Describes eight federal agencies which distribute technical reports, the indexes provided for these reports, and the implications for microforms librarians: National Technical Information Service; Government Printing Office; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency; International Atomic…

The study reviewed six applied research and special education journals over an 11-year period to determine the extent to which information about drug regimens of participants was provided. Only 3 percent of the articles reported information about subject medication usage and only one-point-five percent reported information relating to the use of…

Review of research on nurses' attitudes about AIDS reveals a misconception that negative attitudes prevail. Continued focus on negative attitudes might steer nurses away from AIDS care. Research should emphasize what nurses need to learn about AIDS. (SK)

Conducting and publishing research on coached malingering that might undermine the security of psychological tests and procedures presents a real problem of ethical issues. Until a consensus is reached by responsible parties, producers and consumers of research must keep their ethical responsibilities well in mind. (SLD)

Considers the benefits of written trip reports (e.g., accounts of site visits or conferences) to library administration and to the individual writing the report. Difficulties with trip reports are noted; and report writing guidelines that address audience definition, format, organization, headings, style, and deadlines are suggested. (12…

Findings of three tests given to 267 undergraduates (Wonderlic Personnel Test, Group Embedded Figures Test, and a case problem in 4 formats) were that neither graphic aids alone nor cognitive style alone significantly affected decision making; and when graphic aids and cognitive style are considered in conjunction, cognitive style is responsible…

Examines the consistency of grade assignment by elementary personnel, finding wide variations. Shows greater consistency in assigning grades after training. (SR)

Asserts that the means by which student achievement in reading are reported should be a focus rather than an afterthought. Discusses key questions related to developing report cards that serve a variety of audiences. Provides guidance and models of report cards that are more closely aligned with the literacy curriculum than traditional report…

Introduces five papers concerning speech acts in world Englishes in which it is agreed that conversational interactions in indigenized varieties of English, whether in literary works or in real life, are different compared to the native varieties, and, in some sense, represent a cross-cultural phenomenon. (GLR)

Fifty-two physicians were surveyed to determine physician, parent, and disease variables that may influence child neglect recognition and reporting. Variables examined included the presence of initial symptoms, symptoms from failure to provide treatment, symptoms from treatment failure, adverse outcome without symptoms, parental mental…

Shows how accident reports in a large government agency fail to account for the multidimensional nature of accidents in tightly coupled technologies. Proposes a three-dimensional model of accident analysis to illustrate how underlying models of causality influence the structure of technical reports and the nature of the argument over…

This study examined the relationship between judgments about child abuse case vignettes and the reporting intentions of over 700 mandated reporters. The judgments included seriousness of the incident; labeling of the incident as "abuse" or "neglect"; legal requirements for reporting; and potential child and family benefits from…

Examines several areas to contribute to the development of a poetry therapy practice research model: research models, specificity and replication, poetry selection, studies in practice research, professional issues, and the identification of directions for future research. (SR)

Examined work that appeared in the "Review of Educational Research" (RER) since its first volume to explore the ways that educational issues and educational research found their ways into the journal and to consider what a review really is. Identifies three periods in the history of RER and shows changes in the review genre over time.…

Describes the early stages of development of the Campbell Collaboration Social, Psychological, Educational & Criminological Trials Register (C2-SPECTR) to help those preparing and maintaining systematic reviews of experiments in these fields. The register currently contains more than 10,000 records, including more than 300 references to existing…