Contains a selection of works on feminist theory and method. Presents a description of types of articles contained in each of the following sections of the bibliography: (1) "Epistemology and Metatheory"; (2) "Critical Analysis and Reformulations"; (3) "Applications"; and (4) "Further Resources." A total of…

A study investigated the relationship of sources of financial aid to college choice. Results suggest some different conclusions than those previously obtained by freshman surveys. The value of using alumni responses for such a study is discussed, and implications for student aid packaging are examined. (Author/MSE)

This article describes characteristics of current research in education, examines three types of research (theoretical, practical applied, and practical action), and argues for the promotion and development of practical applied research as the type most useful to school teachers, and most qualified to bridge the gap between theory and practice.…

Recommends an approach to computer-assisted language learning and development activities that addresses the total instructional system, including non-technological components. Eight procedural steps, based on an input-process-output model, are described for developing, refining, and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of CALL teaching…

The quantification of communication network integration provides valuable information for the study of language change in very small rural communities such as Grossdorf, Austria. The approach is particularly relevant when study of aggregate group behavior has failed to yield results due to small sample size or group internal inconsistency. (26…

Suggestions are provided for future research in item bias detection, reduction of essay-reader variation in setting cut-score levels, and limitations of equating theory. (TJH)

Criticizes the Slomczynski and Krauze mobility decomposition theory and its application to the Featherman-Jones-Hauser (FJH) hypothesis. Offers a multiplicative model that addresses the substantive problems of the original research. (FMW)

Examines traditional categories of information/communication system users. Argues that these categories lead to a view of communication systems that make "haves" and "have-nots" inevitable. Describes several alternative communication-based user categories that view users as actors within the information system. (SR)

Reviews the research literature on continuing professional education for teachers and administrators in rural areas. Discusses conceptual contradictions in rural writings, describes research needs for rural staff development, suggests appropriate methodology for rural school studies, and calls for a national research agenda for rural education.…

Uses multidimensional scaling and clustering analysis of the co-citation patterns of 58 authors to explore the intellectual organization of population genetics and related specialties. Concludes that co-cited author mapping, with the author as the unit of analysis, is likely to complement studies of informal communication networks. (SR)

Describes a study that examined the impact of federated library systems on member library services, resources, and operations in Pennsylvania. The discussion includes a rationale for the research methodology used, and comments on the absence of reliable library statistics and published reports as a basis for comparison with pre-systems situations.…

Advocates a quantitative sociological approach to measuring curriculum differentiation and its effects. Research should combine survey with observational methods to examine measures of track organization and instructional activities that are sensitive to organizational and instructional conditions that differ across schools. (Author/BJV)

Points out inadequacies in the numeric data set that accompanied the Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science (SETUPS) monograph on the U.S. Supreme Court. Suggests that the data not be used for research purposes but notes they may be utilized as a teaching tool in discussing quantitative methods of analysis relative to Supreme…

Describes procedures used to measure aspects of a classroom environment in which the development of prosocial characteristics is emphasized. Explains observation procedures, a teacher questionnaire, a child interview, and a child questionnaire. Finds observation to be the most useful means of assessment, with the other three procedures…

Four papers offer comments on A. Silverstein's paper on cluster analysis of institutionalized mentally retarded individuals, and Silverstein responds to the commentaries. The commentaries examine the soundness of study goals, usefulness of an adaptive behavior classification system, and feasibility of utilizing adaptive behavior measures to…