Twenty presentations delivered at a 1976 symposium on research in deafness at Gallaudet College are compiled. The following topics are among those addressed: establishing research priorities for Gallaudet College, applying instructional technology to problems in audiologic habilitation; preliminary flow analysis of Gallaudet College graduates; and…

The issue of problem awareness and problem definition is discussed in this occasional paper. It is proposed that a problem can be defined as one of four instances of indeterminancy: anomaly, unverified fact, uncharted area, or conflicting evidence; further, for each of these categories, three levels of problems are seen to exist: (1) what…

Activities of the Teacher Corps'"Corps Member Training Institute" (CMTI) were studied to illustrate methods of inquiry which can be adapted to the study of teacher training events to capture some of the reality of these events. For the CMTI, a Study Team was mandated to demonstrate the impact of the Institute (identify, document, judge,…

This bulletin serves as a guide to those persons interested in conducting or implementing educational research. Research is described as being "controlled inquiry", either in the form of an experiment or a survey. Descriptions are given of the procedures and complications associated with planning and initiating experimental research. A suggested…

This review of research on teacher behavior covers 200 references cited in the bibliography, the bulk of them published in the 1960's. A short introductory section on the status of research on teacher behavior notes that it is "voluminous and contradictory." The main body of the paper is organized in terms of the reason why research on teacher…

This document, prepared for a symposium on preschool compensatory programs, makes preliminary comments on the difficulty of program assessment and tight experimental design, on the necessity of in-depth involvement, and on the need for vigilance in maintaining an experimental condition. A number of studies in preschool intervention are reviewed…

The quantity of research into film has grown tremendously in the last 15 years, presenting various viewpoints ranging from a literary to a reality-perception approach. This volume was created to provide a research tool for investigators so that the state of film knowledge could be advance. An introductory section discusses some aspects of film…

This study guide is intended to help researchers conduct and write research that can be used by the practitioner. The contents include: "The Origin of the Document"; "The Utilization of the Document"; "Products of National and International Significance"; "The Matrix of This Study Guide: How to Keep Educational Research from Gathering Dust on a…

A number of recommendations are set forth with the purpose of moving toward greater comparability of research results and more efficient accumulation of knowledge. These recommendations include more precise definitions of variables and samples, the inclusion of marker variables, and a review of the literature to plan alignment of new studies with…

There is no more fundamental right in our system than the right of privacy--the right to be let alone. Current trends lead to a major assault on this right, and one of the great tests of the viability of our system is its ability to preserve this right in the face of increasing complexity and increasing needs for control. As part of the scientific…

The need for appropriate approaches to educational technology research in developing nations is discussed, and two examples of such research, adapted to local technological capabilities, are given. (RAO)

This is a critique of an article on the Cambridge Somerville Youth Study. It is noted that although the idea of a 30-year follow-up is good, the experimenter's variables are not strong enough to justify the conclusions drawn. (Author/AM)

A nonparametric test of the hypothesis of no treatment effect is suggested for a situation where measures of the severity of the condition treated can be obtained and ranked both pre- and post-treatment. The test allows the pre-treatment rank to be used as a concomitant variable. (Author/JKS)