A sample of 113 American Vocational Education Research Association members (93% with doctorates, 67% with more than 15 years of research experience) disagreed that statistical significance tests should be banned; were less likely to realize that stepwise methods do not identify the best predictor set; and recognized that studies with…

Various forms of practitioner research have received attention for potential to improve schools, yet few studies focus on social circumstances of projects and schools which make potential easier or more difficult to recognize. The "Taking Stock" project in a California elementary school combines teacher and collaborative-action research.…

Reports on national surveys of members of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) to identify characteristics of institutional researchers in terms of three questions: (1) "Who are we?"; (2) "Where do we work?"; and (3) "What do we do?" Includes tables listing AIR members' election of topics of high…

Presents the authors' varying perspectives as teacher researchers reflecting on their first-time implementation of a cross-age, primary-grade literacy project. Identifies several themes as important sites of difference among the teacher-researchers. (SR)

Describes how Alan C. Milstein has sued universities and scientists in an effort to protect the rights of people who volunteer as research subjects. (EV)

Summarizes results of a 1999 survey regarding the satisfaction of various groups with publications, databases, and services of the National Center for Education Statistics. Groups studied were federal, state, and local policymakers; academic researchers; and journalists. Compared 1999 results with 1997 results. (Author/SLD)

Increased use of practitioner research in literacy education is opening new vistas for grassroots knowledge. Such research affords new possibilities for professional growth, an improved image of literacy, and the potential to reduce illiteracy to minimal levels. (JOW)

Provides several tips for scientists who work with children. Points out the differences between audiences of adults and children and includes a chart of some general characteristics of children by grade levels. (DDR)

Describes the contemporary context of collaborative research and explores the experiences of a partnership between the University of Technology-Sydney (Australia) and the New South Wales Department of Education and Training. Concludes that collaboration should not be idealized, building relationships is an ongoing process, and reflexive processes…

Provides some observations and reflections on what was presented in this volume concerning the scholarship of teaching and speculates on how future work could be built on these findings. (EV)

Roger T. Kelleher, rightly known as one of the foremost contributors to behavioral pharmacology, also made many important contributions to the experimental analysis of behavior. He participated significantly in the development of the discipline, through both his research and his editorial contributions to this journal. This article summarizes his…

This manuscript by Connell and Frye ("Infant Child Dev" 2006; 15(6): 609-621) provides a clear example of the application of latent growth mixture models (LGMM) to the development of antisocial behaviour in adolescence. The LGMM approach is discussed in the context of this example, and factors influencing the results achieved with these methods…

This article reviews indicators used by researchers to select samples of expert teachers. Reflecting initially on the broader expertise literature and then focusing on studies of teaching expertise, the authors identify criteria used to select expert teachers that fall under one or more of the following marker categories: (a) years of experience,…

During the last decade, growing numbers of faculty have been conducting inquiry about teaching and learning in their own classes. This initiative, first called the scholarship of teaching, sought to redefine faculty roles and elevate teaching. The initiative is now known as the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL). Its proponents recognize…

For more than a decade, increasingly explicit attention has been made in the policies of, and guidance from, various funding and overarching bodies to the overall concept of good practice in the development and management of research staff in higher education institutions. That has embodied the concept of developing researchers over the career…