Toward a history of social science publishing in the United States

Tracing social science publishing back to the eighteenth century, this article discusses the role of the federal government, commercial presses, nonprofit foundations, racial and ethnic publishing groups, professional societies and university presses. The contributions of individual social scientists and publishers are noted, as are recent trends in the field.     

Psychopharmacological intervention. II: Teacher perceptions of psychotropic medication for students with learning disabilities

The perceptions, knowledge, and opinions of 104 teachers of students with learning disabilities regarding medication used with their students were investigated. The students' doctors were perceived as the professionals primarily responsible for making the decision to have the student either placed on or taken off medication. The teachers indicated that global impressions and direct behavioral observations were used to assess the effects of medication but that they would prefer to use behavioral observations and rating scales. Hyperactivity and delusions/hallucinations were perceived as the problems most likely to lead to medication. Less than 15% of the teachers indicated that their professional preservice training had provided them with sufficient information on the use of medication for children with behavior problems, and less than 20% had a similar opinion regarding their inservice training on the same topic.