Discusses the need to provide evidence when making claims, particularly when reporting research results. Suggests evidence should be precise; be wary of generalizations; question authority; and link the manuscript together in a coherent manner. (LRW)

Identifies deficiencies in the new edition of the American Psychological Association's "Publication Manual," drawing on interviews with some critics and other parties. These include lack of follow-through with explanations and examples of how to report the statistics now recommended. (SLD)

Study analyzed associations between pubertal timing, sexual activity, and self-reported depression in sample of girls and boys aged 14-16. Among girls, self-reported depression was associated with early puberty and intimate sexual relationship. Among boys, depression was associated with every early and late puberty and experience of intercourse.…

Describes how Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to help evaluators convey complex information simply through a spatial representation. Demonstrates how GIS can be used to plot change over time, including impact and outcome data gathered by primary data collection. (SLD)

Asserts that experimental research articles are "explanatory minihistories," of reading containing elements of prescription, description, and prediction found in most histories. Argues that reading historians will have to select from among these minihistories to arrive at an explanatory history of the reading field. (MM)

Twenty-five doctoral dissertations completed in 1993 and addressing aspects of deafness and hearing impairments are listed. Provided are title, author, university, number of pages, location of abstract, and order number. (DB)

Lists and annotates 42 technical reports prepared by various government agencies and disseminated by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) during 1993. An introductory discussion addresses the trend toward electronic information exchange and proposed changes in the way NTIS distributes materials. (KRN)

Includes annotations for 24 technical reports from NTIS (the National Technical Information Service) and other nondepository publications from various agencies. An introductory discussion addresses the problem of duplication in reporting research and development literature between GRA&I (Government Reports Announcements and Index) and the…

Considers how the emergency medical service's run reports are important analytically because they represent the practices and interests of the multiple professions engaged in caring for critically ill or injured patients. Examines the historical evolution of a shared medical form and its impact on the professionals who use it. (SC)

Draws on examples from the "Review of Research in Education" to show some ways in which reviews have specific politics both in how they construct their world and how they are received in determinate fields of power. (SLD)

Explores the relationship between research reviews and the fields of study to which they pertain. Uses issues of the "Review of Educational Research" devoted to curriculum from 1931 through 1969 to show how curriculum discourse works as an instrument of power. (SLD)

Considers the meaning of "review" in the context of the historical development of the "Review of Educational Research" (RER). Historical and conceptual discussions about reviews and RER elaborate important considerations of the politics of the field of educational research. (SLD)

Provides a checklist to help clinical nurses critique research in order to use findings in practice. Categories include purpose of study, statement of problem, literature review, methodology, results and conclusions, and overall concerns (objectivity, ethics, readability). (SK)

Each year, the members of the EDUCAUSE Evolving Technologies Committee identify and research the evolving technologies that are having the most direct impact on higher education institutions. The committee members choose the relevant topics, write white papers, and present their findings at the EDUCAUSE annual conference. This year, under the…

Comments on the study by J. G. Adair and N. Vohra (see record 2003-02034-002) of changes in the number of references and citations in psychology journals as a consequence of the current knowledge explosion. They made a striking observation of the sometimes excessive number of self-citations in psychology journals. However, after this illustration,…