This article is intended to identify research opportunities for gender scholars in all disciplines. The authors explain why a truly interdisciplinary approach is necessary to study gender and offer their current thinking about how to pursue this goal. They first provide a description of gender as it plays out at the individual, interpersonal, and…

Despite the many benefits of involving undergraduates in research and the growing number of undergraduate research programs, few scholars have investigated the factors that affect faculty members' decisions to involve undergraduates in their research projects. We investigated the individual factors and institutional contexts that predict faculty…

Introduction: This paper argues for increased research consideration of the conceptual overlap between information seeking and information literacy, and for scholarly attention to theory-based empirical research that has potential value to practitioners. Method: The paper reviews information seeking and information literacy research, and…

The issue raised by the authors in this article question why studio art continues to be ignored as a site and source for research in art education. The necessity of the field to be able to participate within the research community in addressing cultural, social, educational and political concerns is acknowledged. It is argued, however, that the…

There is an increased interest in women's studies, particularly in the area of feminist scholarship. At the same time fewer women are present in the academic world. This study explores the need for women to collaborate more with other women in order to promote confidence and competitiveness. Previous research has shown that women who collaborated…

Outlines a public relations plan developed to show that the educational and news content of major academic conventions can be used to increase the sponsoring body while helping to popularize the discipline as a potential area of work and study. Uses systems theory to investigate receptive sources in the community and the media to develop these…

Conducting collaborative fieldwork between American researchers and foreign scholars in developing countries is a difficult prospect for political scientists. Yet, we can use our knowledge and position at an American university to contribute to the academic community in our areas of study and establish lasting personal and institutional ties with…

Western social science concepts are unproductive in third world situations. The need for decolonization and self-reliance reflects the need for social scientists in developing nations to construct their own research methods and criteria. (KC)

The author argues for a broader view of research and theory development of teaching and social studies curriculum beyond the empirical-analytic approach. (DE)

Problems with funding, politics, and policy formation for research in the social sciences raise the question of what results are expected from such research. Action based on research results usually does not follow closely the completion of research projects, and policy is often out of step with research. (MSE)

Focuses on only two of the more lasting and significant elements of first impressions: the sex gender dimension and physical attractiveness. (Author/AM)

Explores determinants of research grant getting, using a subsample drawn from a 1972-73 general national survey of faculty in higher education. Findings show that grant getting depends primarily on productivity, secondarily on favor shown to specific fields, and little on particular situational and personal factors. (Author/ND)

French research in the social sciences and humanities may change, due to a restructuring of government policies. The 1981-82 National Symposium on Research and Technology led to recommendations for job security for researchers, democratization of research management, and increased flexibility of management procedures. (AM)

The lack of an adequate research base for social studies is documented and discussed. The various kinds of research that would be useful are described. Effective dissemination that influences teaching and learning is viewed as essential and several positive recommendations are made. (JMF)

After reviewing the purposes and methods of educational research, the author outlines the areas of basic research relevant to arts education: cognitive and developmental theory, learning, and teaching as a human interaction. He briefly considers the role of the National Institute of Education in delineating and supporting research. (SJL)