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Watstein, Sarah B. – Reference Librarian, 1999
Lists eight journal articles written by Charles Bunge that address the measurement of library reference effectiveness. Topics include determining goals; gathering data to determine effectiveness through user satisfaction; assessing reference output; costs and benefits; interpreting data; and the use of computerized forms to gather data. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
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Moorhead, Gregory – Group and Organization Studies, 1982
Reviews the major tenets of the groupthink hypothesis of Irving Janis, as well as the research on which it is based. Reviews previous research on group dynamics related to groupthink. Proposes guidelines for research to test the propositions of groupthink. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Decision Making, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics
Campbell, Janet; And Others – 1989
Focusing on materials available at the California State University at Long Beach Library, this annotated bibliography lists resources in seven subject categories pertaining to education: (1) guides to the professional educational literature; (2) books about education research methodology; (3) encyclopedias and dictionaries; (4) tests and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Databases
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Brown, Lynne Harrington, Ed.; Kidwell, Jeannie S., Ed. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1982
Examines in 13 articles, three areas of change in family research methodology. Considers major determinants of change in the subject matter of family studies. Addresses the central measurement problem of family studies, i.e., relationships. Presents illustrative examples of the advancement of research technologies in family studies. (RC)
Descriptors: Change, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Family (Sociological Unit)