Traces the historical development of the understanding of the term "measurement" by researchers in the social sciences, and the development and use of one-way and two-way analysis of variance by researchers in the social sciences are described and evaluated. (SLD)

Presents a descriptive study that examined the influence of using electronic mail to support novice teachers as they attempted to sustain action research projects in their classrooms. Suggests that online collaborations are an effective method of supporting novice teachers in their research efforts. (Author/LRW)

A National Institutes of Health-funded structured mentoring program for health sciences researchers has the qualities of traditional mentoring relationships, but it is shaped by the aims, activities, and length of each grant. Effective participation requires organization, focus, and self-direction on the part of proteges and expertise, altruism,…

Discusses the nature, scope, and significance of basic philosophical issues in the preparation of researchers, focusing on two assertions: (1) that the curriculum for preparing educational researchers continues to be dominated by logical empiricism; and (2) that research education places a disproportionate emphasis on technical methods and…

Despite the critical need for nurse researchers, only a limited number of institutions are equipped to prepare them. Schools that do have the necessary programs have the opportunity and responsibility to create accelerated research-intensive tracks that link baccalaureate through doctoral programs and move the graduates to postdoctoral training.…

A case study examined 10 successful partnerships between county extension educators and university researchers. Successful partnerships included commitment to the bigger picture, communication, mutual respect, trust, and a supportive environment. Conditions that promoted transformative learning in partnerships included strong partner facilitation,…

Responds to a theme issue, "Research for Doctoral Students in Education (vol.30, 5), " asserting that the continua presented in the articles fail to legitimize research done by school practitioners on site. Discusses issues related to differences in rigor, status, and purpose between practitioner and other research. Recommends that education…

Critiques Anderson's response to the theme issue, "Research for Doctoral Students in Education," asserting that questions he raises have few straightforward answers. Agrees that because efforts to study and improve educational practice too often impose abstract findings on school and teachers, it is important to develop a literature based in…

In-depth interviews with professionals to explore their work and learning processes can support reflective practice. Analysis of the processes and the characteristics of the interviewers suggests that human resource development professionals could be trained as learning facilitators in this type of one-on-one dialogue. (Contains 24 references.)…

Offers two scenarios which helped change the author's practice as a reading coordinator and helped her teachers explore personal research questions. (MG)

Describes the work by Silvio Ceccato regarding machine translation systems and procedures, exploring such aspects of his work as functional philosophical approaches to machine translation, notional spheres, correlational analysis, and type classifications. Ceccato envisioned many of the methods that are now being applied in machine translation…

Content analysis was used to assess the extent to which psychological theories and research about infants were communicated to parents from 1955 to 1984 in two popular publications, the "Infant Care Manual" and "Parents" magazine. Findings indicated that there was no singular relation between what experts knew and what was…

Surveyed 807 American College Personnel Association members about research and publication experience. Compared to women, male respondents were older, had worked longer in field, and were more likely to have doctoral degrees, and to hold academic positions. More men than women had published scholarly articles or books. Results revealed significant…

Describes the mutual and interactive growth as reflective professionals of the two authors--one a teacher-researcher and the other a researcher and teacher of teachers. (SR)

Thorndike is remembered by a former research assistant who began working with him in 1938 at the Institute of Educational Research, Teachers College Columbia University. Impressions of Thorndike the teacher, behavioral scientist, educational inventor and guiding force of the Institute are shared. (IAH)