Evaluation audiences can understand evaluation reports if the reports are written in common language, use proper organization, and incorporate information which provides the audience with a context for understanding the report. Suggestions about how this can be achieved are offered. (Author/RL)

The authors outline three broad strategies for combining different types of information in a review: quantifying descriptive reports, presenting quantitative outcomes narratively, and allying statistical and descriptive evidence while maintaining the integrity of each. They discuss six ways in which qualitative information is essential to the…

This article briefly discusses the process and procedure relative to American Indian protection under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. (RTS)

A report is presented of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American College Health Association, May 22-25, 1979, Washington, D.C. (JD)

Based on a simple nonparametric procedure for comparing two proximity matrices (matrices which represent the similarities among a set of objects), a measure of concordance (agreement) is introduced that is appropriate when K independent proximity matrices are available. (Author/JKS)

In oblique rotation of factor analyses, a variety of methods is possible. The direct oblimin method is one such rotation. The direct oblimin method requires setting a value for a parameter called gamma. This article explores problems with choosing gamma values and clarifies the results obtained at various gamma levels. (JKS)

Abstracts of papers presented and descriptions of workshops and meetings are included. (KS)

Studied the reporting preferences of editorial board members of four scholarly journals in education and psychology with regard to analytic practices in the fifth edition of the American Psychological Association "Publication Manual." Responses of 106 board members show the movement toward reform in research reporting practices. (SLD)

Studied the self-reported evaluation practices of eight evaluation theorists and the real-world practices of 138 program evaluators. Derived a comparative framework to illustrate the similarities and differences among the eight theories as they are applied. (SLD)

Introduces this volume on homeless children by briefly describing each of the eight chapters. Notes that the chapters represent an interdisciplinary approach to understanding homeless children and the issues surrounding homelessness. (PCB)

A survey that is designed to identify journals that publish evaluation research is presented. Information is provided on general circulation, submission and rejection of manuscripts, types of research most frequently published, and emerging trends in evaluation research. A list of 80 journals responding to the survey is appended. (TJH)

Ethical dilemmas surrounding research in which the efficacy of various coaching strategies designed to outsmart validity scales are discussed in the context of competing demands between the requirement of the ethical principles of the American Psychological Association and the need to give detailed descriptions of research procedures in scientific…

Explains and illustrates important differences between writing a thesis or dissertation and writing a research report for publication in a professional journal. Discusses how to speed up the review process and encourage acceptance of the manuscript. (JOW)

This bibliography lists 50 doctoral dissertations concerned with deafness and completed during 1999. Usually provided are dissertation title, author, institution, pages, and order number. Doctoral dissertations available from Gallaudet University library are listed separately. (DB)