This article reviews important statistical methods for estimating the impact of interventions on outcomes in education settings, particularly programs that are implemented in field, rather than laboratory, settings. We begin by describing the causal inference challenge for evaluating program effects. Then four research designs are discussed that…

The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to summarize relevant research to update practitioners and professional development (PD) providers about designing effective and impactful professional development models. Few studies were found specific to transition professional development; therefore, this bibliography includes a wider review of PD…

Supported Employment is an evidence-based practice that helps people with mental illness find and keep meaningful jobs in the community. Given these outcomes the challenge for Supported Employment programs is to rethink the emphasis on immediate work for everyone and help consumers utilize appropriate education and training opportunities available…

A rich narrative-style bibliography of concept mapping (reviewing six articles published between 1992-2005). Articles reviewed include: (1) Cognitive mapping: A qualitative research method for social work (C. Bitoni); (2) Collaborative concept mapping: Provoking and supporting meaningful discourse (C. Boxtel, J. Linden, E. Roelofs, and G. Erkens);…

On July 17, 2008 the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education (OVAE) awarded a contract to the American Institutes for Research (AIR) to assist OVAE in conducting a descriptive study of instructional and programmatic practices that support the transition of English language learners (TELL) from English as a second…

At present, the theory of creative writing most widely used is based on the premise that personal writing contains dimensions for child growth. Recent research indicates that students taught from the creative model require the same degree of facility in writing skills as those students taught by the traditional method. Furthermore, students in…

If the profession of architecture is to become knowledge-based, architectural variables as stimuli must be amenable to simulation that is cheap, flexible, transportable, reduced in size, and valid in terms of responses elicited by "real" construction. Forty-four publications relating to these considerations are listed in this…

Discussion of children in single-parent families focuses on contributions fathers make to children's development; proposes a model for viewing fathers' roles in literacy; and suggests programs for libraries and schools to involve fathers and compensate for fathers' absences, including a bibliography of children's literature with positive male role…

This annotated bibliography was developed to help researchers work more effectively and efficiently in their study of heterosocial competency. An introductory section defines heterosocial skills as those skills related to beginning, carrying on, and concluding social interactions with members of the opposite sex. It notes that heterosocial…

This document is a 119-item bibliography of literature which deals with Orem's self-care model of nursing. Sources of entries include journals, doctoral dissertations, abstracts, books, and conference papers. (JN)

Annotates 26 films and filmstrips about current heroic people who can serve as role models for students. Includes a number of films about minority group members and handicapped people who have overcome personal or societal barriers. (TJ)

Annotates biographies about 12 heroic people, including Helen Keller, Indira Gandhi, Stevie Wonder, Hubert Humphrey, and Jesse Owens. (TJ)

Outlines a covariance structure analysis approach to the study of parameter trends. Uses the program RAMONA to illustrate the method by fitting a corresponding confirmatory factor analysis model to correlational data from a study involving several psychometric tests and fluid intelligence tasks. (SLD)

This partially annotated bibliography of 189 citations presents journals and documents on paradigms for research in education. It represents source material for a report on "A Reexamination of Paradigms for Research on Teaching," a 1977 report to the National Institute of Education as part of the work of the Program on Teaching…

Provides an introduction to both the history and literature of the role of memory in cognitive psychology. Discussions of aspects of cognitive learning theory are followed by short annotated bibliographies. A list of journals in the field is also provided. (CS)