A survey of 167 college and university presidents found that while the administrators have strong views on controversial political issues or partisan politics, they often do not express them publicly because of their identification with an institution. The dissonance between personal feelings and public role creates serious inner conflict, a topic…

A total of 24 parents, 35 therapists/social workers, and 44 teachers responded to a survey assessing their perceptions of parent involvement in a team approach to educating youths with severe emotional disturbances. Differences were found between teachers and therapists/social workers in perceptions of parents' involvement. Improved communication…

Examines techniques for using photographic evidence and photo-interviewing in evaluation and research. Reasons for using photo-interviewing are discussed, including prompting recall and acting as stimuli and verifiers of perception; and two examples are given, one involving evaluation with faculty and graduate students and one involving research…

Reviews current research on children's concepts and categories that reflects a growing consensus that nonperceptual knowledge is central to concepts and determines category membership, whereas perceptual knowledge is peripheral in concepts and only a rough guide to category membership. Argues that there is no compelling basis in theory or in data…

Comments on the article by Jones and Smith in this issue. Responds to the theses that perceptual information is as much at the core of concepts as is nonperceptual information and that concepts are not represented as such but are computed on-line when needed. Presents a view of the relationship between perception and conceptual knowledge…

Comments on the article by Jones and Smith in this issue. Describes a program of research that demonstrates the important influence of perception on the structure of concepts. Proposes that both perceptual and nonperceptual information are important to conceptual structure throughout the continuum of knowledge acquisition and that perception is a…

Comments on the article by Jones and Smith in this issue. Outlines different perspectives from which the issue of conceptual development is approached, elaborating on the functions concepts serve and variations in those functions. Notes points of agreement with the perceptual knowledge view and offers comments on the research supporting the…

A significant fraction of household hazardous waste (HHW) is generated by home mechanics who use such products as motor oil, cleaners and solvents, and batteries. This survey assessed the following aspects: (1) perceptions of their health-related effects; (2) perceptions of their pollution potential; and (3) their use and disposal. (LZ)

Examined circumstances in the last 3 days of life for a sample of 1,227 elderly decedents. Interviews were with a surviving next-of-kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death. Around 34% of the decedents knew that death was impending, while about 40% had difficulty recognizing family members. (RJM)

General educator-special educator collaboration is discussed. Advantages include professional exchange of ideas and sharing of resources; barriers include a feeling by staff of lack of ownership and lack of power in decision making, and the perception that goals are incompatible; promising practices include clarifying goals and developing…

Previous research suggests that not until about age six do children recognize that one can gain knowledge through inferential rather than direct means. Three experiments were conducted in which important task information was made more salient to determine whether children's performance in previous research on their understanding of inference had…

Investigates group members' perceived communication outcome variables (perceived satisfaction, decision confidence, immediacy, effectiveness, and system ease of use) across three computer-mediated communication (CMC) systems. Results suggest that perception of communication outcomes differs by CMC medium, gender, and group gender composition.…

Explores administrators' basic modes of information processing: relating to and recalling information without considering implications; relating to information according to practical implications; posing critical questions about information's validity; and relating to information according to fundamental principles. Administrators have different…

Because of board members' key role in determining the future quality of local school districts, it is important for communities to elect and evaluate the persons elected to school boards. Board members' primary role is to support district policy and the administration, especially the superintendent, in all decisions conforming to professional…

Discusses how use of photography in early childhood classrooms enhances visual literacy. Describes how to use photographs in the daily routine to involve parents, build children's identity, and enrich all areas of the curriculum. Also describes use of video cameras in the classroom. (HTH)