Explores the relationship among media consumers, institutional economics, and cultural ethos and suggests that communication researchers must adopt a flexible methodology capable of considering all relevant forces. Uses the case of Norway's broadcasting of the U.S. television series "Dynasty" to help illustrate these premises. (MG)

Argues that Norwegian day-care centers can represent a genuine welfare factor for parents and children only if center planning and development are founded on systematic analyses of the children's developmental environment and the day-care center's function as one of several measures designed to meet child needs and interests. (Author/DB)

This article begins with an overview of the context of special education research in Norway and a summary of major trends in the 1990s, including the focus on the disabilities of the individual and ways of meeting special needs, rather than examination of the learning environment. (Contains references.) (CR)

Originally presented at a forum on participatory research, these theoretical papers and case studies represent an effort to place the overall work of participatory research within the larger theoretical context of research methods, education, and structural change. In the first paper Orlando Fals Borda explores the relationship between science and…

This commentary reflects on findings from previous articles that reviewed trends in special education research in the United States, Norway, Botswana, Ecuador, Australia, and Turkey. It discusses the function, funding, and subject matter of special education research, on research on the education of special education teachers, and on research…