Colored press coverage of the Ontario government's "Secondary-Postsecondary Interface Report" has distorted public comprehension of the report's findings concerning the relationships between colleges/universities and the public school system, and methods to remedy the shortcomings that actually exist in contrast to those that the public…

Stresses the need for elementary and secondary school students (1) to learn sources which refer to needed information and (2) to "train the brain" to think through a problem logically. Statements from several leading librarians support this focus on research skills in education. (CLB)

When faculty include assessment as part of the learning process, student learning and teaching are both enhanced. Faculty must integrate expected learning outcomes, assessment, and feedback mechanisms to clarify what should be taught, expectations of students, collaboration with other faculty, and evaluation quality to judge learning and teaching.…

Reviews some of the problems involved in the evaluation of educational software, and describes a classroom-based case study approach to software evaluation intended for application by autonomous self-programming groups of teachers. (20 references) (Author/CLB)

The article examines: (1) the relationship between group membership and the production of knowledge; (2) comparative versus non-comparative research; and (3) the structure of data interpretation for Afro-Americans versus Euro-Americans. At issue is the lack of blacks involved in the National Research Council's study of blacks. (PS)

The National Research Council's study on the status of black Americans risks enhancing negative policy attitudes towards the black community for the following reasons: (1) its perspective, choice of explanatory variables, and analysis will reflect a majority perspective and conservative viewpoint; (2) it lacks focus; and (3) it is concerned with…

The article presents in dialogue form a composite of a black scholar's critical observations regarding the National Research Council's study on the status of black Americans. Points discussed include the following: (1) implications for public policy; (2) white dominance; (3) committee selection process; and (4) lack of black scholarly input and…

While business administration educators are increasingly using computers for instruction, incorporating administrative computing into course content and classroom activity, requiring computer literacy of students, adding courses in high-technology management, and creating departments of management information systems, no general theory of…

Bibliographic control of information in the social sciences is examined, and the transfer of social science information from the Western countries to the Third World is discussed. (RM)

The use of educational knowledge derived from research and evaluation by Australian teachers was studied. Information was diffused in written and verbal form. Most teachers seemed to prefer acquiring knowledge in interactive situations rather than reading journals. Results suggested better ways to disseminate research and evaluation knowledge.…

The use of search strategy as a conceptual framework for teaching research techniques has long been a central concept of library instruction. It involves teaching analysis of research questions, understanding of structural differences in knowledge across disciplines, and evaluation of information. (MSE)

This article presents a psychological perspective on research in librarianship and explores potential for application of psychological research principles and practices to behavioral research in libraries. Highlights include evolution of a theory of user behavior and the nature of psychological research and research designs and methodologies.…

If we hope to control our destiny, we must learn to control information and appreciate its pervasive significance. This involves recognizing information needs, understanding the perishable nature of information, choosing the right information sources, and externalizing information controls and decision-making processes. (RM)

During the 2002-2003 academic year, six roundtables were held to explore uses of the data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) for improvement of student learning. This paper describes the roundtable discussion held in October 2002 at the Professional Organizational Development conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Thirteen faculty…

Is Ohio losing its best and brightest minds? That's what is often implied by some well-publicized data on college graduates who move to other states after graduation. But what do these data actually tell us? This Commentary shows that they do not paint a complete picture of the emerging class of graduates, much less the state's workforce. States…