The author asserts that the struggle for gender-justice and the struggle to seize the means of production and smash capitalism are aspects of the same effort, in this commentary on an article by Jane Roland Martin (Educational Theory, v31 n2) about sex bias in the intellectual disciplines. (PP)

Suggests that many of the forces which are resulting in declining enrollments in history courses originate outside the discipline and will not be affected much by remedies attempted by historians. The essay also argues that traditional historical practice will survive the current crisis if its unique identity, values, and functions are reaffirmed.…

Twenty-eight research centers devoted to the study of women have made a significant contribution to the drive to gain recognition for and acceptance of women's studies as a legitimate area of academic work. Some of the research centers are described, and a directory of them is provided. (MLW)

The ethics involved in a man's teaching of women's studies and the value of involving males in women's studies are discussed. A continued absence of male students in women's studies classes, it is suggested, will undermine the effort of women's studies teachers to secure a place in the academic world. (MLW)

A research project on the variability of tutor grading of student assignments at the Open University in Great Britain is reported. Factors in the variation that became apparent through discussion, questionnaires, and examination of papers are explained and areas for research are suggested. (MSE)

Discusses the status of speech communication as an academic discipline in light of Heckhausen's seven disciplinary criteria and in terms of three areas of growth and vitality characteristic of speech communication. Suggests additional criteria which might affect the discipline's future survival. (JMF)

Contrasts what is taught by child language theorists and the traditional speech communication educators and suggests a new curricula which will better prepare children as competent communicators. Outlines needs and methods of disseminating new information so that it will be incorporated into the language arts curricula. (JMF)

Demonstrates the importance of the speech communication discipline in corporate advocacy or issue management. Characterizes an emerging field that reflects an ancient tradition of issue analysis; shows how effective advocates are trained through speech communication curricula; and suggests additional areas of help in educating effective issue…

The authors trace and critique various thrusts operative in British educational sociology since its beginnings in the 1950s: structural functionalism, school-level analysis, the interactionalist "New Directions" approach, and the Neo-Marxist perspective. They also comment on the place of educational sociology in teacher training. (SJL)

Studies of Australian and Canadian high school students point to at least a three-dimensional model of the study process domain, incorporating a complex of values, motives, and strategies. This complex mediates between personological and institutional variables on the one hand and academic performance on the other. (Author/SJL)

In the course of qualification, many teachers of adults undertake research studies into adult education. Author points out how few of these researches are of a disciplinary nature; using music as an example, shows how more tutors might undertake research in their specialisms. (Author/CSS)

Identifies factors which render geography an ill-defined field of study on all educational levels. Topics discussed include geography curricula, historical development of the discipline, various approaches to the discipline, and major objectives. (DB)

A formal critique of the social studies profession by the president of the National Council for the Social Studies. He examines social studies educators' failure to question certain assumptions, including those about moral education, rights of parents, and preparation of social studies teachers. (Author/RM)

Asserting that recent efforts to combine cognitive and behavioristic approaches to psychotherapy are one indication "that psychology is undergoing some sort of 'revolution' in the sense that cognitive processes have become a very popular topic," this paper discusses the trend's development, as well as some of its fundamental assertions,…

Argues that women are unaccounted for in most phenomenographic studies, for several reasons: most research has been conducted in fields and using samples in which women are underrepresented; the traditional disciplines of study are patriarchal; and the "outcome space" is defined in cognitive terms, neglecting the affective dimension…