Many quality assurance policies for teacher education are linked to the assessment of their training and although this is widely studied, the subjects' perspectives have not been taken into consideration. This study sought to answer: how do the subjects perceive these education assessments and how do those assessments influence their training? A…

The Office of Education presents herewith the fourth annual compilation of research studies in education, comprising masters' and doctors' theses and other investigations completed from July, 1929, to September, 1930. A slight change has been found necessary in this volume regarding the period covered. All studies completed up to the beginning of…

The Office of Education presents herewith the sixth annual compilation of research studies in education, comprising masters' and doctors' theses and other investigations completed from 1931 to 1932. The last study was quite large (more than 450 pages). Consequently ways were sought of reducing this one. The result is that several mimeographed…

This study examined the use of footnotes and visuals in 8,634 research articles published in core journals in sociology, political science, and economics between 1886 and 1985. It was found that use of footnotes and visuals within a discipline vary over time and that agreement on presentational standards increases as the discipline matures. (61…

Describes the lack of progress toward national information systems and discusses the needs of users and the role of technical documentary reports, project information systems, and scientific journals. Proposals for various national information systems and federal government involvement in scientific and technical information since 1790 are…

Dr. Tyler looks back over the past 50 years and cites those major factors he views as having affected the field of curriculum development. In addition, he also identifies and discusses four issues that he believes will influence the future shaping of curriculum theory and practice. (Editor)

Traces the changing responsibilities of boards of education in response to public attitudes and social change. Examines the impact of research reports on public school reform since the publication of "A Nation at Risk" in 1983. Emphasizes the findings of the effective schools research. (FMW)

Describes documentation activities by the Air Documents Division, a precursor of the Defense Technical Information Center, involving captured German technical reports related to aeronautical science and technology following World War II. Document publication, acquisition, processing, dissemination, and utilization are discussed; and selection of…

Review of research efforts in the area of distance education highlights the theory and basic character of distance education, course development, communication, evaluation, methods of research, and formulation of a research discipline of distance education. Sixty-two references are provided. (LRW)

This analysis of trends in computer-based instruction (CBI) during the past decade briefly describes evaluation criteria from 1974 and discusses changes in attitudes toward CBI (costs, instructional effectiveness); system selection criteria (graphics, input devices, quantity and quality of software); the CBI marketplace (including transportability…

Although a review of the literature on the instructional role of the media specialists reveals a pattern of progression from 1950 to 1984, analysis of the research in this area indicates a time lag between actual practice and the instructional role espoused by the standards and the literature. (EM)

Since 1933, elementary and secondary student-teacher ratios have decreased, while ratios in college have increased. Until the late 1960s, the high birth rate and increasing proportion of college students demanded more teachers. Current enrollments in bachelor of education programs are three to four times too high for teacher demand. (CP)

This bulletin is the second of a cooperative series sponsored by the National Committee on Research in Secondary Education. With the profession of education demanding research as a basis for adaptation of school procedures, research is being undertaken by an increasing number of agencies and is rapidly involving school principals and classroom…

This bibliography includes a classified and annotated list of educational publications for the period April to June, 1931, inclusive, which have been selected by the specialists whose names appear at the head of each section. An index of subjects and authors is furnished with each number of the record. The publications are organized into the…

During recent years more and more people have become interested in the question of financial aid to students in institutions of higher education. The Office of Education, in response to the need for more information on the problem, has planned a series of reports, of which this bibliography is the first. For the most part, the books and articles…