Emerging criteria are reported for judging the trustworthiness of action research studies as compared to the criteria established for judging the trustworthiness of other forms of naturalistic inquiry set forth by Y. S. Lincoln and E. Guba (1985). Differing conceptions of the nature of action research are delineated, and their accompanying…

This document presents modified and updated papers from a symposium held to examine alcohol and drug abuse prevention efforts worldwide. It contains 32 papers from 11 countries; papers include: (1) "Community Action on Alcohol Problems: The Demonstration Project as an Unstable Mixture" (Robin Room); (2) "Perspectives on the…

Written from the perspective of a participant, that is, the classroom teacher as novice supervisor, this paper presents, in case study form, a description of two cycles of clinical supervision involving teaching peers in an elementary school. The purposes of the paper are twofold. First, the paper explores, through illustrations from the case…

This project demonstrates a collaborative process designed to address the continuing preparation of principals who have primary responsibility for supervising and evaluating teachers, and the preparation of cooperating teachers as more effective supervisors of student teachers. The project focuses on one major question: What is the role of…

This report shares insights on varied experiences in action research at the university level and describes methods for involving subjects in research. Examples used include case histories of two projects: the Projet de recherche et d'intervention a la maison (PRIM), a research project on home intervention; and the Ford Teaching Project. Based on…

This document, in the form of a scripted conversation, represents the ongoing discussions of a group of teacher educators meeting regularly as a curriculum study group. One of several themes emerging from the conversations was that it is essential that the world-views of teachers be recognized, appreciated, and privileged. Serving as a core of…

A discussion is presented on the lack of fit between educational research and educational practice. It is pointed out that traditional research is likely to be particularly inaccessible to female practitioners who may feel more aliented by and excluded from the world of research than their male colleagues. Teachers need to participate actively in…

This paper pursues three themes for understanding the nature of teaching and learning: (1) the mechanisms involved in teaching and learning as they occur in their normal context; (2) the processes and effects of a change whereby teachers and students assume greater personal awareness; and (3) the processes for facilitating change. Discussion…

This study reports on attempts to involve forty British teachers in a program of research into implementing inquiry/discovery approaches to teaching in classrooms, following the failure of a previous curriculum reform movement at the implementation stage. It was hypothesized that a fundamental problem of curriculum reform lies in the clash between…

The study of knowledge production and utilization deals with the problems of how to translate theoretical concepts and knowledge into practical solutions to people's problems. Many criticisms have been leveled at aspects of previous information system models, including their linearity, one-way communication paths, overdependence on scientific…

Research on linkages between teacher behavior and student learning is examined. Present and possible future process-outcome research is assessed with an emphasis on methodological considerations. Compilation of detailed normative data about classrooms, including explication and integration of process-process as well as process-outcome…

One method developed by a teacher to help students improve their writing involved having the students analyze their skills based on a scale they themselves had created that described what a good writer should know or do. Having classified the skills mentioned by the students in a hierarchy from elemental to complex, the teacher evaluated the…

This paper offers the classroom teacher a positive answer for the test anxious student. The writer developed a group testing strategy which is concerned with ways students learn as well as subject matter testing. This evaluation strategy used successfully in high school and college classes is based on group work principles as applied in the…

Reviews organizational development as a management system, stating that a content-oriented or task-requirements approach may be an appropriate intervention to help managers learn process training. Suggests a career development or management system study by a consultant for organizational development training. (MF)

Employs four action strategies--planning, acting, observing, and reflecting--to improve reader guidance practice in elementary schools. Concludes that the interdependent, interactive phases of the action research cycle provided a framework for making instructional improvements and enhancing theoretical understanding. Includes excerpts from…