Discusses the national problem of runaway youth providing statistical evidence compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics and suggests methods for developing productive decision making in family life. (RK)

Argues for a model of in-service training which allows teachers to learn "without a sense of demeaning themselves". (Editor)

An inner city school solved its attendance problem by developing special attendance teams that helped promote plans of positive action to prevent children from becoming chronic absentees and potential dropouts. (Author/RK)

This article examines the language of Title VII and its legislative history and also analyzes the rationale used in past cases in deciding whether preliminary relief is available. A rationale is offered for providing preliminary injunctive relief to Title VII plaintiffs in order to preserve the status quo pending EEOC's final disposition of their…

The first amendment, privacy, and due process rights of public employees are reviewed and many legal uncertainties and their effect on the public employees are noted. Special emphasis is on the first amendment and due process, since these are areas where the most challenges have taken place. (LBH)

Addresses the questions of the social and medical uses and limitations of stimulant drugs. Reviews the biochemical models of learning and concludes that the temptation to ascribe magical or science fiction-like properties to chemical agents must be resisted. (Editor/RK)

Australia's language problems involve socioeconomic factors and communication skills as well as multilingualism. A program for solution is suggested involving inquiry into problems; policy formulation; implementation; and establishment of social and communication systems to coordinate activity concerned with migrant communication problems. (CHK)

Sixth graders with Australian parents and sixth graders with Greek immigrant parents were given three tasks: memory for a set of 24 pictures, a buttonboard task, and 20 questions. "The results point to the importance of specific strategies on problem-solving tasks and to the importance, in cross-cultural comparisons, of shared understandings…

Defines handicapism "as a set of assumptions and practices that promote the differential and unequal treatment of people because of apparent or assumed physical, mental, or behavioral differences.""Demonstrates how handicapism manifests itself in personal interaction, in the organizational structure of the larger society, and in human service…

"T and E" was supposed to mean school improvement. "Caps" in the law, however, are bringing program cutbacks and chaos. (Editor)

Examined the relationship between communication and delinquency by comparing adolescents' self-reported delinquent behavior with their perceptions of family communication. Results indicate that communication is related to the commission of delinquent behavior. Differences arising from age, sex, and family marital status were also noted. (RJM)

Describes six key practices vital to a problem-centered instructional approach to number sense and computational strategies. Also presents actual classroom examples of strategies. (AIM)

Two experiments involving 67 elementary school and 439 high school students show that students present solutions to many unsolvable problems without showing realistic reactions. Results are discussed with respect to the quality of word problems in teaching mathematics, the culture of teaching and learning, and the issue of social rationality in…

A follow-up study of 26 children (ages 5-13) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and low intelligence found that children identified with both characteristics have significant behavioral and emotional problems while in their early adolescence. A significant minority had problems at school and with the law. (CR)