Berlyne (6) has proposed that epistemic curiosity, the desire to gain knowledge, can be evoked by "surprising information." This study investigated the relative associations of curiosity evoked by surprise and of perceived value of information to the desire to know more about psychological research topics. The sample consisted of 79 volunteers from both evening credit classes and non-credit continuing education classes ranging in age from 21 to 52. A significant positive correlation was observed between perceived value and desire for knowledge, but the positive relationship observed between surprise and desire for knowledge was not statistically significant. Comparison of results to similar research with adolescents suggested that the importance of curiosity as a motivation to learn may decline in adulthood. Results were, however, consistent with Berlyne's contention that curiosity adds to the motivation derived from perceived value of information. The importance of further research was stressed.
EROSION OF LOCAL COMMUNITYIn the latter part of the twentieth century massive economic and political changes occurred at the global level, such as the collapse of international socialism0 communism and the emergence of a global capitalist economy dominated by multinational corporations. Recent writings have evaluated the impact of these changes on community development in light of the much longer, thousand-year trajectory of what Correspondence to:
In the first issue of this journal in 1993 Joseph Rost declared that leadership development programs offered in the past require new concepts of leadership and new educational methods to develop leaders and collaborators for the 21 st century. This article presents: 1) a rationale for collaborative, shared leadership that fosters community renewal 2) an introduction to situated and action-leaming concepts to guide leadership develop program design 3) an analysis of three leadership development programs that sought to build renewed community or organizational leadership and 4) a discussion of implications for future leadership education.
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