Although small, high-technology firms contribute greatly to major scientific and technical innovations, their potential impact is hindered by financial, personnel, regulatory and other problems. In 1977, the National Science Foundation conducted a survey of firms (N=1,232) presumed to be active in research and development (R&D) and sponsored…

Fifty school administrators completed Rest's Defining Issues Test (DIT) and Patterson's Moral Action Choice Test (MACT) as part of a study to determine how Kohlberg's theory of moral development might apply to day-to-day administrative decision-making. The respondents were presented with hypothetical moral dilemmas and asked to explain what they…

The development of behavioral parent training research and changes that have taken place in the field over the past 20 years are reviewed. The author describes the evolution according to three phases. Phase 1, Early Work-Child Focus (1960-1970), is seen to have emphasized the analysis of child behavior change. Phase 2, Mid-Period--Parent Focus…

The first of the two discussions presented here, "Sleep Problems, Overtiredness and Overanxiety," describes sleeping behavior of children from birth to 3 years of age and considers situations that affect children's sleep. Topics briefly addressed include the physiology of sleep; developmental aspects of sleep patterns; the effect of lack…

Following a brief introduction, chapter 2 presents a typology of runaways in which four types of runaways are profiled (healthy, unhealthy, curious, chronic). The behaviors of each type are described and the services needed by each are discussed. General techniques for working with runaways are detailed, including developing a runaway profile,…

This document contains testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing held to examine youth and the justice system. Factors which might lead to behavior problems among the young are identified and ways to ameliorate those conditions and prevent delinquency and incarceration of youths are considered. Witnesses include two juvenile…

The article, not intended as an argument for or against unionization, points up certain issues (fixed salary schedules, restricted workloads, and the right to hire part-time faculty) which, if subject to negotiation, can work havoc with vocational programs. (Author/AJ)

Discusses the fourth amendment (providing protection against "unreasonable" searches and seizures) and its application in educational administration. (PG)

Discusses questions concerning the tax status of scholarship and fellowship grants that continue to plague grantors, the grant recipients, and the United States Treasury. (Author/PG)

Describes the application of behavioral modification techniques to the treatment of feeding problems in handicapped preschool children, and proposes the inclusion of these techniques in nutrition training programs. (JR)

Examines the processes involved in problem solving and provides twelve problems that may be used to illustrate these processes. (JR)

Assessments were made of the impact of various overt response modes on the problem-solving process. The Luchins Water Jar Problems were presented to undergraduate university students via interactive cathode ray tube computer terminals under four response mode conditions: Mnemonic Code, Multiple Choice (MC), Numerical List, and Constructed Response…

Counseling of older persons presents different problems depending on the setting. Cases of suicide occurring in general medical hospitals and neuropsychiatric hospitals and calls to a community agency are reviewed for diagnostic and demographic characteristics as well as probable causes. Suggestions are made to meet needs in hospital and crisis…

At a recent Paris meeting of science ministers and their counterparts from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member countries, the conferees examined social issues related to the sciences, such as natural resources management and a greater public awareness of science. (Author/MLH)

Without consistent leadership and power to drive legislation home, and without sufficient money to honor its pledges, the federal government fails to deliver. Author reviews the political process and suggests ways to establish and protect education programs. (Editor/RK)