Considers pluses and minuses of establishing a corporate style guide. Surveys articles and conference presentations (published between 1985 and 1995) on style guides. Analyzes significance and contribution of each. Suggests areas for further research, specifically quantitative analysis of the value of style guides. (PA)

Although administrative science has made much progress over the years, it continues to be a fragmented field of study. This essay explores one source of the continuing fragmentation of administrative science--the extensive but partial rapprochement with the humanities that has occurred in recent decades. The connection to the traditional topics of…

This brief article by four directors of components of the National Institutes of Health introduces this special issue of papers emanating from a State of the Science in Autism Conference held in April 1995. Commitment is offered by the four National Institutes of Health to fulfill the specific recommendations of the Conference on needed research…

This paper reviews recent findings on the efficacy of psychopharmacological interventions in autism, points out gaps in knowledge of the effects of specific drug classes, and suggests research directions for the future. (Author/DB)

Investigated how stakeholder interests influenced one state's efforts to provide online undergraduate degree programs to meet workforce needs. Describes the use of an embedded qualitative case study design; discusses findings that showed that the interests of some stakeholder groups prevailed at the expense of other groups; and suggests further…

This commentary reviews the existing research literature concerning support for talking about objects in mediated communication, drawing three conclusions: speech alone is often sufficient for effective conversations; visual information about work objects is generally more valuable than visual information about work participants; and disjoint…

This article suggests research projects that would extend the knowledge base about the use of Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) standards and guidelines in useful ways. Included are five research questions and specific research methodologies to guide researchers. (Contains 20 references.) (Author)

Eight ways are suggested to prepare for graduate research: (1) assess professional experience; (2) understand the discipline; (3) review trends and priorities; (4) study requirements of positions; (5) identify mentors; (6) build a theoretical base; (7) practice good science; and (8) become a scholar. (SK)

Analysis of 402 articles in the Journal of Agricultural Education and 451 National Agricultural Education Research Meeting papers (1986-1996) yielded 30 categories of topics. The top five were secondary agriculture programs, learning styles, extension education, professionalism, and ag mechanics/engineering. Emerging topics included distance…

Synthesis of research on cooperative education and career development reveals the need for additional study that examines the specific constructs of the career development process as reported by career determined and undetermined students. (JOW)

This paper reports a clinical case of autism with a deletion on chromosome 2 in a young male with high functioning autism. The deletion seems to correspond with regions emerging from linkage studies. The paper proposes this chromosomal region as a possible candidate region in the search for autism genes. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)

Focuses on tensions between two perspectives: a global political consensus on lifelong learning as reorganization of the education system and a phenomenology of lifelong learning that depicts education as a biographical process. Presents research needs focused on social learning. (Contains 93 references.) (SK)

Using an affinity diagram, business educators generated 110 research topics. In a two-round modified Delphi, 15 business educators aggregated, categorized, and rank ordered the topics. Topics related to workplace soft skills, business communication, technology, and distance learning ranked highest. Topics related to traditional business education…

Presents a response to "Uncovering Critical Research Agendas for School Psychology: Conceptual Dimensions and Future Directions" (this issue). The author expands on some points from the parent article and mentions other directions that the profession should consider. (GCP)

Recommends directions for American Indian health-related research, including a national baseline study examining regional differences in Indian health beliefs, attitudes, and behavior; introduction of social conservation models that draw on critical cultural and life circumstances; and investigation of relationships among quality of care, health…