A practical model is described for increasing teacher participation in action research by developing necessary research skills, providing assistance, and encouraging and rewarding research activity. (DF)

The author examined the prevalence of multiple operational definitions of outcome constructs and an estimate of the incidence of Type I error rates when univariate procedures were applied to multiple variables in educational psychology. Multiple operational definitions of constructs were advocated and wider use of multivariate analysis was…

The expected thrust for theoretical chemistry in the next decade will be to combine knowledge of fundamental chemical steps/interactions with advances in chemical dynamics, irreversible statistical mechanics, and computer technology to produce simulations of chemical systems with reaction site competition. A sample simulation (using the enzyme…

An examination of the technical and theoretical strengths and weaknesses of three British research studies on the effectiveness of selective and nonselective schooling shows that the reorganization of British schools has not produced the lowering of educational standards that politically motivated groups would like people to believe. (RM)

Twenty-nine steps necessary for data file preparation for secondary analysis are discussed. Data base characteristics and planned use vary the complexity of the preparation. Required techniques (file verification, sample verification, file merger, data aggregation, file modification, and variable controls) and seven associated pitfalls are defined…

A detailed examination of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) data base--its content, development, and past and potential uses for researchers--is presented. Because knowledge of the data elements is crucial for successful secondary analysis, procedures for collecting needed information on the data in HEGIS are suggested. (BS)

Some difficulties with field experimental research designs using groups of subjects are discussed. Special attention is given to the problem of interpreting the significant results and how the obtained results can be generalized. Single-subject designs are suggested as suitable alternatives and a few such designs are presented. (Author)

Tests the validity of hypotheses concerning the effects of films on opinion formation. Reports on experiments using two third-grade classes and a conservation film produced for primary-school-age children. (Author/RK)

Discusses a recently completed study which examined the flow of students through the educational system of Wisconsin, with particular attention to the relationship between educational achievement ethnicity to inform public policy makers. Also discussed is a proposed cohort survival model of the movement of students of different ethnic groups.…

Article reported the results of a survey of principals of 670 schools in all cities of the United States with a population of over 300,000 on their attitudes about the educational worth of a wide variety of educational innovations. (Author/RK)

Discusses solar thermal collectors, solar thermal electric power conversion, photovoltaic power conversion, and wind energy conversion, and discusses implications for industrial arts. (TA)

Research reports must be taken off the shelf and put into citizen and professional hands to make schooling more effective, meaningful, predictable, measurable, and indispensable. (MM)

In the development of distance learning, advances in cognitive science merge with new technology to deliver instruction worldwide. However, one major difficulty in evaluating the efficacy of these tools is determining which elements of instruction truly lead to observed changes in student performance. As content, pedagogical methods, and media are…

This book discusses two major approaches to social science research: quantitative research, which involves converting observations to numbers and analyzing them statistically; and qualitative research, which looks at participants' opinions, behaviors, and experiences from their own points of view and in a more subjective way. In the book,…