Abstracts of papers presented and descriptions of workshops and meetings are included. (KS)

Studied the reporting preferences of editorial board members of four scholarly journals in education and psychology with regard to analytic practices in the fifth edition of the American Psychological Association "Publication Manual." Responses of 106 board members show the movement toward reform in research reporting practices. (SLD)

Studied the self-reported evaluation practices of eight evaluation theorists and the real-world practices of 138 program evaluators. Derived a comparative framework to illustrate the similarities and differences among the eight theories as they are applied. (SLD)

Introduces this volume on homeless children by briefly describing each of the eight chapters. Notes that the chapters represent an interdisciplinary approach to understanding homeless children and the issues surrounding homelessness. (PCB)

A survey that is designed to identify journals that publish evaluation research is presented. Information is provided on general circulation, submission and rejection of manuscripts, types of research most frequently published, and emerging trends in evaluation research. A list of 80 journals responding to the survey is appended. (TJH)

Ethical dilemmas surrounding research in which the efficacy of various coaching strategies designed to outsmart validity scales are discussed in the context of competing demands between the requirement of the ethical principles of the American Psychological Association and the need to give detailed descriptions of research procedures in scientific…

Explains and illustrates important differences between writing a thesis or dissertation and writing a research report for publication in a professional journal. Discusses how to speed up the review process and encourage acceptance of the manuscript. (JOW)

This bibliography lists 50 doctoral dissertations concerned with deafness and completed during 1999. Usually provided are dissertation title, author, institution, pages, and order number. Doctoral dissertations available from Gallaudet University library are listed separately. (DB)

Makes the case for, and demonstrates the use of, poetic transcription as a form of presenting evaluation findings. Taking language from focus group interviews, the evaluator constructed a poem intended to provoke readers into a process of reflection meaning making about the program being evaluated, the method by which the representation was…

Outlines the criteria and necessary documentation in the Planning for Life program that are used to assess attainment of the seven Cs: clarity, commitment, comprehensiveness, collaboration, coherence, coordination, and competence. (SK)

Examined the frequency of use of various types of reliability coefficients for a sample of 696 tests in a directory published by the American Psychological Association. Coefficient alpha was the overwhelming favorite, and several measures treated almost universally in textbooks were rarely or never used. Identifies problems encountered in the…

Compares male and female rape reporting behavior using data from the National Crime and Victimization Survey for 897 rape victims. Data indicate that the situational characteristics of rape and factors that influence reporting a rape differ by sex. Women reported victimization more frequently than did men. (SLD)

Purpose: We first describe which states have produced nursing home report cards; second, we compare what information is provided in these report cards; third, we identify data sources used to produce the report cards; and, finally, we examine seven factors previously shown to be associated with the usefulness of report-card information and provide…

This annual report of the American Psychological Association (APA) describes the association's activities and accomplishments in 2005. The examples provided in this report are a small sampling of all that APA is doing to advance the discipline of psychology in an ever-changing world.