Action research is the process by which practitioners (such as teachers and principals) attempt to study their problems in context in order to more accurately evaluate them and to make informed decisions. The humanistic research approach not only revives useful action research strategies, but refines and revises them with the intent of making…

Pedagogical research in the United States has greatly influenced the methods by which research on curriculum and teaching has been carried out in Scandinavian countries. The predominant view on how to conduct scientific research in pedagogics has always been based on the positivist philosophy of science. In the late 1960s, however, criticism…

Current research in 23 areas of behavioral science conducted by Swedish investigators and institutions is reported and summarized. Each report includes the project's author or institution, title, reference, key words, and abstract, along with the date of publication, number of pages, language used, and whether the report is final or interim.…

The Philadelphia School District completed a community public opinion survey that identified certain attitudes previously established through a traditional process involving committee meetings, group discussions, and informal communications. Both the survey and the prior traditional process results reached the same conclusions regarding parental…

The purpose of the research development program was to (1) organize a mechanism to stimulate and promote educational research at the member colleges; (2) develop and support a program of seminars, workshops and demonstrations to communicate to faculty and administrators of 10 colleges the basic and more advanced methodology of educational research…

Three discrete parts of 2-year college research are presented. Institutional research is defined as problem and student oriented research either general and theoretical or specific and practical, depending on the ability of the researcher. It consists of systematic and organized fact-finding activities which are focused on current and pragmatic…

Researchers make little or no use of formal information systems. This is due, not so much to 'information apathy' on their part, as to faults inherent in information services as a whole. A formal information service may not come through at all. It is not capable of reaching behind a request to the real question that motivated it. By not being able…

Ethnography as an inquiry process guided by a point of view rather than as a reporting process guided by a standard technique or set of techniques is the main point of this essay which suggests the application of Malinowski's theories and methods to an ethnology of the school, indicates reasons why traditional ethnography is inadequate to the…

The responsible research leader must ensure that practical, to-the-point, and up-to-date research is produced by the research team. The responsible leader can assist teacher research an a) insisting that the teacher provide a short and meaningful example of how others can use the research in question, b) providing incentives that result in the…

This paper explores attempts which have been made to close the gap between researchers and policymakers in the social and behavioral sciences. The traditional role of the researcher is viewed as being isolated from attempts to apply research to the world of action. Methods to alleviate this situation are discussed. Educational research and…

This study examines the distribution of applicants for small grants, the consequences of being funded, and the processing of proposals. The sample included every applicant submitting a proposal in fiscal 1968. The following data were collected: 1) questionnaires from applicants, both funded and not funded; 2) factual material from proposals…

This report described an Iowa State University program which trained educational researchers in a 3-year graduate program leading to the Ph.D. degree. The program provided trainees with research training in two complimentary areas of specialization: (a) educational and psychological measurement and program evaluation; and (b) educational research…

The thesis of this paper is that education is badly in need of manpower to focus on solving its persistent social problems; that basic researchers in various universities are not in a position to meet the need nor is changing their role desirable, for it means a loss to basic research, and that training new researchers in graduate school as an…

A core staff was assembled at the University of Massachusetts in 1966 to establish doctoral level programs to train individuals for applied research positions within the pedagogical community. These programs attempted to develop curriculum and instruction research, research evaluation, and research diffusion competencies. A total of 45 individuals…

Trainers will find that Educational Resources Information Center is a valuable research tool providing ready access to descriptions of exemplary programs, research and development efforts, and other pertinent information. How to effectively conduct a computer search of the ERIC system is described in detail. (Author/BP)