In this article, the authors note that peacemaking is based on working and dialoguing with radicals and militants, a point which many academics, government, and law enforcement agencies so easily forget. They aim to show that revolutionaries often have legitimate goals, needs, and demands which, if not addressed and respected, can prompt them to…

Awareness of how perceived roles shape how people see themselves and how others see them prompted Cheryl McLean to question how her new label of "teaching assistant" helped or hurt the teaching and learning process. As a teaching assistant, she moved into the dual role of teacher and student. She believes that the labels she adopts…

This paper considers three clinical judgment biases in clinical inference: (1) illusory correlation bias, the report by clinicians of a correlation between psychodiagnostic test signs and patient's symptoms which are not correlated or are correlated to a smaller degree than that reported; (2) labeling bias, the tendency of exposure to diagnositc…

The article reviews proposed causes and observable symptoms that characterize dyslexia, concluding that individualized analysis and specialized treatments are required and that, until an operational definition can be agreed upon, use of the label "dyslexia" is counterproductive. (DB)

Four coping styles demonstrated by mentally retarded adults are postulated: the positive-passive style (high norm orientation with little tendency to get attention); negative-passive style (high tendency to get attention); assertive style (low norm orientation, high stigmatization, and low tendency to get attention); and defensive style (low…

In this "non-paper not prepared for the Canadian Education Association Convention," the author muses over education's absorption with overlapping special populations and wonders who is left to be average. (SJL)

Standardized IQ tests which cannot take into account the effects of handicapping conditions such as learning disabilities or hearing impairments can contribute to the mislabeling of children as dull or mildly mentally retarded unless the clinicians are careful to consider this possibility. (PHR)

Discusses the power of stereotypes in rhetoric and their use in the enthymeme. (JMF)

The psychological conflict arising from a clash of status roles such as teachers often experience is discussed in terms of personality difficulties. (LH)

Examines the ways a teaching artist, a dancer, uses movement as the point from which he and students gain a new perspective. The critical thinking that results from student responses to dance often gives voice to stereotypes that block students' broader vision and acceptance of diversity. (SLD)

Students are often served up a "simplistic stew" that reinforces news media and political pronouncements about the Soviet Union. It's time to remove the "enemy" label and build positively on American and Soviet shared humanity by providing accurate information about both countries. Includes one reference. (MLH)

Reviews and critiques relevance of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition-Revised (DSM-III-R) for school psychological practice. Presents five misguided assumptions upon which DSM-III-R use is based, dealing with medical model conceptualization of behavior; reliability; validity; relevance for special education…

Responds to critiques by Reynolds and by Hynd of previous article (Gresham and Gansle, this issue) which reviewed relevance of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition-Revised (DSM-III-R), and noted irrelevance of DSM-III-R for school psychology practice. Addresses misconceptions/misconstruals of objective facts in…

This article reviews scientific definitions and social implications of "intelligence" in the context of plans of the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) to rename their organization and the diagnostic category to "intellectual disabilities". It is felt that such a change would associate the AAMR with those…

Since the beginning of the American experience, labels have been used to describe generations. Among them are the "Puritan generation," the "greatest generation," the "baby boomer generation" and the "MTV generation." Today, people are creating a new generation--the "lost generation." The lost generation represents a large and growing population…