In this third article in a special issue on the utilization of organizational research, the authors argue that administrative science's heavy reliance on tropes (similies, analogies, and metaphors) borrowed from other disciplines may be misleading and may impede the development of a useful body of administrative knowledge. (Author/RW)

Discusses social science as an aid to decision making, as a source of social technology, and as a tool for understanding innovation and productivity. Identifies factors that limit the utilization of social science in innovation and productivity research. (GC)

Discusses the need for good reviews of research on behavioral objectives emphasizing practical applications, points out a few extrinsic and intrinsic problems involved in reviewing such research, and presents a set of six prescriptions for the use of behavioral objectives based on experimental studies. Six references are listed. (MER)

Purposes and methods of attracting articles on educational research to the Journal of Teacher Education are discussed. Three research-oriented formats are introduced that will appear in future issues: (1) Teacher Education Research Commentaries; (2) Research Briefs; and (3) research articles. (FG)

Reviewing three reports of research on Third World development, the author discusses the benefits, adverse effects, perceptual and political problems of academic research in relationship to the indigenous populations being studied. (SK)

School principals need more inservice training. This article outlines reasons and methods for developing an effective principal development program. (WD)

Examines the opinions of administrators/evaluators on the usefulness of relatively recent books on educational evaluation. (IRT)

Review of academic and industry perspectives on commercial applications of research identified the following: (1) significant barriers, especially institutional and cultural ones; (2) the complexity of the commercialization process; and (3) need for integrated involvement of the research community, industry, financial institutions, and the public…

Practical significance is concerned with whether a research result is useful in the real world. The use of procedures to supplement the null hypothesis significance test in four journals of the American Psychological Association is examined, and an approach to assessing practical significance is presented. (SLD)

A survey received 143 responses (35%) from adult education/English as a second language directors; 16 were interviewed. Only 12% rarely read research; 84% found it interesting and 85% believed it relevant to practice; 66% had changed practice due to research-based information. Educational level had no significant influence, but training or…

Benefits of university research include knowledge for government and industry; education of professionals for industry and education; creation of new technologies, industries, and jobs; technology transfer; and access to research. (SK)

Benefits of learning from experience may not materialize without the ability to order it into understandable patterns and apply theoretical frameworks. College professors regularly practice experimentation, reflection, and theorization and thus could facilitate experiential learning for others. (SK)

Describes how the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP's) "Statement on Copyright" addresses issues of control and ownership of academic work, including the implications of new technology. (EV)

Discusses the importance of the Web as a new medium for disseminating and promoting scholarly research, particularly its potential to provide wider evidence of research impact than citation analysis. Recommends strategies for reporting the online impact of research leading to the production of a Web Invocation Portfolio. (Contains 58 references.)…