The author defines moral education; discusses the research, teacher education, and school time it requires; and considers the public misconceptions and scholarly fragmentation that are obstacles to its full development. (SJL)

The author examines the proposition that public schools "help" students, considering educators' and students' viewpoints on what constitutes "help" and "personal benefit." (SJL)

As a statistical model for evaluating research results from intact groups such as classrooms, analysis of covariance has serious limitations in its most commonly-touted form. But it does have potential for investigating phenomena which can, when understood, provide more prescriptive formulations for interventions in the learning process.…

The authors critique the Warnock Report on Special Education for its limited focus, the nature of the evidence used, and its conclusions and recommendations about classifying and identifying students in need of special education services, which the authors feel deal too exclusively with psychological and medical issues, ignoring social contexts.…

A definition of "the disciplines" is presented and a case for organizing curriculum on the basis of the social sciences is presented. Several arguments against the disciplines are discussed and rejected. (JMF)

The urban university must directly respond to the special needs of the community in which it is located. The university should reflect its commitment to the city through its instructional programs, the interests of its faculty, the character of its student body, and the openness of its events and facilities to the public. (Author/GC)

Presents the definition of learning disabilities found in the Specific Learning Disabilities Amendment of P.L. 94-142; briefly outlines the classroom teacher's role; and provides a short list of organizations, journals, and reference books for those seeking further information on learning disabilities. (SJL)

The author examines the scope, content, and character of research in art education, and its bearing on practice. Rejecting the "consumer" idea that research will identify the most efficient teaching technique, she likens teaching to medicine as an art, in which research provides a background for professional judgment. (SJL)

The author discusses the definition, rationale, and realization of the concept "education for international understanding." (SJL)

The authors present a definition of long-range planning in higher education and discuss trends in the 1980s which will make such planning urgent for Alabama's postsecondary system. (SJL)

Intake placement data were collected from the files of 1,966 students labeled and served as learning disabled in Child Service Demonstration Centers (CSDC) in 22 states. There appeared to be a lack of consistency in the characteristics of students labeled learning disabled. (Author)

The major philosophical issues surrounding the concept of intelligence are reviewed with respect to the problems surrounding the process of defining and developing artificial intelligence (AI) in computers. Various current definitions and problems with these definitions are presented. (MP)

The author presents intelligence and learning as theoretically and empirically separate concepts. Examining Spearman's "g" factor and the evolution, phylogeny and psychometrics of intelligence, he concludes that "g" is of dominant importance in scholastic learning. He notes some implications for equal educational opportunity.…

Though the terms "talent" and "talent loss" can be defined several ways, social scientists and educators doing research define them in surprisingly uniform and limited ways. Some of the fallacies and limitations of these definitions are pointed out and some alternative approaches are suggested. (Article originally published in…

Examines corresponding bank terms in Canadian and American usage. (AM)