Alternative designs for educational research are explored to improve the external validity of educational research and broaden its scope to include not only the systematic experiments that identify psychological mechanisms but also representative designs that match the complexity of learning behavior in school. (JH)

Discusses the research process necessary to establish effective behavior modification research in the classroom. Considers the inadequacies of present approaches and recommends methods to modify the selection process. Also examines the reliability characteristics of the dependent variable and the utility of outcome measures. (EJT)

Educational and psychological research currently in progress in Swedish educational and research institutions is summarized and described in one-page synopses. The included 215 projects are major research projects, post-graduate and doctoral dissertation studies, and other studies in progress in June, 1971. Information given for each project…

A BROAD EXPLORATORY AND THEORETICAL STUDY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IN A FUNDAMENTAL SENSE THE IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACT WHICH NEW RESEARCH IN THE BASIC BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE FIELDS HAD ON EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE AND THEORY. THE TOTAL TASK WAS TO BUILD A NEW EDUCATIONAL THEORY USING SAMPLINGS FROM ALL BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH AND TO INVESTIGATE WAYS TO REDUCE…