This concise but through profile of research as the characterizing function of the American university describes how the coming of science to higher education has challenged established thought and led to new functions, such as public service and research on practical problems. The coming of science also paved the way for changes in the…

This report described an Iowa State University program which trained educational researchers in a 3-year graduate program leading to the Ph.D. degree. The program provided trainees with research training in two complimentary areas of specialization: (a) educational and psychological measurement and program evaluation; and (b) educational research…

This publication contains the formal papers and the summaries of informal discussions from a "Knowledge Utilization Conference on the Use of Volunteers in Vocational Rehabilitation and Public Welfare Agencies." The conference took place June 4-6, 1972, in the Washington, D.C. area. It was sponsored by the International Association of…

Although many agree that institutional research in higher education has come of age and is accepted as a part of institutional management, great variations exist in the extent to which institutional research findings are synthesized and utilized in management decision-making. A number of reasons can be identified as accounting for this phenomenon,…

Provided are explanations of how research works, different approaches to research (naturalistic observation, correctional analysis, the experiment method, the theoretic and compendium approaches), and some of the problems inherent in research methodology in an attempt to encourage practitioners in the field of blindness to use and engage in…

Desegregation research fails to show gains for Blacks in either school achievement or employment. For desegregation to work, a multimodal, multilingual, multicultural educational model must be designed free from culturally biased norms. (Author/AM)

The history of standardized testing is examined, and various problems with test content, testing processes, and statistical applications of test results are discussed. (MJB)

Proposes that there be more direct carryover of what has been learned about measurement in research to measurement in teaching (specifically, grading). Major sources of error in the measurement process are identified, and seven tested social science research strategies are presented. Suggests that to the extent measurement is varied and repeated,…

The relationship between policy formation and research is explored. Three theories accounting for the non-utilization of research, ways in which research is utilized by administrators, and situational factors influencing use are covered. Implications for future action within an increasingly political framework are presented. (SW)

Recent research in language teaching is cited and four models for assessing the relationship between research and practice are discussed. These models are called the application model, separation or hands-off model, resource model, and common-ground or convergence model. (SW)

A course in reading, evaluating, and using educational research taught to inservice mathematics teachers in the Emory University Master of Arts in Teaching program is described. (MN)

Managerial style has implications for program evaluators who wish teir work to be utilized in the decision-making process. This article characterizes managerial behavior in general, and draws some inferences as to how utilization would proceed and how it might be increased. (Author/CTM)

Recent regulations concerning consent procedures and protection of privacy fall most severely on follow-up studies of children. Compliance with current regulations on subjects' rights sometimes seems potentially more harmful to the subjects than is the research itself. (Author/AM)

Board members might be well advised to regard with some skepticism most claims of "research proves" advanced by administrators and faculty representatives in promoting this or that new program or method. At the very least, some probing into alternatives is in order. (Author/IRT)

The technical language used in reports on educational research can be a barrier for the classroom teacher who would like to implement the results of that research effectively, indicating a need for clearer communication between the researcher and the teacher who will be the instrument of change. (JD)