Argues that while computers have the potential to become important in the teaching of reading, the computer revolution cannot happen until support is provided to prepare teachers to use microcomputers and to integrate software into regular reading programs. (FL)

In response to an interviewer's questions, internationally recognized educator Benjamin S. Bloom states his beliefs about the effectiveness of proposed educational reforms and argues for increased experimentation, greater stress on higher mental processes, the adoption of mastery learning, new research efforts, and more effective commitment to…

Presents a definition of educational technology that points to three areas where research is needed: instructional theory, design-oriented research, and instructional design procedures. Computer assisted instruction and perceptions of media and technologies are discussed, and 74 references are given. (Author/LRW)

Review of existing research on the general cognitive outcomes of Logo training concludes there is little data-based or empirical evidence on the effects of teaching Logo to children. It is suggested that current research on Logo should be more directly tied to outcomes related to learning a structured computer language. (MBR)

Essays are presented in which the authors offer four entirely separate perspectives on the issue of correspondence study's image. The authors examine the defensiveness of some of correspondence study's practitioners, the role of scholarship in correspondence study's image, the lack of such scholarship in the United States, and university-level…

Technology has been a major factor in the creation of allied health disciplines and continues to shape the future of the field. Predictions are made about the effects of technology in allied health. Suggestions are offered to allied health practitioners and educators for taking an active role in directing the future of the field. (Author)

Critical thinking is much talked about and much desired in higher education but little understood. Research into critical thinking might benefit from a close examination of the nature of Socratic inquiry as it can be applied in teaching, faculty interaction with colleagues, and faculty research. (Author/MSE)

Suggests that fundamental questions with broad policy implications and a perspective that approaches academic library from patron's point of view remain to be asked about library costs, collections and their use, library users, and both the academic setting itself and the people who work within it. Seventeen references are cited. (EJS)

Notes the continuing shortcomings of reading research, in spite of the best efforts of many able persons. Theorizes on the reasons for these failures. (FL)

Correlation structure of the Burrell and Cane mixed Poisson model for library loans with aging is presented and illustrated by data from University of Sussex. The approach is compared and contrasted with that originally formulated by Morse and recently reevaluated by Beheshti and Tague. Directions for future investigations are suggested. (Author)

Addresses cognitive style and visual literacy in use of instructional computing, focusing on learner interaction with screen displays and ways cognitive style and visual preferences facilitate or inhibit learning, and asks whether having computers in classrooms is only a case of utilizing another form of television. Research areas are suggested.…

Reviews the literature on assistant principals. Concludes that from a sociological perspective, the existing knowledge base has contributed little to an understanding of the social character of the school setting, the internal and external careers of administrators, and problems associated with training and developing professional administrators.…

Library use and user studies (1973-1981) indexed in ERIC database were analyzed to ascertain areas in need of research as characterized by Tobin. Since 1972, most research conducted has been in large-scale studies and use of nonprint materials; use of government documents and library staff needs remain unresearched areas. (35 references) (EJS)

Criticizes current practices of seeking and preserving knowledge which neither contribute to nor support the fields of "humanistic" interest. By confining specialized research to the scientists, it is suggested that a more generalized approach be taken towards literary studies, as a means of broadening and interrelating all the issues that affect…

The importance of research in the humanities is underscored, and it is proposed that humanistic research does not differ in nature from activities already accepted as research and should be supported with the same commitment and through the same agencies as research in the social and natural sciences. (MSE)