This article explains why research is necessary in the field of physical education. (PB)

Based on paper presented at Home Economics Research Conference, June 1968.

Information in this directory of mass communication researchers in Denmark, Norway, and Finland is taken from questions which were distributed in the fall of 1977 and completed by the researchers themselves. Graduate students who are either working on research grants or have published academic papers on research in the field are included. Separate…

Institutional Research is a new and fast growing field and those involved in it continually ponder their roles. When colleges were small, the president knew most things firsthand. With the growth of institutions and the increasing need for information, the institutional researcher has assumed the duty of investigating aspects of the college or…

In order to ascertain to what degree educational researchers are concerned with and involved in social issues, a questionnaire on social attitudes, activism, political attitudes, attitudes toward AERA, and research activities was mailed to 672 members of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). When demographic characteristics of the…

This booklet is concerned with the last half of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century when a great surge of knowledge vital to atomic science took place, as illustrated by work by Faraday, Mendeleev, Roentgen, Becquerel and the Curies. Each succeeding discovery brought atomic science closer to the great breakthrough that marked the close…

The second annual Conference of New Manpower Researchers was held to: (1) provide an opportunity for new researchers to meet and establish contact with other professionals in the field and to exchange ideas and information, (2) aid new researchers by allowing them to present their work to their peers and senior manpower people, and (3) permit the…

Seminars were conducted at Cornell University and Arizona State University to encourage manpower research among persons who had recently received doctorates in the social and behavioral sciences. Individuals who showed promise for making positive contributions to manpower research were selected from both large and small institutions of higher…

Interviews can provide valuable information for social researchers, but problems that may affect the quality of the information gathered should be addressed. These include subject-researcher reactivity, role relations, truth telling, reporting of the information collected, and researcher characteristics. A profile of effective interviewer…

Describes assumptions that link scientific and personal theorizing. Outlines research program to refine and test such assumptions in context of counseling. Argues that research into the scientific and personal theories of researchers of counseling and personal theories of counselors and clients of counseling may answer questions about relationship…

This article addresses some of the issues faced by the educational statistician working as a faculty member in a university. The university milieu, with its emphasis on research, teaching, and service presents some unique opportunities as well as problems for the statistical consultant. (Author/LMO)

Recent child language intervention literature was analyzed to determine the content and consistency of subject descriptions. The amount and type of descriptive information varied widely both within and among journals. Suggestions were developed to describe language-disabled children in intervention studies. (Author/CL)

Discusses techniques used by reading researchers to derive "operational definitions" of reading phenomena. (FL)

By understanding the learning styles of educational researchers we can better understand the policies they promote and the lessons they plan for others. This article is based on an interview study of the beliefs and intentions underlying researchers' and policymakers' views on staff development. (Author/DCS)