Presents the results of a survey of the perceptions of master's-level students (N=263) in the areas of dogmatism, family ideology, and religiosity. Findings indicate that graduating participants were significantly lower in levels of dogmatism than were beginning participants. Data analysis also revealed that family ideology was more strongly…

Data from 20 clients seeing four experienced therapists conducting time-limited, cognitive-behavioral therapy in a university counseling center were examined with respect to the pattern of complementarity and its relation to outcome. More successful dyads demonstrated a pattern of initial high levels of complementarity, decreasing levels in the…

Examines the extent to which the level of reactance of adolescent clients served as a mediating factor for counselor ratings and two paradoxical intervention techniques: reframe and symptom prescription with adolescents (N=86) in a rural mental-health center. Results reveal a significant interaction effect for level of reactance and intervention…

Suggests that for distance education to become a more articulated discipline, researching theory-based practice, collecting data from it, and interpreting data within the theoretical framework of the field is of utmost importance. Discusses the problems with a theoretical reporting of projects and practice, and briefly highlights contributions of…

Presents an interview with Chris Spatz who is a professor of psychology at Hendrix College in Conway (Arkansas). Discusses the null hypothesis statistical texts (NHST) and the arguments for and against the use of NHST, the changes in research articles, textbook changes, and the Internet. (CMK)

Integrates structured data and text using the unchanged, standard relational model. The performance of a parallel relational database system and the effect of query reduction on accuracy were tested, and it was found that queries can be reduced prior to their implementation without incurring significant loss in precision/recall. (AEF)

Shares examples of reports of uncertainties that exceed the guideline of one or two significant figures. Points out that scientists should take great care in deciding on the appropriate form for reporting their results. (DDR)

Discusses the foundations of recordkeeping learned in a group analysis of achievement test data for a Montessori school, including having a student database and numbering system, and recording achievement test results. Describes ways to analyze achievement test results, chart results, use charts to identify trends across school years, and conduct…

"How the World Works" is an interdisciplinary science and mathematics course in which students design and perform their own experiments, analyze the data, and present their results orally and in writing. Evaluations indicate that most students learn how to do science and gain a better appreciation for science as a process. (SAH)

Guidelines are offered that make it more likely that high-quality information will be extracted and coded from primary research reports in meta-analyses. It is also noted that the methodology of meta-analysis results in pressure to change the type of information that appears in primary research reports. (SLD)

Responds to Rubin and Knox's (1996) article concerning data analysis in single-case evaluations. Refutes the assertion that ambiguous data patterns discourage clinicians from doing single-case evaluations, and questions the assertion that emphasis on single-case designs should be reduced in the social work curriculum. (JPS)

Provides the second half of an extensive study examining research in developmental education, evaluating the quality of the research based on a sample of 52 randomly selected articles and conference presentations. Discusses problems encountered in the studies related to the design implementation, and analysis of results from research. (33…

Analysis of data on family support services and spending for individuals with developmental disabilities presents information on cash subsidy payments, respite care, and other family support. A graph shows U.S. spending for family support, 1986-1998. Additional tables break down subsidy spending for family support services by state in 1998 and…

Examined analytic methods for describing children's social risk. Found that the individual-risk-variables approach provided better overall prediction of developmental outcomes at a particular age. The risk-factor approach provided good prediction of developmental trajectories with moderate to large sample sizes. The risk-index was useful for…

Suggests ways to use dynamic systems analysis to illuminate the pluralistic and multidimensional model described by Larivee, Normandeau, and Parent (2000). Issues discussed include the characteristics of developmental transitions, such as hysteresis; nature of growth processes, such as hierarchical development or predator-prey interactions; and…