Educational researchers have been influenced too much by research schema derived from the assumptions of empirical researchers in the sciences. Theory building should be sacrificed for the development of research products with clearer, more concrete relevance for teachers. (JN)

Explores professional educators' responses to the research contributions of cognitive psychologists, psycholinguists, and educational psychologists in the area of reading comprehension. Some of the contributions discussed are schema theory, readability, anaphoric devices, and questioning. (HTH)

The purpose of this study was to (1) help identify the research skills and competencies needed in the business world, (2) establish educational priorities among these competencies, and (3) offer a methodology for directing future curriculum planning for undergraduate and graduate business programs. (LRA)

A rapid information dissemination system at Marquette University which uses an audio-based technique for quickly transmitting time-dependent information to research faculty is described. The system uses a tape recorder, a special purpose speech processing system, and a telephone auto-answer recorder. Present uses and proposed future modifications…

Describes a process for training ethnographers to participate in classroom field research. Discusses four principal objectives: (1) to facilitate an understanding of the research's conceptual focus; (2) to establish the technique and intellectual orientation for a common ethnographic approach; (3) to instruct ethnographers in ethnographic…

Historically the research and extension functions of land grant universities have been separate. This article discusses a Title V rural development program at Pennsylvania State in which research and extension efforts have been linked to provide knowledge and expertise to rural communities. (DS)

The scarcity of past research on Black higher education by Black researchers is discussed and compared with present investigations. Five current major studies are outlined and a list of suggested areas for future investigation is included. (JMF)

This paper calls into question prevailing approaches to educational research (contrived experiments) and proposes a new perspective in method, theory, and substance (natural experiments). (MM)

Describes collaboration between a university researcher and six teachers during a special education project at a western Canadian elementary school. Identifies five major processes of teacher-researcher collaboration and the benefits of collaboration for the researcher, teachers, and students. Contains 41 references. (SV)

Discusses the alternative roles and responsibilities that researchers might assume to bridge the gap between special education research and practice. Addresses why some research-based practices fail and the roles of researchers as collaborators, facilitators and coaches, interpreters of culture and dynamics of the school, and critics. (Author/CR)

Interviews with participants in a professional development school identified expectations of the partnership (student focus, better trained teachers), positive outcomes (real-world experience for student teachers, extra attention for students, professional growth for participating teachers), and problems (communication between school and…

A conceptual review of self-regulated learning (SRL) is offered, focusing on SRL as an activity that can be taught. Motivational self-regulation is considered as part of the SRL model, and an intervention aimed at putting the theories of SRL into practice is described. (SLD)

This statement signed by 52 researchers outlines conclusions regarded as mainstream among researchers on intelligence, especially on the nature, origins, and practical consequences of individual and group differences in intelligence. The survey from which the statement was developed is described. (SLD)

Examined the relationship between emotions and the autobiographical narratives of 3- to 5-year-olds. Found that the expression of emotions congruent to events in a laboratory scenario involving separation of two friends was not related to narrative content apart from the specific separation event. Narratives were longer and emotional content more…

A qualitative study of the citing motivations of 12 agricultural economists (faculty and doctoral students) identifies several factors they considered in making citing decisions: the contributions of the document to their research; the criteria they apply to the documents; and metalevel documentation concerns. (Author/AEF)