Describes an ongoing three-year research project comparing the purposes, antecedents, and consequences of large-scale educational reforms in Alberta, Manitoba, Minnesota, England, and New Zealand. Comparative analysis focuses on policy origins and the role of ideology in reform proposals, codification of reform into law or regulation,…

Discusses research conducted by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission on electronic record keeping (tools and techniques to manage electronic records produced in an office environment) and on the best practices for storing, describing, and providing access to all electronic records of long-term value. (Author/LRW)

Ongoing research supports planning and development of an interpretive center based on Umeewarra Mission in South Australia. From the 1930s on, the mission housed Aboriginal children, many of whom had been removed from their families. Researchers must be culturally sensitive to Aboriginal and missionary cultures, playing both supportive and…

Discussion of the relationship between academia and the National Science Foundation (NSF) notes the proven success of this relationship. Discusses the importance of basic research to the academic mission, the NSF merit-based funding approach, and NSF efforts to develop the science and technology skills of students in K-12. Urges support for…

In this paper we tell two different kinds of tales of teachers doing action research. First are five case studies of teachers in an action research course that we (a professor and six doctoral students) collaboratively taught and a longitudinal follow up looking at whether they put their research proposals into practice. Some of our case study…

National assessments and other investigations have drawn attention to the fact that there is considerable room for improvement in science teaching and learning. This article describes, exemplifies, and discusses a research program set up to address this unsatisfactory state of affairs. Briefly, the idea of the program is that researchers in…

While helping high school students develop statistical thinking, teachers need to engage them in all phases of investigative cycle. Students should master some of the nonmathematical elements of the cycle involved in identifying a problem, creating a plan of attack and gathering necessary data.

In collaboration with distinguished scholars and National Institute on Aging (NIA) staff, we designed, implemented, and evaluated a research training program in aging for psychology faculty from 4-year colleges. The goal of the program was to build and sustain a community of college faculty committed to conducting aging research, incorporating…

From the program faculty of St. Scholastica's National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on the Psychology of Aging, 7 members responded to a series of questions posed to them in individual telephone interviews. They represented a wide range of disciplinary interests and institutions. Their motivation for participation, their advice for both…

The National Institutes of Health Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program introduces research funding into regional universities and liberal arts colleges where hurdles to successful pursuit of research programs are substantial. Nevertheless, the authors of papers in this issue competed successfully and have benefited undergraduates in…

The main objective of any housing policy is to provide everyone (adults and children) with a good-quality dwelling and housing environment. In Belgium, following the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, children and youngsters are now considered a separate target group in housing policy formation. However, little is known…

Cultural understanding is essential to contemporary art education practice, however, there is much confusion about the various lenses through which one should consider the intersection between culture and education. Davenport (2000) distinguishes among four approaches to culture and education that include international-comparative, global,…

A decade ago, M.C. Wang, G.D. Haertel, and H.J. Walberg asked the question, "What helps children learn?" To find the answer to that question, they analyzed the contents of 170 books, compiled 91 research syntheses, and surveyed 61 educational researchers. In order to summarize their findings in a way that would be helpful to educators,…

This article focuses on a number of research projects produced by members of the Center for the Study of Education and the Musical Experience (CSEME). Written over a fifteen year span, the studies were linked by a common topic--music listening. Each study explores a distinctive aspect of music listening, and together, they have generated a more…

The study describes how most current biological curricula fail to foster citizenry, how this failure is problematic for conservation, and offers one approach to address the problem. Local city planners and state Department of Fish and Game have proposed a marsh restoration project near the university to compare and contrast how wildlife would…