structures on children's attributions and effective reactions to success and failure were examined. Results showed that competitive contingencies accentuated the differences in self-other perceptions and cooperative contingencies minimized these differences. (Author/GK)

It is argued that the Association of American Law Schools and the American Bar Association engage in unreasonable restraint of trade through accreditation practices, discouraging innovation, and standardizing the product. (Journal availability: NYU Law Review, 177 Ryan St., S. Plainfield, NJ 07080, $4.00.) (MSE)

The relationships among cooperation-competition, perceptions of locus of control in social situations, and locus of control in intellectual-academic situations were compared among fourth- and fifth-graders in traditional and open classrooms. Open education children were more cooperative, and traditional students displayed higher internality for…

Offers suggestions for meeting problems in urban school systems of providing rigorous and extended academic programs while offering other activities to meet social and psychological needs of students. Discusses possible solutions, such as: (1) camping; (2) apprenticeships; (3) using community resources; and (4) building the school into a…

Pittsburgh High School students cooperated with or competed against partners of same or opposite race. As hypothesized, achievement behavior of internally oriented Blacks was more influenced by partner's race and task expectancies than that of Whites. Internal Blacks achieved best when competing against Whites or cooperating with other Blacks.…

There is a distinct possibility, it is suggested, that American higher education will experience a price war in the coming period. The recent growth in awards of financial aid based on "merit" may be viewed as either its precursor, or its prologue, or its early major phase. (MLW)

Higher education, it is suggested, has lost much public confidence because of the problem of overinflated grading standards. Relative performance standings of all students in a course could correct the inconsistencies. "Extra academic record" evaluations are seen as expensive, draining faculty time and university resources. (Author/MLW)

Five possible scenarios for the future of graduate programs in the humanities are explored based on the economic realities of increasing costs, declining enrollments, employment trends for faculty, competition for scarce resources, and cooperation among various programs. (JMF)

A successful tool for motivating interest in engineering and science among high school students has been a competition in engineering design. Materials limitations and rules of construction assure that expense does not exclude some entrants. (RE)

An achievement situation describing two children successfully and unsuccessfully performing task in competitive, cooperative, and individualistic reward structures was presented to 400 children across five grade levels. Results showed that different evaluative beliefs about the concepts of ability and reward allocation were associated with each…

Government patent policy and the effect of antitrust legislation on innovation are discussed along with the efforts of the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department to formulate new government patent policy recommendations. Participation, disclosure, commercialization, and administrative cost are discussed as issues that concern the patent…