A Comparison of the Ninth Mental Measurements Yearbook and Test Critiques,Volumes I—III

Keyser, D.K., & Sweetland, R.C. (Eds.). (1985). Test critiques (Vols. I-III). Kansas City, MO: Test Corporation of America. Mitchell, J.V., Jr. (Ed.). (1985). The ninth mental measurements yearbook (Vols. I & II). Lincoln: University of Nebraska, Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.     

Language strategies in mixed nationality families

The literature has indicated that the way in which a bilingual child learns his two languages may influence cognitive and language development. Twenty Swedish–English-speaking families (including 18 children) were interviewed with regard to the types of strategies used in raising the child bilingually. The children were also given a short word recognition test in both languages. Four main strategies were observed, differing with regard to whether the languages had been introduced simultaneously or consecutively and whether the sources of the languages had been distinct or mixed. The paper discusses the families' selection and evaluation of strategy as well as the role of strategy in influencing degree of bilingualism as seen from the literature as well as from the present results.     

Special Issues of the Journal: Topics of Interest over the Years

Throughout its history, the Personnel and Guidance Journal and its successor, the Journal of Counseling and Development, have published a number of special issues. A listing of these special issues is offered as a bibliographic aid. The topics of the special issues are analyzed by category as evidence of trends in the history of scholarly interests in our field.