Presidential address given at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Atlanta, November 28, 1970). (Editor)

Dr. Mead, the world-renowned anthropologist and expert behavioral scientist, is associated with the American Museum of Natural History, which acts as her headquarters as she documents her observations on Man, society and technology. She discusses the need to develop specialists with concern for saving the endangered planet earth. (Editor/GR)

Concludes that proportion of undergraduates in science, mathematics, and engineering will drop, and that research support growth will equal about five percent a year for the next few years. Purposes that we now have relevance and awareness in education but lack adequate knowledge and understanding. Suggests that basic facts and principles of…

Describes the Rochdale Co-op College, Inc., a student development corporation. Financial and administrative problems were encountered as the students attempted to arrange classes and seminars, and to live together. (DM)

Maintains that NCTE should focus upon problems with which it is prepared by professional expertise and influence to deal; appears also in English Journal," vol. 59, no. 4 (April 1970), 577-78, as NCTE Counciletter." (RD)

Results are reported from a study of the problem-solving abilities of Swedish children aged 12-13. Illustrative problems and conclusions are given to describe a method for defining and testing problem solving. (MNS)

Examines how, as medical advances drastically reduced infant and child mortality rates, the field of pediatrics expanded from singular concern with treating children's diseases to include involvement in managing troublesome behavior. Considers the continued involvement of pediatricians in ministering to the psychosocial and behavioral needs of…

Telephone home survey can be used to identify child behavior problems accurately and assess their frequencies and setting conditions for "normal" children. This technique appears to provide reliable information useful in the design of community-targeted behavior management packages. (CMG)

Data on the relation between marital turmoil (i.e., discord and divorce) and behavior problems in children are reviewed. Several parameters of this relation are outlined, including type of marital turmoil, form of the child's behavioral response, sex differences, age effects, parental buffering, and effects of parental psychopathology. (Author/MP)

Researchers concerned with the issue of children's play are urged to read the book "Children's Play: Current Theory and Research" edited by D. J. Pepler and K. H. Rubin which provides an up-to-date review of the conceptual, methodological and developmental issues related to children's play. (MP)

Eight theme articles discuss discipline in the classroom, including a definition of student management, ways to recognize and ward off problems, and how to cope. (JOW)

Suggests techniques for teaching students to comprehend test questions in a manner that requires them to think about both what is in the question and what could be in the passage. (HOD)

Offers opposing views of the merit of EQuality project, a high school reform movement designed to improve students' performance through curriculum changes. (JL)

Examined the effects of daily report cards designed to increase the completion and accuracy of in-class assignments in two youngsters described as having a behavioral history of difficulty in completing seat work. Use of the procedure produced immediate significant changes in rates of both completion and accuracy. (Author)