Examines the effects of Australia's Video Loan Programme, which provides videocassette copies of Australian Broadcasting Corporation's educational broadcasts to primary school students living in isolated areas and reviews teacher, student, and parent attitudes, viewing patterns, integration with the curriculum, and educational concerns about…

Alternative programs for students desiring to obtain secondary teacher certification were compared for cost-effectiveness and for instructional effects. Relative performance of education and non-education majors was judged by the cognitive gain made by their pupils during the student teaching experience. Costs were determined by a variety of…

An overview is presented of decision-oriented educational research, based on experiences in a large urban school district and on the literature. Alternative definitions of research use and evaluation use are discussed, with particular attention to the dissemination of research outcomes. (GDC)

Examines factors that contribute to changes in teachers over time and the meanings that teachers attach to such factors. Indicates, among other things, that students have a humanizing effect on teachers. Qualitative data are discussed in terms of Turner's theoretical discussion of self and symbolic interaction theory. (TRS)

Lists the 527 universities that participated in a survey and describes the faculty, the importance of a large regular full-time faculty, class size and work load, programs administered, majors and degrees granted, enrollments, growth of degree programs in English departments, outreach programs, and travel budgets in those universities. (SRT)

Summarizes methods used in establishing the English sample, characterizes English departments, and presents major findings describing institutional characteristics, character of the English faculty, enrollments, branches of English studies and degree programs administered, travel funds, faculty teaching loads, introductory writing classes, and…

The following topics concerning higher education in the USSR are discussed: research and teacher education; planning and forecasting specialist training and educational development; material facilities and technical equipment used in teaching and research; student living conditions; and international activity. (RM)

Questions theoretical assumptions underlying current provision of Australian early childhood distance education and proposes an alternative attitudinal base dependent on these assumptions: There are differences in settings, role, and role relationships in home-based programs; parent is main educator; and teachers' role and interpersonal skills…

Describes study designed to determine whether seventh-grade students classified as field dependent or independent would respond to computer assisted instructional options in different ways. Chi-square analysis reveals both groups showed similar pattern options use except in the case of additional expository examples where field-dependent students…

Investigated the effects of immediate instructor feedback, via a video display system (ComET system), on the performance of group discussion participants. Found that receivers of immediate feedback were more satisfied with their performances, participated in discussions of higher quality, and were no more anxious than individuals not receiving…

Principals can influence teachers and instructional behavior by working through linkage mechanisms within the organizational structure of the school. Two types of linkages are identified: bureaucratic and cultural. Principals have access to linkages of both kinds; using linkages effectively, they can generate a common purpose in their schools. (MD)

This study examined the effects of judgmental and nonjudgmental computer assisted instruction on self-esteem and mathematics achievement of remedial junior high students. Although no statistically significant differences were found between treatment groups, this was probably due to study's short-term nature, rather than absence of relationship…

In Australia, schools may choose to spend their annual allocation for mathematics and social studies materials on commercially produced materials or materials produced by the Education Department. This study examined Australian teachers' preferences regarding curriculum materials, the procedures they used to select materials, and how they used the…

Research studies concerning how nutrition affects educational performance are examined. From a developmental perspective it seems likely that the earlier the onset and the longer the duration of the nutritional deficiency the higher the probabilities of a cognitive deficit and poor school achievement in childhood and adolescence. (RM)

While small-scale initiatives in educational innovation do have advantages, problems are often encountered during the process of project replication or extension. Increased awareness of potential hazards with regard to pilot projects is a prerequisite for successful educational planning and development. (RM)