The author examines the way in which students learn mathematics in the different countries of the IEA International Study of Mathematics Achievement and concludes that these are basically different. (CT)

Improved techniques in the teaching of music should strengthen and widen students' appreciation for this art. (CK)

The authors examine barriers to disseminating research knowledge to parents of handicapped children, stress the importance of researchers communicating to parents, and suggest ways to improve dissemination efforts.

Classroom teachers are researchers as they refine their programs based on a tested idea that improves student learning. Research that provides new directions for industrial arts often arises from a classroom instructor's recognition of a problem and search for a solution. (SK)

This article describes the author's courtroom experience as a witness for the defense in the Larry P. v. Wilson Riles case; provides excerpts of the testimony and cross-examination; and makes suggestions for individuals who may testify as expert witnesses. (Author/BW)

Research on study techniques indicates that any study technique can help if it enables students to process the right information in the right way. Students often have to be carefully trained to use a technique to advantage. Guidelines are provided. (Author/MLF)

Adult educators stand in the interpretive margin between scholarly research and the public. They must move beyond mere brokering toward helping students to find meaning in what they learn. (SK)

This article establishes a working definition of dissemination, identifies existing dissemination and practitioner networks, and proposes ways in which these networks can be brought together. (Author)

Argues that the major metaphor driving the scientific study of administration ignores four critical dimensions of the practice of administration. The four dimensions are confidentiality, the rhythm of the seasons in the job, the importance of morality, and the uses of ignorance and superficiality. (Author/IRT)

Interviews with more than 40 employees of 25 British university spinoff firms, vehicles for moving research into the marketplace, identified differences among sectors (information technology, scientific instruments, and new materials), including diversity in the extent of university control. Overall, these companies do not resolve problems with…

Meta-analysis, one strategy nurses can use to influence public policy in health care, can amplify effects too small to observe in single or small studies, bring cost data to the fore, and highlight ramifications of local interest to policy- makers. (SK)

Discusses the gap between academic research and practice in public administration and argues that it can be traced to conflicts such as theoretical vs. pragmatic knowledge, data-supported vs. logic-driven information, scientific method vs. case studies, academic vs. practitioner journals, and tenure vs. organizational effectiveness. Explores…

Critiques the articles in this issue, discussing various methods of action research; intended and unintended outcomes; and the meanings of participation, collaboration, and involvement. (SK)

Addresses the issue of intention in action research, suggesting that researchers ask who will be the first-level beneficiaries and what will be the first level of change. Discusses ethical questions regarding consent and justification of research steps. (SK)