Discusses problems in research investigating Web-based instruction (WBI) and describes a study of university freshmen that used a single-source method to test the impact of WBI on learning. Examines computer software log files and discusses results of multiple regression analyses that show use of relevant Web content does improve learning.…

Responds to a critique of "The Small ICF/MR Program: Dimensions of Quality and Cost" (Conroy), that questioned the research design of the study. It emphasizes the significantly higher quality of life ratings for community living arrangements in opportunities for choice-making, integration, individualization, and other measures. (CR)

Interviews with 23 deaf or hearing teachers of the deaf raised two questions concerning the use of narrative to understand teachers' thinking about teaching: namely, the limits of narrative as a data source and the feasibility of productive analysis of narratives. Results suggest that teachers do not store information about teaching as narratives…

Describes the author's difficulties in teaching students who were ethnically, culturally, and socially different from himself. Emphasizes the significance of connecting the enacted curriculum to the interests and extant knowledge of students. Suggests some implications for teaching science, enacting and appropriating science curricula, and…

Describes a multifaceted study that combined quantitative and qualitative approaches to educational research to investigate the behaviors and perceptions of preservice teachers as they assessed the work of an imaginary eighth grader. Summarizes findings and suggests that the mixed-methods model contributes new understandings not possible with…

An account of three researchers' efforts to make sense of preservice teachers' assessment practices reveals how methodologically diverse investigations emanated from the context of a single study. Developments, findings, and warrants that characterize this inquiry are presented, as well as arguments describing this study as exploratory,…

Reanalyzes data predicting likelihood that psychology undergraduates will seek psychological help. Results found that individuals are more likely to seek counseling when distress is high and attitudes toward counseling are positive; distress is higher when social support networks are impaired; and individuals who conceal information often have…

A study used participatory action research (PAR) to explore social inclusion/relationships at worksites of 10 students (ages 17-21). The participatory intervention process assisted teachers and job coaches in making constructive changes in transition work experience programs to provide social opportunities for students and help them become part of…

Offers a course design framework--the Genre-Aligned practices framework--for teaching English for specific academic purposes in higher education. Outlines the three research foundations on which the framework is based.(Author/VWL)

A participatory research project on adolescent well-being and related community factors was conducted under contract with a Manitoba tribal council organization representing nine Ojibwa communities. The project used the nominal group process and focus groups and was based on four principles of culturally appropriate research: elder input, use of…

Examined whether 6- and 11-year-olds' beliefs about job status and job interests are affected by gendered nature of jobs. Found that children gave higher status ratings to masculine jobs and expressed greater interest in jobs culturally associated with their own sex. Older children rated novel jobs portrayed with males as having higher status than…

Presents an overview of six years into research of Maori girls' schooling in Aotearoa (New Zealand) and the role of education in the formation of their national identity. Focuses on the research methodology associated with the discovery of the documents and narratives on which the research is based. (CMK)

Introduction: The objective was to review key articles and research studies on practices, preferences, and evaluation of on-line continuing education used by health care professionals. Methods: Data sources included searches of the "MEDLINE," "CINAHL," and "ERIC" databases (January 1990 to June 2004) and manual searches of the "Journal of…

In the new biology-learning curriculum for Israeli high schools, known as Biomind, students experience "open-inquiry." This paper describes a qualitative action research project that was performed in order to investigate the characteristics of the open inquiry learning process. Specifically, the research investigates this process in…

This study was designed to determine the differences in the teaching patterns of student teachers as compared with experienced teachers in urban, rural, and suburban schools. Lessons were videotaped and behaviors were analyzed to determine the instructional tendencies of the teachers. Conditional probabilities were juxtaposed on a matrix to show…