The Music Educators National Conference (MENC) launched a new public relations plan; membership remained relatively stable; division meetings proved successful; and the Music in Our Schools Week campaign completed its best year ever. (RM)

This study examined characteristics of and variables associated with the acceptance of abstracts submitted to the Adult Education Research Conference in 1978, 1979, and 1980. By reliably measuring the characteristics of abstracts, it has generated data that will allow future researchers to make relevant comparisons. (JOW)

Wolf contends that Lerner's article (based on Wolf's "Achievement in America") contains erroneous facts and interpretations and creates an incorrect impression of poor performance by American schools. Lerner replies that Wolf distorts data and ignores the issue of poor achievement by attributing decline in academic standards to…

Focuses on the development of citation analysis as a research method, critiques of citation analysis, applications (both as tools for librarians and tools to analyze research activity), and prospects for the future. One hundred references are provided. (EJS)

The author considers several issues regarding the development of report card grades for the mildly handicapped mainstreamed student by the regular class and resource teacher. (SW)

Analyzes reviewers' assessments of all publications on Latin American education included in the "Handbook of Latin American Studies" since 1969. Compares publications on education in South America with those relating to Central America and the Caribbean. Concludes that although the quality of research has been uneven, progress is being…

The citation frequencies found in the journal literature for 51 Carnegie Commission sponsored research reports were compared with 51 Jossey-Bass publications. Little or no difference was found in the quality of the journals that cite either type of publication. (Author/MLW)

The investigator analyzed all research papers and classified them according to predetermined criteria. Findings indicate that 355 papers of nine different types of research were presented by 347 different individuals including faculty from 83 postsecondary institutions in the U.S. Over half, 55 percent, of the papers were based on descriptive…

The social scientist has certain responsibilities in reporting the results and implications of research. S/he must consider: 1) the importance of the audience and the decisions they might make; 2) the complexity of the social findings; 3) the likelihood of practical impact of research findings; and 4) the possibility of harm to a distinct group in…

Summarizes efforts to (1) review the undergraduate curricula; (2) design a "model" curriculum for graduate studies; and (3) recommend support courses for public relations students. Reports, among other findings, that a "model" already exists, and elements are shared by top-ranked universities in the field. For journal…

Presents the format for the development of interpretive statements covering an entire test battery content on both objective tests and projective instruments. This procedure, the semiautomated full battery, can lessen significantly the time and much of the repetition entailed in psychological report writing. (Author)

Gives an account of the meetings, topics presented, and discussion groups that took place during Oxford International Conference on the Role of the Laboratory in Physics Education, held in England in 1978. (GA)

The CASE publication, "Gift Reporting Standards and Management Reports for Educational Institutions," is discussed. The report include two model formats for reporting gift revenue--one organized by sources and the other by purposes. How the standards were developed, changes in guidelines, and adaptation to the new standards are described. (MLW)

Argues that reports of research findings can be misleading and should be carefully evaluated. Uses a recent study on the relationship between television viewing and test scores as a case in point. (WD)