This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 22 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the relationship of reading achievement to self-concept in third and fourth grade gifted students; (2) perceived teacher effort and student achievement in reading; (3) the effect of team teaching upon achievement in and attitude toward mathematics and English; (4) the relationship between selected learning independence characteristics and reading achievement in third grade students; (5) reading achievement in single-grade versus multigrade classrooms; (6) the effect of family environment on elementary school children's reading achievement; (7) peer influence as a factor in student reading preferences; (8) effects of adjusted teaching strategies on reading achievement of impulsive third grade students; (9) self-concept, anxiety, and learning from reading; and (10) parents' perceptions of their roles and needs as related to their children's reading development. (RL)