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Law, Gordon F. – 1969
Educational research occupies a pivotal position as educators move to meet growing social challenges. Educational change must be a logical outcome of systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical investigation. Improvement of research is dependent upon increased interaction of research specialists and vocational educators. Some major…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Federal Legislation, Research Needs, Research Opportunities
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Larson, Milton E.; Valentine, Ivan E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 1975
The article provides an overview of research needs in vocational education; lists some problem areas; discusses research methods and statistical treatment of data; and touches upon sponsorship, dissemination, and future research challenges. (MW)
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Research Methodology, Research Needs, Research Opportunities
McCracken, J. David – Agr Educ Mag, 1970
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Educational Research, Research Design, Research Methodology
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Mora, Jose-Gines; Vidal, Javier – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
This chapter addresses the opportunities and challenges of using alumni research in Spain.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alumni, Research Opportunities, Research Problems
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Bowen, J. Donald – TESOL Quarterly, 1972
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)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Educational Problems
Lodewijks, J. G. L. C. – 1987
Educational policy research is discussed as it concerns the utilization and programming of research. Following a brief review of the development of the educational research system, Part 1 discusses the following utilization concerns: the gap between research and policymakers; the relationship of organizational setting to utilization (comparing…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Higher Education
Williams, Robert L. – 1972
Much of the research conducted within the black community served primarily to promote the interests and personal gain of the researchers rather than the community. Consequently, the research proved more harmful than helpful, thereby providing no visible or appreciable payoff or benefits to the black community. Moreover, the perspectives of the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Black Community, Black Power, Community Control
Trela, James E.; O'Toole, Richard – 1974
Dealing specifically with the social science research role in rehabilitation facilities, this monograph addresses the development of research as it occurs within service organizations. It examines the research role from the perspective of both the person in the role and the host organization. The second chapter describes the development and…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Rehabilitation, Research Criteria, Research Opportunities
Landers, Keneston, Comp. – 1986
These proceedings contain 58 papers. Selected brief titles are: "Teaching Reading in Advanced English to Adult Chinese Students" (Bao); "Analyzing the Training of Trainers and Adult Educators" (Boshier); "Knowledge Utilization in Social Work Practice" (Baskett); "Adult Education in the U.K." (Bright); "Developing Media Literacy in Adults"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Educational Policy
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Gallagher, James J. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Contract research has increased because of: agencies' time limits; governmental agencies' skepticism about academics' practicality; and a power struggle between government and universities for control of the information production business. Implications of the increase in contract research are discussed and recommendations are made. (MH)
Descriptors: Action Research, Contracts, Educational Research, Educational Researchers
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Div. of Structures, Content, Methods and Techniques of Education. – 1981
An international colloquium, held in Bucharest, Romania, in November, 1980, brought together educational researchers and persons responsible for educational policies and programs. They examined ways and means of making research more relevant to socioeconomic development and of increasing the internal effectiveness of education. Topics of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Developing Nations, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
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London, Rosanne – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Reports on a study of innovative city and county government programs in four western states. The study discovered widely divergent assessments of the same programs, dependent upon whether the survey instruments used qualitative or quantitative techniques. Discusses the possible reasons for this and the implications for future research. (MJP)
Descriptors: Community Services, Content Analysis, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Smith, Andy – 2001
Vocational education and training (VET) research in Australia has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. In a 1993 report titled "No Small Change," VET research was characterized as a fragmented activity that was underfunded and had little or no relevance to policy or practice in the VET sector. Since that time, increased funding through the…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Educational Trends
Kell, Peter – 2001
Australian education and training and vocational education and training (VET) research are in a state of crisis. Both the higher education and VET sectors are now squeezed and subject to contradictory objectives, multiple accountabilities, heightened expectations, and diminished resources in an environment of uncertainty and frustration. The…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Educational Research, Educational Researchers, Experimenter Characteristics