Offers a developmental perspective on research risk that emphasizes the idea that some risks to children decrease with increasing age; some increase as the child matures; some change in a curvilinear fashion; and some remain essentially stable. Suggests that researchers are in an optimal position to safeguard children's rights. (RH)

In a Delphi study of research needs in educational technology, 89 experts suggested 163 research needs. High-priority needs were identified by the Scree test--a method usually restricted to factor analysis. The usefulness of the technique for analysis of survey results suggests that it should be extended to other applications. (SLD)

Examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimize the possibility of theft or willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff. Topics discussed include reading room procedures, record keeping, marking collections, and legislation that addresses thefts from repositories. (10 references) (Author/CLB)

Suggests that teachers' thinking expand beyond planning and decision-making to encompass all aspects of contemplation. Examines subject matter in children as objects of teachers' contemplative concerns. Discusses expansion of researchers' and teacher educators' attitudes toward teachers. (Author)

University-based education researchers have continued to flood the professional literature with pretentious and obscure language. Many "new" discoveries are old ideas cloaked in unfathomable jargon. A survey of 500 classroom teachers disclosed a clear preference for jargon-free language. More extensive monitoring is needed. Includes 19…

Examined is Dr. Jean Clandinin and F. Michael Connelly's research on teacher's "personal practical knowledge" and its impact and influence upon teachers' perceptions of themselves and their work. (40 references) (SI)

Sixty nurse educators completed a questionnaire on research productivity and administered a teacher effectiveness questionnaire to their students. No significant relationship was found between research productivity and teacher effectiveness. Faculty at research institutions were significantly more productive than those at other types of…

Describes teacher inquiry in the University of Georgia's National Reading Research Center's School Research Consortium (SRC). Discusses reasons to formalize the teaching and reflecting process by conducting research, how SRC members are becoming researchers, and what impact SRC research is having. (SR)

How home background and gender influence selection for higher education, and especially for researcher training, in Finland was studied for 106 degree recipients in 1985. Among licentiates and PhDs, there are fewer from working-class backgrounds and more from white collar backgrounds than at other levels of higher education. (SLD)

Five issues that emerge in institutional research when studying diversity on campus are identified: (1) the researcher is part of the change process; (2) in framing research questions, focus on the institution; (3) combining qualitative and quantitative methods can provide greater insight; (4) diversity touches all institutional elements and…

Examines the evolution of comparative education and international education, as well as their merger, in terms of a "genealogy" detailing destinations and activities of scholars from the 1930s to the present, primarily in Europe and North America. Discusses a variety of definitions for comparative education and international education. (SV)

Extends the discussion of an article by J. Myers published in an earlier issue of this journal. Suggests that Myers's response to earlier critiques failed to address major criticisms. Readdresses 12 criticisms regarding research methodology, the role of the researcher, researcher-subject relationship, standards for researchers, and the notion of…

Responses from 63 of 137 university directors of industrial liaison in the United Kingdom revealed a need to reappraise the role of patenting in higher education-industry interaction. Government policy regarding the issues of intellectual property, licensing, and income generation needs revision. (SK)

A review of the combined M.D.-Ph.D training program at Johns Hopkins Medical School (Maryland) found that, of 109 students who earned both degrees since 1980, 42 have completed all training and are now in career positions. Most (81 percent) are in full-time academic posts, with 14 percent in research institutes and the remaining 5 percent in…

Examines the role of research in the English education profession. Surveys people named promising researchers between 1970 and 1989 by the National Council of Teachers of English. Finds that a considerable number of awardees are highly visible members of the NCTE community, although in many cases not primarily as researchers. (SR)