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Journal of Museum Education: Roundtable Reports, 1986
Six museum education and learning researchers discuss the need to study how people learn and behave in museums and what kind of current research studies should be undertaken. Mary Ellen Munley, in "Back to the Future: A Call for Coordinated Research Programs in Museums," describes the differences between the terms…
Descriptors: Behavior, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Futures (of Society)
Alexander, David, Ed.; And Others – Council for Research in Music Education Bulletin, 1987
Intended as a memorial to Robert G. Sidnell, this special issue contains articles about areas of music education which he promoted. In "The Dimensions of Research in Music Education," Sidnell concluded that music education research encompasses all humanistic disciplines as well as the behavioral and social sciences. James Carlsen, in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
Focus on Basics, 1999
This volume consists of four issues that present best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used. Issue 1(A) on adult multiple intelligences has seven articles: "MI (Multiple Intelligences), the GED (General Educational Development), and Me (Martha Jean); "Understanding Multiple Intelligences:…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
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Webb, Noreen M., Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1989
Current thinking of researchers from different disciplines about interaction among students in educational settings and the potential of peer interaction for learning and cognitive development is discussed. Topics of the eight papers presented include: potential outcomes of peer interaction, its nature, peer learning settings, and factors shaping…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning
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Powell, J. P., Ed. – Higher Education Research & Development, 1983
Five articles on research and development in higher education and three review articles are presented. Titles and authors are as follows: "Students' Assessments of Instruction as a Basis for Teaching Improvement and Promotions Decisions: A Case-Study" (John Jones); "The Making of Academic Promotion Decisions: Criteria and…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Research, Employment Practices, Evaluation Criteria
Nelson, Helen Y. – 1979
This review and synthesis of research on home economics education covers studies done during the period 1970-1978. Research reports cover the following topics: consumer-homemaking education, occupational home economics programs in the junior and senior high schools, postsecondary and outreach programs for adults, area vocational schools, and home…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Consumer Education, Educational Research, Home Economics
Makinen, Raimo, Ed.; And Others – 1985
The results of current research in higher education in Finland are described in 11 articles, published with the aim of reinforcing contacts with international researchers. Articles' titles and authors include: "University Development, Social Change, and Regional Policy" (Ari Antikainen); "Research on the Economics of Higher…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Choice, College Faculty, College Students
Miller, C. C.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1982
Brief analyses are provided of presentations at a conference, held at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, which addressed questions and answers relating to research and education. Conference sessions explored the role of research in relation to educational practices with special focus on theory, research, issues, and application. Papers…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Style, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Carney, Thomas Q., Ed.; Luedtke, Jacqueline R., Ed.; Johnson, Jeffrey A., Ed. – Collegiate Aviation Review, 1998
This document contains four peer-reviewed papers about university-level aviation education that were presented at the 1998 Fall Education Conference of the University Aviation Association. "Setting the Foundation for Effective Learning: Utilizing the Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor Domains to Establish Rigorous Performance Learning…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Airports, Aviation Education, Behavioral Objectives