Responds to an article in the same issue of the journal presenting a meta-analysis of reading research. Expresses concern that the authors' conclusions will promote a slavish adherence to a methodology and a rigidity of thought that reading researchers can ill afford. (RS)

Responds to an article in the same issue of the journal presenting a meta-analysis of reading research. Discusses limitations of meta-analysis; changing views of research; influential instructional research; and changing standards, changing possibilities. (RS)

This paper reviews research describing demographic characteristics of child abuse cases in the legal system, such as percentage of cases accepted for prosecution; research on children's memory, suggestibility, and similar cognitive and moral capacities; and research focused on children's in-court testimony. (JDD)

Reviews literature from 1980s on consequences of divorce, focusing primarily on adults, and on areas of controversy and new emphases in studies of divorce. Includes critique of methodology and suggested directions for future research. (Author/NB)

Reviews research on adolescents and families from the 1980s, organized around perennial topics of relative influence of parents and peers, degree of "storm and stress" during adolescence, generation gap, effects of parental behavior, self and identity issues, and life course considerations. Identifies deficiencies and neglected aspects of the…

Many variations of psychosocial rehabilitation programs and their unclear relationship to the psychosocial rehabilitation construct have increased the probability of threats to construct validity of putative causes, resulting in potential confounding in investigator interpretation. As a minimum, comprehensive and concise operational definitions of…

Research on the relationship between musical aptitude and mental retardation is reviewed, examining the cortical representation of music, the influence of the degree of retardation, musical components such as melody and harmony, the nature of disability, and directions for future research. The sparsity of documentation in this area is discussed.…

Reviews current rates of adolescent pregnancy and associated costs. Contends better empirical and theoretical bases for intervention programs are needed in the future. Claims much could be gained from high quality evaluations of the many current intervention programs, although the political climate often influences program development. Previews…

Argues that pedagogical research must be retrieved from the margins of the communication discipline. Sketches guidelines for a more theoretically sophisticated and engaging form of discipline-specific pedagogy. (SR)

Describes what business communication professors and practitioners believe are the most important research issues. Compares research being published to that which is rated as the most important. Lists criteria of good business communication research. Determines the extent to which the published research is meeting the criteria for good business…

Concentrates on the context, complexity, and consequences as ways of thinking about how research in health communication should be evolving in the twenty-first century. Uses examples from the author's research agenda, and widens the discussion beyond that, knowing that the pressing needs of such research exceed what the author alone hopes to…

A literature review found no items addressing educational needs of mentally ill older adults. Literature on the well elderly and chronically ill young adults may be used to build the knowledge base. Systematic research and evaluation of special population needs should be conducted. (SK)

Discusses the major emphases of the National Reading Research Center regarding future research and study; the types of input to the center from the reading community; the role of individual reading researchers at the center; and potential products of the center. (RS)

Argues that scholars in communication studies, rather than engaging questions about "the field" or "the divide," should instead ask questions about who they are, and who they become, when they engage in certain kinds of communication inquiry--ontological questions about epistemological consequences. (SR)

The Human Genome Project, an effort to sequence all the DNA of a human cell, is needed to better understand the behavior of chromosomes during cell division, with the ultimate goal of understanding the specific genes contributing to specific diseases and disabilities. (MSE)