Reviews growing concern about the quality of tapwater as a source of drinking water. Investigates the preferences of people for tapwater, filtered tapwater, and commercially bottled water, before and after a taste test. Results indicate a preference for bottled water before the taste test and a preference for filtered water after tasting. Contains…

Offers a summary of the report by the Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University and provides an update on how institutions of higher education have responded in ways that bring inquiry to the fore. (EV)

Explores four higher education institutions (Rutgers University, the University of Washington, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the California Institute of Technology) and their histories of developing a culture of undergraduate research. (EV)

Explores ways in which undergraduate research can and should permeate the campuses of primarily undergraduate institutions, and how they can institutionalize such emphasis on undergraduate research. (EV)

Describes how community colleges can be "beacons" of undergraduate research activity, using it for hands-on learning and community action projects. (EV)

Describes a research assignment for 8th grade students on the elements of the periodic table. Students use web-based resources and a chemistry handbook to gather information, construct concept maps, and present the findings to the full class using the mode of their choice: a humorous story, a slideshow or gameboard, a brochure, a song, or skit.…

Describes the educational benefits of a school museum. Topics include developing a focus, learning to convey the message, using authentic resources, and telling complex stories. Briefly describes how to start a school museum project, including relevant websites. (PKP)

Doctoral research in rehabilitation during 1982 and 1983 is reviewed. The methodology used to compile and categorize items in the bibliography is described along with reference citations, a summary, and observable trends. Includes 21-page bibliography of doctoral dissertations. (Author/NB)

Describes three alternatives to the student research report: (1) collaborative research; (2) Ken Macrorie's "I-Search"; and (3) the saturation report. Notes that all three activities are concerned with integrating inquiry, learning, and writing. (MM)

Gives advice for the supervision of nursing student research, including style, focus, sampling in qualitative research, ethical considerations, use of literature, and being open to students. (SK)

Argues that nothing is written without some sort of bias. Explains an exercise in which students are forced to confront the issue of where does the truth actually lie by using a "truth line" similar in appearance to a time line, with fiction at one end and nonfiction at the other. (PA)

Of 63 undergraduate occupational therapy programs surveyed, the 38 responses revealed some common areas covered: elementary descriptive statistics, validity, reliability, and measurement. Areas underrepresented include statistical analysis with or without computers, research design, and advanced statistics. (SK)

Describes the use of a quantitative research experience (a readership study) as a teaching tool in a magazine publishing course. Maintains that students showed an increased understanding of the purposes and processes of quantitative research. (SR)

Argues that English teachers should open classroom doors to the world's violence in order to examine, interpret, and reduce it, focusing critical inquiry on the subject of violence. Describes how, in the author's English classroom, the study of violence in popular culture compels critical inquiry as students research what they know about violence…

Midwifery students collected data during clinical preceptorships. Faculty review of data sheets highlighted errors in process, data entry, and mission, identifying areas for further learning. The data also provided more information about clinical practice sites. (SK)