Researchers are urged to guard against presumption, and to focus on the issues gradually, as they emerge under observation. Naturalistic evaluation studies represent an interaction between a research viewpoint and a field activity. There is uniqueness to the research team's predilection, and uniqueness to the site. Progressive focusing requires…

Natural language does not lend itself well to discussing metaphysical concepts. It has certain expectations based on internalized rules of sense, reference, and predication that make it difficult if not impossible for laypeople or even ecclesiastical authorities to discuss God and theological concepts with others. Though metaphysics has survived…

The field of curriculum by inveterate, unexamined, and mistaken reliance on theory has led to incoherence of curriculum and failure and discontinuity in actual schooling because theoretical constructions are ill-fitted and inappropriate to problems of actual teaching and learning. There are three major incompetencies of theory: failure of scope,…

Fourteen hundred faculty members in 50 departments were questioned to determine the amount of formal research done each year in the nine Wisconsin State Universities. Responses revealing research productivity by department, amount of research done in teaching-learning (educational), percentage of faculty that do not engage in research because of…

The purpose of the Center for Philosophic Exchange was to bring together members of the academic community and the world of public affairs for deliberative exchange and discussion of problems in order to further the purpose of increasing public understanding and appreciation of the roles that philosophy and the humanities play in matters of…

Teenage parenting and pregnancy is discussed in terms of incidence, health consequences, effect on teenage growth and development, social and economic costs, and existing programs sponsored by DHEW (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare). (SBH)

An equation, introduced by Goodman and Kruskal for obtaining a reliability measure of one item was expanded. This formula determines inter-rater reliability for a series of items across many subjects. The statistic that results is easily interpreted and in many ways is analogous to the conventional reliability for quantitative data. (Author/BJG)

Describes the numerous and profound problems with accepting Romanization as the sole means for universal bibliographic control, and suggests that some numerical system like the ISBN numbers might evolve to secure better bibliographic control of dissimilar scripts. (Author/VT)

This article reviews the anatomy of the breast and describes injuries and disorders that occur in both men and women, including runner's nipples, bicyclist's nipples, tumors, and trauma. Management of these problems and various types of sports bras are discussed. (Author/MT)

To reduce confusion and controversy about the nature of self-care and its consequences for children, this commentary defines the self-care child as one between the ages of approximately six and 13 years who spends time at home alone or with a younger sibling on a periodic basis. (RH)

Advances arguments against defining self-care children exclusively in terms of elementary school students who are home alone or with a younger sibling after school. (RH)

The history of the use of cervical caps as a birth control method is recounted in the areas of (1) revival of the cervical cap; (2) repopularization of the cervical cap; (3) empirical research; (4) nonbehavioral factors; (5) behavioral problems; and (6) health problems. (CB)

Evaluated the psychopathological features that may underlie or accompany Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. Univariate analyses indicated that Tourette subjects scored higher on the following scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory: Schizophrenia, Depression, Psychopathic Deviate, Psychasthenia and Hypochondriasis. The results…

Humorously suggests the discipline of adult education suffers from four ills: (1) Gogymania, (2) Mapomania, (3) Defnimania, and (4) Lexicophilia. Offers possible cures. (CH)