Argues that teacher development should begin in pre-service education, should be humanistic and constructivist, and should encourage teacher's voices. One means for such development is teacher narrative research (inquiry built on teacher stories). Examples from students demonstrate how such research and narrative meet pre-service teachers' human…

Through a qualitative study of the work practices of interdisciplinary humanities scholars, the activities and resources involved in scholarship that crosses disciplinary boundaries were examined. Results highlight fundamental features of work in the humanities in relation to the interdisciplinary processes scholars use to extend their knowledge…

Describes an action research project conducted while teaching a course about action research. Eight doctoral students and a professor co-taught the course, demonstrating aspects of action research and modeled research methodology for their students. The project helped them study their own teaching and their students' learning and demonstrated…

Notes how research emphasizes the importance of tailoring instruction to the needs of the individual child. Examines tutoring interactions with Ricky, a friendly, vivacious first-grade boy who started the school year significantly behind peers in reading and writing. Explores what instruction can be provided to meet Ricky's individual learning…

Explores how six integrated interview strategies provoke and influence expression of children's thinking about a pen pal project with preservice teachers. Describes the interdependence of the strategies and emphasizes the match between researchers' desire for valid data and children's need for developmentally appropriate interview strategies.…

Reviews the history of applied child development research. Suggests that future studies address questions that society needs to answer as well as questions that might contribute to theory, and that research methods be adjusted accordingly. Urges academics to broaden their audience to focus on practitioners, policymakers, and the public. Concludes…

Reviews evidence that gesture provides access to information children know but do not say. Argues that gesture may contribute cognitive change indirectly, by communicating spoken aspects of the learner's cognitive state to potential change agents; and directly, by offering the learner a simpler way to express and explore ideas that may be…

Describes a teacher-research study using interpretive methods to address the question how learning about language connects secondary students to their world. Profiles three student inquirers, finding the students deepened their awareness of the role language plays in their lives. (NH)

Explores similarities between research approaches characterizing different paradigms in information science and different information-processing styles of individual researchers. Proposes a model of the way in which new knowledge is generated, based on these similarities. The model focuses on "research pathologies," and ways in which the…

Reports on increasing opportunities for African American scholars to pursue serious research at institutions that give a high priority to research and provide a supportive infrastructure. Ranks 125 Carnegie Research I and II institutions by the number and percent of black faculty. Also lists total number of black faculty, either tenured or in…

The Mid-Western Educational Research Association (MWERA) was founded in 1978 with the goal of disseminating theoretical and applied educational research to members from 13 midwestern states. Includes information on MWERA mission and goals; its governance, structure, and operations; and its growth and development, including annual conferences,…

Explores the similarities and differences in findings related to three studies that focused on the content and context of students' and teachers' definitions of art in order to study the socialization process. Reveals that the researchers themselves perpetuate this process by solidifying the students' and teachers' learned expectations of what art…

School-effectiveness research has contributed to the global pressures on education, but should now concentrate on establishing more knowledge about the complex interactions between culture and schooling. This article raises questions concerning educational researchers' role in furthering education advances and building a more just society.…

Presents a calendar of 17 upcoming conferences (time frame from October, 2001 to June, 2002) that may be of interest to readers of the "Quarterly Review of Distance Education." For each conference, a Web site is included, and for all but three, descriptive statements about the conferences are provided. (AEF)

Adult basic and literacy education (ABLE) is governed by political processes that impede practice. New trends that may help move ABLE toward democracy include the Internet as a site of policy debates and advocacy and use of the findings of practitioner action research. (Contains 16 references.) (SK)