To test the hypothesized immaturity of juvenile delinquents' moral reasoning, the results of 15 studies of the moral reasoning of juvenile delinquents were integrated quantitatively using meta-analysis. Hedges and Olkin (1985) methods were used to (a) compute effect sizes, (b) test the homogeneity of the obtained effect sizes, and (c) test the statistical significance of the pooled mean effect size. The results supported the hypothesis that the moral reasoning of juvenile delinquents is immature. It was concluded that several other issues are in need of investigation.

One hundred seven faculty members at a northwestern college responded to a questionnaire devised to assess faculty willingness to provide students with learning disabilities instructional, assignment, examination, and special assistance accommodations. Faculty responses to the questionnaire were analyzed to determine if differences existed among faculty in the colleges of Education, Business, and Arts and Sciences. Results indicate that, in general, faculty were willing to provide students with learning disabilities accommodations, but that differences exist among the three academic divisions as to faculty willingness to provide students accommodations. The implications of these results for colleges and universities and future research are discussed.

A review of self-management outcome research conducted with children and youth who exhibit behavioral disorders is presented. As indicated by the moderate to large treatment effects, self-management procedures have been shown to be effective in promoting the social and academic behaviors of children and youth who exhibit behavioral disorders. Further, the obtained treatment effects appear to be durable and suggest that such procedures may be a viable option to externally managed programs. The findings also suggest that the treatment effects fail to generalize unless the procedures are systematically programed.

Techniques and instrumentation that involve fluorescence are used in many careers related to biology and biochemistry. However, due to the expense of instrumentation, the theory and practice of fluorescence spectroscopy is commonly concentrated in instrumental analysis in most curricula, a class rarely required for biology and biochemistry majors. Biochemistry represents a course taken by these majors, providing an opportunity to expose them to the fundamentals of fluorescence. A three session laboratory series has been developed where the kinetic analysis of lactate dehydrogenase is carried out through the use of inexpensive, student-built fluorometers. These instruments are optimized for the detection of NADH fluorescence and constructed with interlocking building blocks (such as LEGO blocks), an LED source, a phototransistor detector, and other commercially available materials for a total cost of $52. Biochemistry students have built these spectrometers and used them to determine the K m of Gallus gallus lactate dehydrogenase for L-lactate and the k cat of this enzyme in accordance with literature values. Learning outcomes were assessed and indicate proficient understanding of instrument use and design.