Suggests that general English education specialists--those who try to remain on top of all developments but specialize in none--are in a unique and valuable position to provide measured assessment and guidance in English education studies. (HOD)

Reforms of educational practice arise from attractiveness of new ideas rather than from research findings because researchers import frameworks from other disciplines rather than using actual classroom phenomena as a basis for conceptual apparatuses and methods. (JW)

Presented is a summary of the remarks made by the president of the International Union of Geological Sciences at the 25th International Geological Congress held August 16-25, 1976, Sydney, Australia. Remarks concentrate upon recent and on going worldwide research in all fields of geology. (SL)

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The relationship between mathematicians and researchers in mathematics education has often been fragile. Yet it is crucial. We conducted a series of themed Focus Group interviews with mathematicians from six UK universities. Pre-distributed samples of mathematical problems, typical written student responses, observation protocols, interview…

The major idea in this paper is the formulation of a theory of three distinct but interrelated worlds of mathematical thinking each with its own sequence of development of sophistication, and its own sequence of developing warrants for truth, that in total spans the range of growth from the mathematics of new-born babies to the mathematics of…

This report describes a plan for using authentic assessment tools in the Fine Arts classroom. The targeted populations were classes of fourth and eighth grade students in two suburban school settings. Analysis of the data about the Fine Arts classes, based on surveys completed by teachers, parents, and students, showed that traditional assessment…

This book bridges theory and practice quite deliberately in the knowledge that there is much work to be done to improve communication and understanding between teachers and others working in schools, policymakers and the academic and research communities. It provides both a theoretical and a practical rationale for teachers' leadership of change…

Current trends toward transnational and postmodern analysis in anthropology were anticipated by theoretical and methodological positions held by those involved in Chicano Studies. In addition, new institutional forms were inaugurated in anthropology as a direct and indirect result of the experience of participating in Chicano Studies programs.…

The purpose of this paper is to discuss one promising and proven way some colleges of education (COEs) have attempted to develop academic climate and facilitate graduate student research activity. The focus is on the role of student-organized internal research conferences in the transformation of student to social scientist. The benefits these…

Papers, all in French, address four issues concerning linguistics and language in Quebec: language quality and linguistic reality; linguistic politics and the future of French in Quebec; the linguist's role in modern society; and dictionaries. Each section includes an untitled, substantive introduction and several papers. Papers include:…

This paper is concerned with the question of whether or not school improvement researchers are being realistic about social class- related constraints on the reform of low socioeconomic schools. It reviews findings from recent studies in the sociology of education and education policy that are highlighting the impact of social class on school and…

This paper discusses some of the methodological and ethical issues that one educational researcher encountered throughout his work, focusing on the importance of understanding teachers' thinking from their perspective (an insider looking out rather than an outsider looking in). It highlights a collaborative research relationship that the…

Lists several of the NIE-funded research projects according to their areas of educational concern. (GB)

Probes two aspects of scientific communication: (1) the extent to which journal article authors continue work in the same area as their articles; (2) the sources of information used by active researchers in conjunction with their current research. (Author/JM)