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Discusses the concept of institutional thickness provided by Motor Sport Valley, a regional agglomeration of the British motor sport industry. Information on neo-Marshallian node; Definition of institutional thickness; Relationship between institutional thickness, neo-Marshallian nodes and regional development; Structures of domination and patterns of coalition to gain collective representation.

The Pupil Control Ideology (PCI) scale is a unidimensional instrument which reportedly measures a respondent's pupil control orientation on a humanistic-custodial continuum. In a recent study examining the dimensionality of the PCI, Graham, Halpin, Harris, and Benson (1985) used exploratory and confirmatory factor analytic procedures to analyze the responses of 362 college students. Results of the analyses provided support for the contention that the PCI is unidimensional and that a reduced 10 item, one factor model provided the best description of the data. The present study replicated the Graham et al. (in press) investigation with a sample of practicing classroom teachers. The findings were congruent with the results obtained by Graham and his colleagues. Consequently, it was recommended that the PCI should be refined and that the 10 item, unidimensional scale should be used in future investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A 13-step procedural model for identification and referral that formalizes a regular education component—an area that is typically overlooked. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]