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Viadero, Debra – Education Week, 2009
In comments on the proposed federal guidelines for stimulus funds, some researchers say there's no evidence for the policies touted. Among education researchers, one complaint about the U.S. Department of Education under former President George W. Bush was that it relentlessly promoted "scientific research in education," while at the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Researchers, Federal Regulation, Federal Government
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Boehm, Virginia R. – Personnel Psychology, 1982
Examined criterion-related validity studies published in the Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology. The major changes are a decline in the volume of reported validation research, and a de-emphasis of aptitude tests as predictors. Changes are interpreted in terms of increasing governmental intervention in employment selection.…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Federal Regulation, Government Role, Literature Reviews
Costello, Elizabeth Jane; Horwitz, Sarah McCue; Angold, Adrian; Hoagwood, Kimberly; Sparrow, Sara S.; Triche, Elizabeth – 1996
Three brief papers review the literature and report on a study concerning the concept of functional impairment in light of regulations requiring both a psychiatric diagnosis and functional impairment for access to mental health care by children and adolescents with emotional disturbances. The first, very brief summary is: "The Origin, Meaning and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Eligibility