Notes that some athletes have claimed to have found superior performance in competition through hormonal manipulation with steroids. Considers the reported benefits of steroid use against the increasing research evidence revealing its harmful effects. Includes historical overview of steroid use, discussion of physical and psychological effects of…

Calls for programed administrative change which would reflect concern not only with skills and aptitudes of individual drivers, and with their physical and mental condition, but also with drivers in responsible and enlightened partnership under mutual agreement with society. Presents contractual obligation as one step in solving problem of…

Reviews "Author's Guide to Journals in the Health Field." Explains process of submitting articles to journals in the health education field and of the journal selection process. Notes that most health educators are very busy and that a little time spent on understanding journals and the publishing enterprise in general is time well spent. (NB)

Examined 2,379 records of individuals accused of operating motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI). Identified predictors for rehabilitation outcomes and compliance to provisions of driver safety program among OWIs: repeat offense, use of other human services, employment status, and race. Findings suggest that more is known about factors related to…

Examined college students' drinking behavior before and after increase in minimum-legal-drinking age for alcohol from 18 to 19 in New York. Comparison of students before (N=797) and after (N=860) age raise revealed than under-age students were not particularly affected in terms of consumption rates, alcohol use attitudes, reasons for drinking, or…

Contends that work obsession and alcoholism can and do become steady partners for academics with high achievement need. Suggests that some technological changes may contribute to the resolution of the alcohol-impaired professoriate problem. Examines alcohol abuse, employee assistance programs, and stages of adulthood. (NB)

Describes Brown Program in Chemical Dependency, program which has addressed in common the problems with substance abuse that afflict the university's students, faculty, and staff. Notes unique needs of each group while working to develop network of mutual support among all three groups. (NB)

Three groups of 26 people each (low-literate adults, ninth graders, and sixth graders) wrote on any topic whereas an observer noted their behavior and later discussed their writing. Although the writing behavior of adults was more like that of sixth graders, adults tended to be less efficient. Ninth graders' behavior was considered a prototype.…

Describes an Australian national study of technologies used for adult literacy: traditional technologies (print, radio, television, audio and videotape, teleconferencing, and computers) and new generation technologies (laser discs, CD-ROM, videodiscs, and hypermedia). (SK)

Identification of the appropriate target population for literacy services requires systematic analysis of needs conducted through contact with local resource people and agencies. Sharing the results with community organizations could be a way of raising community consciousness about literacy needs. (SK)

The Small Group Learning Methodology Project in Australia demonstrated the powerful effect of group membership upon adult literacy. Group learning was facilitated by shared purpose, satisfaction of needs through interdependence, individual growth through group goals, and use of both whole group and one-to-one interaction. (SK)

The struggle of Aborigines in Australia in the 1870s highlights the importance of literacy in cross-cultural relations and argues that literacy enables individuals and groups to retain greater control of their lives and respond more effectively when that control is threatened. (Author/SK)

Examined is the relationship between junior high school students' directional reasoning about rates and numerical reasoning on proportion-related word problems. The relationship between the ability to solve context-free fraction exercises and the ability to solve mathematically similar word problems is discussed. (KR)

Described are the general problem-solving strategies and their nature and functions. The importance of integrating different types of general problem-solving strategies with content-specific teaching in mathematics classes is discussed. (KR)

Discussed are the limitations of teaching general problem-solving strategies and techniques and their relationship to transfer of learning. The lack of evidence for effective teaching strategies, curriculum reform ramifications, and alternative teaching techniques are considered. (KR)