Introduces a new way of looking at concepts called Hazyspace that focuses on the messiness of real life and the indeterminancy of concepts as key features in understanding the conceptual domain of human beings. Although Hazyspace has general applicability to education, this discussion focuses on use of the term to describe how new users…

This issue is a collection of scholarship on school as community--a subject with prolific writings, but a sparse research base. Not another educational fad, community should be disentangled from the instrumental values (improving measurable student outcomes) that pervade education policy. In-depth field studies are needed. (MLH)

Offers an introduction to this themed journal issue dealing with the cognitive processing of the Chinese and the Japanese languages. Discusses processing Chinese, processing Japanese, and research needs. (SR)

Describes the historical context of educational research in Latin America and focuses on the theoretical frameworks applied to educational research in the area. Identifies the primary institutions involved in educational research in Latin America and suggests priorities for future research. (SLD)

Community college leaders express many ideas pertaining to research and assessment in student affairs at two-year institutions. Focuses on the need for more research on students, the need for more data on how programs and services promote student success, and the goals of research in community colleges. (Author/GCP)

Offers future researchers many opportunities for research in two-year college English. Considers input about issues, problems, and questions which the research community still needs to engage. Assumes that research clusters around several "fault lines" shared by other groups and institutions not directly tied to education; the fault lines selected…

Evaluates teacher-training programs on child-sexual-abuse prevention developed by Hazzard, Kleemeir, Pohl, and Webb (1986). Trained teachers demonstrated significant increase in knowledge about child sexual abuse, attitudes regarding prevention, identifying behavioral indicators of abuse, and appropriate intervention in potential abuse cases.…

Focuses on the potential contributions of optimal test-design models to practical test-assembly issues that result from limitations in the models or the technology required for their implementation and limitations inherent in the test-assembly process. Outlines research needed to make implementation of these techniques routine in test assembly.…

The general analysis of Latin American educational research by A. Akkari and S. Perez seems to describe a homogeneity among Latin American countries without specifying factors peculiar to each country. A more rigorous approach is needed to describe research in more than 20 independent countries. (SLD)

Describes a study of nursing students that was conducted to investigate the relationship that exists between students' expressed learning style and method of instruction in terms of performance on specific criterion measures. Explains the use of Kolb's Learning Style Inventory, and suggests further research. (Author/LRW)

Applies meta-analysis to school-based outcome studies of counseling and psychotherapy within a 10-year period. Results support the effectiveness of school-based therapeutic interventions, although this conclusion is offered with some caution. Findings apply almost exclusively to group interventions. Discusses implication for practice and…

Discusses how the validity and reliability of business communication research can be improved by using both quantitative and qualitative methods and studying both real life and simulations. Suggests that studies should build on both American research on strategy and innovation and European research on psycholinguistics and perception. (SC)

Discusses the need for research on human performance technology (HPT) among practitioners, not just academics. Describes quantitative and qualitative research methodologies for HPT research and considers the HPT practitioner as action researcher. Contains 11 references. (LRW)

Describes the intensive interaction approach to facilitating sociability and communication in children with autism. Identifies five areas of possible mismatch between the particular needs of these children and the method. Concludes that children with autism can learn about interaction and communication through this naturalistic and supportive…

Reviews enrichment research of the 1990s. Examines marriage preparation and premarital counseling; specific programs, such as Training in Marriage Enrichment; specific populations, such as children; and continuing research needs, particularly in the areas of measurement, participants, and program characteristics. Claims that marriage and family…