The Delphi technique was used to gather information from a panel of seven experts of collaborative educational telecommunications projects about successful elements of these projects as well as obstacles to success. Thirty-one items received high ratings from the panelists and had a high consensus level among the panel. Conclusions provide…

Three tables present data from 22 braille-reading blind children, ages 6 to 12, including demographic data (such as years of braille use, IQ, age, hand movement type, and reading rate); highest and lowest reading rates, by years of braille instruction and IQ scores; and oral reading rates. The methodology used is suggested for teachers doing…

A Georgia middle school's action-research project had three goals: understanding its students; improving the classroom curriculum and developing the requisite teaching skills; and examining the consequences of team or school policies and programs. Evaluations are discussed from varying staff perspectives. (MLH)

Examines early childhood teachers' perspectives on research and presents ways and reasons for early childhood teachers to become more active in the research community. Discusses the value of systematic inquiry into one's own classroom and identifies historical support. Presents examples of partnership research using a video camera as a data…

Reports on an exploratory study of the measurement of commonality in the use of variables or measures by authors and groups of authors who have reported on studies of information retrieval system users. There is some similarity to cocitation analysis: when two individual papers or two authors over several works, use the same variables, this…

Describes the purposes and roles of institutional researchers: (1) describe the institution, (2) analyze alternatives, (3) present the best case, and (4) supply impartial evidence, noting three dualities internal vs external demands; academic vs administrative culture; and institutional vs professional role that are particularly relevant. Also…

Reports on a nationwide survey of 601 members of the Association for Institutional Research concerning perceived levels of institutional research (IR) knowledge and skills, how IR knowledge and skills are acquired, and perceptions of effectiveness. The survey was based on Terenzini's (1993) three tiers of organizational intelligence. (Author/DB)

Describes how a teacher and a teacher educator collaborated to extend their thinking regarding effective learning environments and to challenge their own uncertainties through dialog. Discusses four aspects of effective learning environments: creating authentic, meaningful, and personalized curriculum; making visible differences in language and…

Workplace learning research may support existing power relations rather than empower workers. Adult educators should examine workplace learning within a broad socioeconomic context and advocate socially responsible educational practices. (Contains 26 references.) (SK)

This study compared consistency of age- and gender-specific self-reported height and weight and calculated body mass index among a sample of high school students in Taipei County, Taiwan to reference values for Taiwanese school-aged youth obtained through national studies. Taipei high school students provided self-reports of height and weight that…

Using the concept of layers of community, this paper describes and explains the ways in which teams of teachers, teacher educators and researchers worked together on the research project InterActive Education: teaching and learning in the information age. The focus is on the development and dissemination of professional knowledge as it relates to…

Terms like "enquiry-oriented" and "research-based" teacher education have been used to describe a general approach to teacher education that emphasizes the development of prospective and practising teachers' knowledge, skills and disposition to adopt an enquiring stance to their work. The inclusion of research in teacher education curricula has…

The paper examines aspects of the relationship between teaching and research in higher education in social science research methods, with particular reference to the subject area of Education. There are three main themes: reflections on how social science research methods should be (or are) taught; a review of current debates about the…

This short paper draws upon the work of Boyer (1990) to argue for a broader definition of research, a greater recognition of the role of service and the integration of teaching, research and service as interconnected scholarly activities. As a lecturer in management the author has carried out research on small firms and has been a business mentor…

This article examines the use of "mixed methods" research in education--studies that blend different research strategies. Although various methodologies have always been part of a researcher's toolkit, much of the renewed attention to that strategy is a reaction to the U.S. Department of Education's current emphasis on using randomized field…