The number of TV shows viewed appears to have only a marginal negative relationship with educational achievement, while encouraging behavioral impulsivity. More study in this area is urged. (KR)

An attempt is made to show that the use of analysis of covariance and other techniques to control nuisance variables in nonexperimental educational research may present more problems than is commonly acknowledged. (JC)

In the present study, the development of the ability to differentiate among various kinds of word meaning was explored with children from the eighth and eleventh grades as subjects. (Editor/RK)

Describes development of an instrument to measure high school students' opinions toward the world of work and the results of administering the 75-item questionnaire to 1,035 students in Alberta. Shows opinions supportive of traditional prairie work ethic. Results tended to be consistent with those presented in literature. (AH)

A former editor of this journal, 1989-91, selects an outstanding article from his tenure that illuminates the research merits of creativity, planning, and skepticism in the work of Milton Ezra LaZerte, a prominent Alberta educator in the first half of this century. The article selected describes LaZerte's learning theories and several…