Questionnaires submitted to 454 Pennsylvania teachers indicated that only a small percentage utilize teaching ideas gained directly from reading research. Poor communication between researchers and teachers can be attributed to the underlying purposes for research and the methods through which it is disseminated. The undertaking of research…

The state of information about research in communications is presently in chaos, and only careful systems analysis and publication of clearinghouse-type information can cure the jumble of project topics now under study in the field. The whole system of communications research requires meticulous monitoring, managing, continuous updating with…

This document presents a method, developed by the Institute for Child Advocacy [ICA], (a community based project which seeks to upgrade the quality of children's services in South Central Los Angeles) of using problem solving with community residents and agencies. This method of problem solving, previously used in a study of children being…

Focuses on the nature and extent of censorship of social studies materials in the United States. Specific topics addressed are persons and organizations censoring, status of the rights of teachers, and what educators, schools, and professional organizations such as the National Council for the Social Studies can do to help teachers deal with…

Identifies and discusses current literature dealing with alternative teaching techniques in political science. Main areas of concern are methodology, theory, and values. (DB)

Examines reasons why educational research has failed to solve educational dilemmas. Explanations include that research cannot solve problems which are political and that research should not be undertaken as a propaganda activity by educational policymakers. (Author/DB)

Suggests the need for science to set research priorities in response to the growing gap between research opportunities and financial resources. Biomedical and defense research are presented as examples. The conclusion is that fundamental scientific research should attempt to balance between social needs and technological possibilities. (Author/DB)

Huggins' report lacks serious data collection on college Black Studies Departments, omits the strongest ones, fails to record their history accurately, and does not assess the research achievements of its scholars. Huggins overlooks the importance of applying an Afro-centric perspective to phenomena related to people of African descent. (PS)

This article is a response to Wainer's comments on a research study representing the first major analysis of factors linked to state differences in Scholastic Aptitude Test performance. (JAZ)

Discusses issues of Logo learning, including mode and content of learning in Logo and possible results; use of study guide to increase children's learning of powerful ideas in Logo; subprocedures, modularity, and structured programing use and related learning problems; debugging difficulties; and Logo research needs. (MBR)

Following a summary of traditional views on organizational effectiveness, the author describes relativistic, developmental, power, and social justice approaches that appeal to the various interests of organizational participants or constituents. Affirming the advantages of social justice based theories, the article then proposes an alternative…

Describes some of the basic types and patterns of social constraints on intergroup relations research; the essay is organized into four broad patterns of constraints: (1) theoretical, ideological and professional; (2) occupational and situational; (3) governmental, institutional and monetary; and, (4) positive constraints. (Author/JM)

Much abbreviated version of a paper invited as a contribution representing the field of TESOL to a Conference on English in honor of Albert H. Marckwardt'' offered by Princeton University, May 23-25, 1972. (VM)

Discusses the development of several self-report measures of communication apprehension; included are lists of the test items employed. (SW)

The author argues that because citizenship education has such a long-term aim--adult behavior--it is very difficult for teachers or educational researchers to assess its results. Citizenship itself is a concept which varies over time and between countries. She reviews some European efforts at civic education. (SJL)