Examines attitudes of counselor education students in Wales and a sample of United States students. There were significant differences between the two groups at both the beginning and the end of the programs. (Author/CJ)

Looks at the use of simulations and games as research instruments in education. Examines two applications of simulations as research instruments and a major problem that stands in the way of their use. (Author/DN)

The first of a two-part paper; the conclusion appears in volume 27, number 4 (SE 506 357). (JM)

Reviews various problems which create problems in research design for the classroom and advocates a divorce between research and evaluation. Bibliography. (MB)

Discusses problems of using observation techniques in hope of instigating a more general re-examination of the potentialities of observation as an instrument of educational research. (Author)

Proposes that in comparing time-limited and time-unlimited treatments, it is important to operationally define each to stimulate the desired expectancies in each condition. Discusses the article by Kelly and Stone (1982). Delineates some important parameters of time manipulations. (Author)

Some of the advantages of meta-analysis as a useful approach to synthesizing research studies are described, along with caveats that a careful analyst should consider when applying this approach to research data. (LC)

Criticizes John Goodlad's book "A Place Called School," claiming the conclusions and recommendations are questionable because of a limited review of the literature, a lack of student achievement data, and methodological problems. (MLF)

John Goodlad, author of "A Place Called School," responds to Hersh Waxman's critical review by claiming Waxman takes terms out of context, ignores the author's caveats, and critiques what the book is not, contrary to everything the author says it is. (MLF)