Graduate social work students often are required to complete an evaluation or research project. Research instructors work with their students to assure that these projects are rigorous as well as ethical. This study focuses upon the relationship of student projects and the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The IRB aims to strengthen research…

FIFTY-FOUR PARTICIPANTS FROM NINE STATES ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS REGIONAL RESEARCH, METHODOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS, AND NEW AREAS OF RESEARCH. TEXTS OF MAJOR SPEECHES GIVEN AT THE CONFERENCE ARE INCLUDED--"RESEARCH IN EDUCATION" BY W. K. BEGGS, "THE CHALLENGE TO SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURE," BY HOWARD W. OTTOSON, "RESEARCH…

Designed to familiarize vocational educators with the purpose and objectives of the Tennessee Research Coordinating Unit (RCU), this handbook serves as a guide in developing researchable ideas and suggests procedures in writing research proposals. The handbook should be of interest to vocational instructors, teacher coordinators, guidance…

Guidelines and references are included for developing proposals to be submitted to the Occupational Research Coordinating Unit. Outlines and criteria for evaluation are included for (1) research type proposals, (2) training type program proposals, and (3) experimental, developmental, or pilot type program proposals. Also included are (1) a budget…

Interactive Research and Development on Teaching (IR&DT) is an alternative Research and Development (R&D) strategy that probes the questions, problems, and concerns of classroom teachers in a nonlinear manner. Each of the primary functions of traditional R&D--research, development, dissemination, and implementation--are performed…

The author discusses a need for planning research in reading, since present research seems fragmented, the federal government has not functioned especially well in the area of planning for funding or coordination with professional organizations, and there is a need to attract scientists in a variety of disciplines to work in educational research.…

The 3-week workshop concentrated on techniques and procedures for research proposals and projects in vocational education, with special emphasis on research at the local level. Participants were involved both in the formal workshop sessions and in the design of actual research proposals. A summary of two panel discussions and manuscripts for the…

This paper discusses the problem of maintaining confidentiality in data resulting from research projects. The rights and responsibilities of the parties involved in a research effort are examined. Five parties to a research project are identified as: (1) the participants, often called subjects, who have the right to privacy and the responsibility…

THE WORK OF THE TEACHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, A LONG-TERM PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, AND DISSEMINATION, WAS DESCRIBED. THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION WAS ALSO DISCUSSED ALONG WITH THE SETS OF FACTORS IN TEACHING BEHAVIOR AND CHILD LEARNING WHICH THE CENTER IS UNDERTAKING TO STUDY. THE CENTER IS ALSO CONDUCTING…

This paper analyzes the process of collaborative research at Harvard University's Educational Technology Center, focusing on the conflicts or tensions that reveal differences in the cultures of schools and universities. It clarifies differences between schools and universities in tacit assumptions and values, in customary language and norms, and…

SIX 1-WEEK SEMINARS WERE HELD TO DEVELOP INCREASED RESEARCH KNOWLEDGES, COMPETENCIES, AND INTERESTS OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THE SEMINARS DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM AREAS OF (1) DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION OF RESEARCH BY STATE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNITS, (2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, (3) TESTS AND MEASUREMENT, (4)…

This report presents the proceedings of a conference for researchers and trainers of researchers, convened to discuss the issues involved in improving knowledge by finding better ways to permit cross-research analyses or longitudinal research analyses. Included are: (1) a description of the history, goals, and activities of the Interagency Panel…

Research coordinating units (RCUs) were created by Congress in 1968 through passage of the Vocational Education Act Amendments. RCUs were state-level agencies for coordinating research and development projects for occupational and vocational education. After RCUs were disbanded in 1984 under the Perkins Act, many of their former research and…

The role of Australia's National Health and Medical Research Council, an independent statutory body, in distribution of funds for research projects, programs, units, and major institutes. The agency's evaluation system, resource allocation practices, and training and career support system are described briefly. (MSE)

TWENTY-FIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION ATTENDED A SEMINAR WHERE THE OBJECTIVES WERE -- (1) TO STIMULATE THE INITIATION OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION AT THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL, (2) TO ASSIST LOCAL OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION PERSONNEL IN PLANNING SUCH…