This document was developed by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) National Network to improve understanding about how valuable effective technology transfer is to the fields of substance abuse treatment and prevention. Technology transfer involves creating a mechanism by which a desired change is accepted, incorporated, and reinforced…

This study investigated the tacit knowledge of highly productive and influential scholars in educational administration. Tacit knowledge is personal knowledge so thoroughly grounded in experience that it cannot be fully expressed. Some researchers suggest it is a marker of practical intelligence. Individual, indepth, semistructured interviews were…

Given the increase in statistical information on the well-being of America's children during the past decade, Child Trends sought to find out how well public perception matches official statistics on the characteristics and well being of America's children. Three public opinion polls were designed to ascertain the public's understanding of the…

To investigate whether the structured and applied nature of a service learning method results in changes in knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding working with underserved populations, the Service Learning Instrument-Health Professional (SLI-HP) was designed. This instrument measures both student experiences and changes in attitudes, skills,…

Noting that little is known about young children's informal mathematical knowledge and that such knowledge may contribute to national differences in mathematics achievement, this study examined Taiwanese and American preschool children's informal mathematical knowledge and the type of mathematical activities they encounter in everyday life. Data…

Most data support the thesis of declining civic engagement among Generations X and Y. If levels of civic engagement remain depressed across the life cycles of Generations X and Y, U.S. democracy may be threatened, for there will be fewer engaged people to fulfill the obligations of democratic citizens. The hope is that youths' indifference to…

Ways of enhancing knowledge of political institutions, processes and positions are the focus of many prescriptions for improving civic education and civic engagement among young people. A recent data source including a rigorously developed test of knowledge, provides an opportunity to empirically compare the performance of students in the United…

During the development or assessment of drug education programs, many individuals insist on the avoidance of "moralizing". An awareness of moral principles, rules and values is a necessary criterion to rational thought processes. This paper attempts to clarify these philosophical issues in a manner which can be put into practice in many types of…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a census-like survey of the knowledge, skills, understandings, and attitudes of young Americans. This abridged report deals with the data collected in science during the first round of assessment in 1969-70. (JR) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a census-like survey of the knowledge, skills, understandings, and attitudes of young Americans. This abridged report deals with the data collected in science during the first round of assessment in 1969-70. (JR) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results…

Knowing and having just learned are not exactly the same thing. Neither is the fact that a student can think necessarily evidence that he has been taught. This provocative study raises more questions than it answers. (Editor)

Author argues that the most important thing you can teach students is what they know already. With Socrates, he believes that maieutic, "midwifery," has an essential place in good teaching. (Editor/RK)

Author presented a reply to another professor concerning freedom and responsibility in the school system. (RK)

The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) is a census-like survey of the knowledge, skills, understandings, and attitudes of young Americans. This abridged report deals with the data collected in science during the first round of assessment in 1969-70. (JR) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results…

Results indicated that a) the understanding of the conceptual schemes of relativity depended on grade level and on ability level within a grade, b) achievement decreased with increase in taxonomic level, and c) achievement was better in classical relativity than in special or general relativity. (Authors)