As transformative reforms like the Common Core State Standards and educator evaluation roll out amidst a rapidly changing demographic landscape, the need for getting high-quality research on timely topics into the hands of practitioners grows all the more urgent. While rigor and relevance need not be a question of "either/or", but rather…

Formerly Educators Resource Directory, Educators Resource Guide is designed to provide educators, administrators, and other education professionals with immediate access to a unique combination of educational resources, along with important educational statistics and rankings. Educators Resource Guide includes associations, publications, trade…

Formerly "Educators Resource Directory," "Educators Resource Guide" is designed to provide educators, administrators, and other education professionals with immediate access to a unique combination of educational resources, along with important educational statistics and rankings. "Educators Resource Guide" includes…

One component of the Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act was provision for research on a national scale. In response, The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT) was created to design and implement a research portfolio. Based on emphasis in the Javits Act on underrepresented populations, on issues of…

The "Personnel Development Program to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities" is authorized under Section 662 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is known as the Personnel Development Program (PDP). The PDP is administered by the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) Office of Special…

This paper describes an innovative intervention model for promoting mental health and positive social adjustment for youth with emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD) in San Diego. More specifically, it highlights a unique partnership between several program divisions within the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), namely, the Mental Health…

The Center for Educational Studies is a cooperative research center jointly funded and governed by the Grand Rapids Public Schools and Western Michigan University. It developed out of the need for more sustained longitudinal research oriented toward practical teaching applications. Current research being carried out includes studies on sex…

The first of two indexes of educational research and development projects in the United Kingdom is arranged alphabetically by institution conducting the work. Each entry gives the name of the project, the financing organization, the name of the project director, and notes on the status of the project (completed, feasibility study, or in progress).…

The Western Canadian Centre of Specialization in Deafness (WCCSD) is in Edmonton, Alberta, a consortium designed to facilitate postsecondary access for the deaf and hearing impaired; accommodate special student needs; provide leadership in program development throughout the region; and function as a research, training, and development base in the…

The Centre for Communicative Exceptionalities at the University of Western Ontario is a research and teaching center, specializing in the study of problems in learning and instruction in children and adults with communication difficulties. Areas of assistance include lectures, contact with instructors, notetaking, study skills, counseling, and…

The National Technical Institute for the Deaf, established in 1968 and now located on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus, offers students training that may lead to a certificate, diploma, or associate degree in business or technical skills. Job opportunities for graduates are described, as is the institute itself. (LBH)

The Center for Gifted Education at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, was established as a national center for the study and teaching of gifted children. It is one of only six centers in North America that offer the broadest scope of programs and services to diverse audiences that include graduate students, undergraduates,…

Brief reports are given of research projects worked on by staff members of the Scottish Council for Research in Education during 1983-84. Major projects included: (1) teaching strategies in the primary school; (2) second international (IEA) mathematics survey; (3) evaluation of the Craigroyston curriculum project; (4) further education for the…

This bibliography lists approximately 200 publications arising from work conducted in or in association with the Hester Adrian Research Centre between 1969 and 1976. They include books, chapters, journal articles, conference proceedings, teaching materials and tests, theses, and miscellaneous publications. (CP)

Although the ultimate goal of teacher education is to provide an adequate supply of highly qualified teachers for the nation's schools, many factors hinder its success. In special education, too few people enter the field, and a policy context that promotes easy entry via unconventional preparation threatens to dilute teacher quality. In this…