Conducting mixed methods reviews is challenging. The aim of this article is to describe a range of rationales for and approaches to mixed methods reviews, with a particular focus on one research group. A case study was conducted to describe the mixed methods review process used at the Department of Health and Social Care Reviews Facility in…

Judged by the criterion of practical relevance, the application of computers in the law is a subject which, over the past fifteen years, has promised much, but fulfilled little. (68 references) (Author)

Immigrants, caught between two cultures, are in a marginal state which eventually resolves itself into acculturation. Because of the special needs, including reading needs, of the marginal man, libraries may help in the acculturation process. (LS)

Nine recent books on school and college of education library resource centers are reviewed in the context of a developing British literature to compare with North American developments in the field. (Author)

In England and Japan--two other industrialized democracies--the rates of violent crime are much lower than in the United States. Several features of English and Japanese law enforcement and education may explain the lower crime rates in these two nations, such as centralized law enforcement and standardized police training. (Author)

A historical perspective on policy and structure as set out in the major reports, official documents, and legislation contributes a great deal to understanding the present position of adult education in England. (Author/BP)

This article examines the rise, definitions, and characteristics of careers education in England, contrasts it with American view of career education guidance, and draws implications for American education. (Author)

This article surveys the present status of school counselling in Great Britain, particularly the training of counsellors, and finds that the British see themselves as "behind the Americans" since much of the expertise and experience comes from North America. (Author)

Reexamines Parsonian orthodoxy on the narrowing and weakening of kin definitions, investigating in particular the working-class family in its employment context. Argues that the family can, and does, maintain itself within the general context of industrial society and in particular within the employment context. (Author)

Report of an ad hoc committee on the contribution of economics study to the British secondary curriculum including arguments for increasing economics study. General education aspects, skills development, development of conceptual knowledge, selection of content, attitudes, and learning experiences are discussed. (BC)

Examines a number of connecting themes concerning home-school relations. Argues the important developments upon which future analysis should concentrate are those where parents seek to define for themselves new understandings of what constitutes an "appropriate" parental role. Considers potential areas for future research on home-school…

Prepared by a small working party established under the auspices of the Education (Research) Committee of the Association for Science Education, this consultative document provides information for educational administrators and science teachers who are concerned with the place of science in education. Part one of the document reviews the…

British environmental education differs somewhat from that of the United States. In the U.S. "environmental education" refers to the teaching of a set of concepts by which one might learn to appreciate, conserve and protect the natural environment. In Great Britain many of the same objectives and procedures of the U.S. system are…

Major research findings are synthesized and innovations of current concern to vocational rehabilitation professionals are reported in this document, which covers the area of sheltered industrial employment. It is intended to provide a state-of-the-art review of worldwide experience and conceptualizations regarding accommodated or sheltered…

The research on student retention and achievement in England and elsewhere was reviewed to determine what is already known on the topic and what other information needs to be obtained through research studies. The review established that most of research that has been conducted on the topic in England has been undertaken within the college part of…