Seven pitfalls to avoid when designing training programs using television. (LS)

Describes the use of programmable calculators in a linear algebra course at the University of Kansas. Reports that these calculators can exploit the opportunities of personal computing and allow students to concentrate on how to apply new mathematical principles to real-world applications. (JRH)

Reviews 28 studies comparing adolescent self-report of smoking with biological indicators. Identifies four factors limiting agreement: biases in self-report due to limitations of biological measures; limitations of self-report measures; social desirability; and analytic and statistical issues. Concludes that, with optimal measurement, self-report…

Discusses issues related to the preservation of electronic records. Highlights include differences between physical and electronic records; volume of electronic records; physical media; authenticity; migration of electronic records; metadata; legal issues; improved storage media; and projects for preservation of electronic records. (LRW)

Ninnes and Burnett's quantitative analysis of the contribution of poststructuralism to comparative education is flawed in that its selection of poststructuralist scholars is not representative, and it looks for these largely French-speaking scholars in English-language journals. Ninnes and Burnett's under-specification of methodological principles…

Encourages the dismantling of the "corporatization" of higher education, asserting that the unalloyed promotion of the free market as the standard of value has, as Adelphi and Enron make clear, led neither to truth seeking nor to sound education. (EV)

Discusses how for colleges, disposing of thousands of old computers each year is a problem demanding more attention as both recycling costs and environmental considerations grow. (EV)

Whether the Rorschach test was able to identify pathological expressions of narcissism was studied in 91 patients with Axis II mental disorder. Results suggest that the Rorschach can differentiate narcissistic personality disorder patients from a nonclinical sample and a sample from Cluster A ("Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental…

This book discusses how to obtain test scores and, in particular, how to obtain test scores from tests that consist of a combination of multiple choice and open-ended questions. The strength of the book is that scoring solutions are presented for a diversity of real world scoring problems. (SLD)

Shows how administrators and teachers can find problems prior to problem solution by taking three steps: Examining the interconnectivity of things, exploring possible and alternative problems, and asking the right questions. Demonstrates how these steps operate in specific situations, and how finding the problem can be an effective tool in…

Presents a transcript of a speech given by Cyril Burt in 1964 that establishes his access to research findings of others at this later point in his life and strengthens the argument that accusations against Burt of scientific fraud are not proven. (SLD)

Theoretically and methodologically critiques LaPiere's seminal research into attitude-behavior relationship. Asserts that actual discrepancy uncovered was between true attitude (tendency to act in certain way) and that which is measured by attitude questionnaire. LaPiere's primary concern was to point out danger of assuming that…

Describes case study in which family systems approach to treating childhood encopresis based on the hypothesis that problematic elements of the family system were contributing to the encopresis. Nuclear family members were included in a family counseling process that used strategic homework, predictions about family behavior, and restructuring…

Reviews the problem of adolescent pregnancy/early childbearing, discussing some of the most common misconceptions about the issue as well as some of the reasons why this problem is of major concern. Suggests some possible solutions. Provides information on a number of resources that could be useful to professionals and parents. (Author/ABL)

Analyzes problems inherent in the Challenger project. Suggests that these are illustrative and worth the consideration of business communication teachers and practitioners as well as communication consultants. (JAD)