Article discusses who benefits in the long run from the work of researchers or innovators in the schools. (GB)

The principal service offered was a manual current awareness service, based on scanning primary and abstracting journals. Evaluation was by feedback slips for each reference, and by questionnaire at the end of the experiment. General observations on place and value of such a service in a university library are included. (6 references) (Author/SJ)

The present findings suggest that experience in situations which a subject believes reflect his own control over events can increase the likelihood of his believing that he has control over reinforcements. (Author)

If the research councils in Britain--those agencies primarily responsible for the funding of research at universities--are forced to close their doors, the expenditure on research through government will decline. (HS)

Finding that British researchers are believed to use qualitative methods while North Americans favor quantitative measurement in adult education enquiry, the author examines substantive research concerns and research publication in the United States, Britain, and Canada and concludes that there is some validity to the stereotype. (Availability:…

Examines the genesis and perpetuation of divergent perspectives of teachers and researchers concerning how knowledge is formulated and determined. Advocates a sociolinguistic ethnographic approach as the research methodology most likely to generate knowledge that is intellectually rigorous and helpful in teacher development. (JOW)

Investigates, in 34 handicapped preschoolers, the role of examiner familiarity in the performance of tasks requiring high or low levels of symbolic mediation. Subjects performed better with familiar examiners on tasks requiring high symbolic mediation; no differential performance was obtained on items requiring low symbolic mediation. (Author/RH)

In an effort to delineate possible areas of consensus concerning appropriate attitudes and behaviors for medical educators in a variety of settings, researchers in offices of medical education were interviewed. A list of behaviors that emphasized sensitivity, responsiveness, and flexibility was produced. (MLW)

Describes the development of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) since its establishment in 1915, including growth in membership; influences of Federal support and policy on AERA activities; effects of changes in the Association on AERA annual meetings; and current characteristics of and future prospects for AERA. (Author/MJL)

Describes three participants' experiences in a course intended to help students understand their prior experiences and how these experiences shape personal research predilections and capabilities. (MLF)

Purposes and methods of attracting articles on educational research to the Journal of Teacher Education are discussed. Three research-oriented formats are introduced that will appear in future issues: (1) Teacher Education Research Commentaries; (2) Research Briefs; and (3) research articles. (FG)

The authors, one a research officer with the Scottish Council for Research in Education and the other a principal teacher of geography, have collaborated for over 18 months in educational research. They provide their own description of the problems and possibilities inherent in this kind of collaborative research. (Author)

Uses Harold Rosenberg's metaphor and image to suggest that art education researchers have a limited view of the purpose and scope of their field. Dimensions of research and scholarship activities in art education are discussed. (AM)

In 396 papers reporting dissertation research published by psychologists in 14 journals between 1967 and 1972, women authors were cited as frequently as men. By 1978, though women in the sample had published less, no difference was found between men and women in number of citations gained per paper. (Author/GC)