The recent requirement for education on the protection of human research subjects mandated by the federal government has the potential to impact research in all fields, including education, significantly. At this point, all key personnel involved in research using human subjects are either required or strongly recommended (depending on the type of…

The paper examines the various ways that qualitative researchers can use and interpret numbers, official statistics, and other quantitative data. It puts forth the position that qualitative researchers, in their quest for understanding, have too often viewed official statistics with only a cursory or descriptive analysis without deeper reflection…

Gives estimates of the proportion of AERA members who are researchers and who publish research at some point in their career. (Editor)

The researcher must constantly be needling people to experiment and make changes; yet he must avoid the appearance of being so far out that colleagues stop listening to him. (Editor/MU)

So that children will understand the habits, attitudes and mores of educational researchers, author paraphrases and quotes from B. F. Beebe's African Elephants. (RY)

The number of physician-scientists in training decreased below the recommended level in 1976. Reasons young doctors are not attracted to research training and why these academic physicians are needed are discussed. The demise of the academic medical community will begin an ice age in American medicine. (SR)

Argues for the use of collaborative research, not as a replacement for individual research but as a valuable alternative. Benefits and difficulties of collaborative research are outlined, obstacles to its conduct are reviewed, and ways to make it work are suggested, supplemented with descriptions of actual collaborative research. (SLD)

Reflection on the authors' seven-year research partnership and interviews with six participants in other partnerships identified requisites for effective collaboration: dialog, trustworthiness, competence, and flexibility. Successful relationships were characterized by acceptance, validation, commitment, synergy, and fun, with increased…

Advocates diary writing as an interpretive research method, presents a reflection on the potential and quality attributes of diary writing, explains how to do diary writing, and presents an illustrative example of a researcher's diary and its content analysis. (SLD)

A discussion of the work of Ferdinand de Saussure focuses on the influence of Emile Durkheim, particularly his study of suicide; language as state or process; the influence of William Dwight Whitney; the goals of linguistics; the state of language; the linguistic sign; and linguistic value. (CB)

An interview with the founder of the Second Language Research Forum covers personal experiences, a researcher's view of applied linguistics, and educating future researchers. (LB)

Literature reviewers should plan search strategy; quickly review retrieved material; record references; note general themes, conceptual frameworks, patterns; organize and synthesize categories; focus on goals; read material thoroughly; refine content outline; draft review; and try to retain the dynamic nature of the literature. (SK)

Responds to a critique of a book that discusses attempts by linguists and psychologists to collaborate in a venture called cognitive science. (10 references) (JL)

Frequency of articles by individuals and institutions in the "Journal of Vocational Behavior" were proportionally weighted and ranked for the first 22 years and for 1971-77, 1978-84, and 1985-92. Consistent contributions were found from several individuals and institutions (Ohio State University, University of Minnesota, University of…