A study investigated perceptions of 606 scientists and 91 institutional representatives (IRs) toward the National Institutes of Health Office of Research Integrity concerning appropriate punishment for unethical research behavior. Respondents suggested punishment for 80% of unethical scenarios presented to them. Punishment type was related to…

Presents a model of the relation between the circulation at a large library, the collection at that library, and the size of the user population. Analysis of data at United States academic research libraries reveals a square-root law describing this relation. Explores theoretical foundations and speculates on bibliometric implications. (Author/AEF)

Presents French-speaking researchers' contribution to differential developmental psychology. Traces methodological and theoretical transformations necessary for understanding individual differences within a general theory of cognitive development. Provides overview of pluralistic and multidimensional model of cognitive functioning/development…

Emphasizes the benefits of cooperation between researchers in developing a comprehensive model of cognitive development that considers the constraints of human brain structures and the interplay of general laws of development and individual differences in developmental pathways within the context of social and cultural environments. (Author)

Uses a collaborative ethnography to explore how novice music teachers learn to teach elementary general music. Discusses the interaction of theory and practice. Presents an emergent set of assertions illustrating students' initial images and beliefs of teaching and a student profile illustrating the process of learning to teach music. (CMK)

Elementary teachers in an interdisciplinary master's program in math, science, and technology conducted action research projects. Analysis of 40 projects involving design technology showed that teachers were transformed by the research experience, improved reflective practice, and moved toward student-centered learning. Students with special needs…

Discusses how to involve students and teachers in music education research through the use of two resources: (1) "Music Education Research"; and (2) "A Research Agenda for Music Education." Stresses the importance for teachers to apply music education research in their teaching. Focuses on brain-behavior and neurobiology as one emerging area of…

Such issues as access to subjects; data ownership, analysis, and interpretation; and control over findings reflect a struggle for power between researchers and American Indian tribes. Responsible, respectful scholarship demonstrates understanding of the historical relationship between Native Americans and academics and of the new research…

Explores the information processes and work situations of interdisciplinary scientists, focusing on structural and strategic elements of information exchange between intellectual domains. Interview data reveal that scientists undertake individual and cooperative boundary-crossing research. Four research modes are identified and associated with…

Focuses on participants' confidence in their judgments of the relevance of bibliographic records to particular research questions. Describes an empirical investigation of the association between participants' confidence and the number of categories for a relevance rating scale. Presents exploratory results involving gender effects and comparison…

Investigates effectiveness of a first-grade formal spelling program (with explicit spelling instruction and weekly spelling tests). Shows that most children knew a majority of the spelling words before being given explicit instruction, and they transferred few of their spelling words to their journals. Notes the classroom reading/writing workshop…

Suggests that social inclusion requires the development of communities of learners. To develop such communities, groups must have common interests, consider one another equals, and contribute to open, critical discussion of ideas. Learning must be considered a social activity requiring community development. Teachers must learn skills to…

Explores the intricacies of researching within one's own culture. Addresses issues that arose when an African-American woman researcher interviewed other African-American women. Explores how race and gender brought the author closer to the participants and the effects of color differences and perceived class differences. (CMK)

Includes 10 theme articles addressing research uses in agricultural education, including research on effective teaching, classrooms as teaching labs, teacher inquiry, agriscience achievement, learning communities, applications of Bloom's taxonomy, use of the elements of reasoning, end-of-term student presentations, and personality types. (SK)

Intimations of globality are challenging old ways of doing things in the social sciences. The new phase of reflexive thinking has seen many turning their thoughts to indigenous thinking. Within today's world of knowledge, one pressing task is to capture as many voices as possible to reaffirm a moral universe that respects the plurality of…