Randall M. Parker

Ethics in Rehabilitation Education and Research.

This article reviews ethical issues that rehabilitation educators may face in meeting their everyday teaching and research responsibilities. Issues presented include dual relationships ; selection of students; measurement of student competence; supervision of students ; confidentiality concerning student information; faculty competence; multicultural issues; and the design, conduction, and publication of research. Applicable ethical codes are described, and appropriate actions are suggested.

The State-Federal Rehabilitation Program: Interface with Special Education

There are many differences between state and local special education programs and the state-federal vocational rehabilitation (VR) program. The differences are highlighted through discussion of the history of the state-federal VR program, differing definitions of individuals with disabilities (used in VR and special education), operation of the VR program, and funding differences and resultant differences in evaluation standards between VR and special education programs. Recommendations are made to effect productive interaction between special education and state-federal VR agencies.

From the Editors: Recommendations of the APA Task Force on Statistical Inference

n the past month or so you may have noticed statistics nerds gazing into space and sighing in relief. With 95% confidence, we expect their relief was due to an August 1999 article by Leland Wilkinson in the American Psychologist. This article, entitled &dquo;Statistical Methods in Psychology Journals: Guidelines and Expectations,&dquo; was written to address concerns about the continued use of null hypoth-