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Research Problems Unique to Industrial Education. NAITTE Professional Monograph Series Number 1.
Swanson, Richard A., Ed. – 1984
This monograph contains five papers based on issues that were originally examined at a National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators symposium that was conducted during the 1983 American Vocational Association convention in Anaheim, California. Included in the monograph are the following papers: "Research in Industrial…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Industrial Education, Needs Assessment, Postsecondary Education
Secular Trends in the Study of Afro-American Children: A Review of CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1936-1980.
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McLoyd, Vonnie C. and Randolph, Suzanne M. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1986
Examines secular trends in research on Afro-American children appearing in CHILD DEVELOPMENT between 1936 and 1980. A statistical analysis revealed dramatic changes in the frequency and type of research on this population, and identified some of the changing social issues and perspectives that are reflected in the research. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Blacks, Children, Cross Cultural Studies
Research on Reading in Secondary Schools: A Semi-Annual Report. Monograph Number One.
Vaughan, Joseph L., Jr., Ed.; Gaus, Paula J., Ed. – 1978
This monograph is the first in a series of semiannual reports focusing on research related to reading in secondary schools. The first section includes three reviews of literature specifically related to word analysis instruction for adolescents and to reading programs that have been examined from a research perspective. Of the two papers in the…
Descriptors: Program Content, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Are They Schools of Choice? A Response to Sosniak and Ethington.
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Schiller, Kathryn S.; And Others – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1993
K. S. Schiller, S. Plank, and B. Schneider argue that whether or not curricular differences exist between choice and nonchoice public schools cannot be answered by the analysis of Sosniak and Ethington. Sosniak and Ethington reiterate that choice as a policy is not a mechanism for stimulating curriculum change. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Environment
When Prophecy Fails: On Ramey's Response to Spitz's Critique of the Abecedarian Project.
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Spitz, Herman H.; And Others – Intelligence, 1993
H.H. Spitz argues that interesting results from the preschool intervention of the Abecedarian Project continue to be disregarded. C.T. Ramey reiterates his earlier objections to Spitz's conclusions, and H.H. Spitz rejoins with specific objections to Ramey. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability, Age Differences, Control Groups, Criticism
"G" Is for Growing: Thirty Years of Research on Children and "Sesame Street."
Fisch, Shalom M., Ed.; Truglio, Rosemarie T., Ed. – 2001
"Sesame Street," 30-years-old in 1999, is possibly the most influential program in children's educational television. This book collects and synthesizes key research studies since the program's inception, describing the processes by which educational content and research are integrated into production, reviewing major studies of the…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Television, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Researching Early Childhood Education: European Perspectives.
David, Tricia, Ed. – 1998
At a time when crucial questions concerning the nature of early childhood and early childhood education are being increasingly examined worldwide, an exploration of the issues, priorities, and methodologies of research in early childhood education may provide valuable material for debate. This book focuses on research in early childhood education…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Day Care
Loneliness in Childhood and Adolescence.
Rotenberg, Ken J., Ed.; Hymel, Shelley, Ed. – 1999
Despite the apparent universality of loneliness and its link to psychosocial maladjustment, research on loneliness has emerged rather recently in the history of psychology. This book brings together varied theories and lines of research on loneliness among children and adolescents to provide a source for future research. The chapters are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Child Development