This paper presents a rationale and suggestions for increasing the quality of and demand for research findings as a vital component of educational improvement efforts. Addresses issues of trustworthiness, useability, and accessibility and suggests ways to nurture demand for research among influence producers, knowledge producers, knowledge…

Responses to a paper on increasing the quality of and demand for research findings in education include opinions of individuals representing the American Federation of Teachers, the Learning Disabilities Association, the National Alliance of Business, the National Association of State Directors of Special Education; and the Disability Policy…

This paper presents a synthesis of responses by various national groups to a paper calling for increasing the quality of and demand for research findings in education. Also presents the Council for Exceptional Children's suggestions for improving the utilization of research findings and bridging the gap between theory and practice. (DB)

This article describes an assessment approach for students with severe and multiple disabilities, SMH.PAL, that employs expert system technology. The system matches behavior topography with studies describing treatment approaches and then generates case-specific, annotated descriptions of potentially useful articles. It also models an approach to…