Coded interview results from 24 occupational and physical therapists identified their approaches to continuing education. They valued formal learning and were concerned about limited availability. They relied on informal peer consultations. Only seven used systematic information seeking and evaluation methods. Economic, administrative, and…

This article identifies and discusses key components of a research-based whole school approach to bullying prevention. Discussion focuses on ways to increase awareness and understanding, characteristics of targets (often students with special needs) and bullies, facts on bullying, and six bullying prevention practices, for example, train targets…

Describes a university-based suite of "grass-roots," research-oriented indicator systems that are subscribed to, voluntarily, by about 1 in 3 secondary schools, and more than 4,000 primary schools in England and some in New Zealand, Australia, and Hong Kong. These cost-effective systems rely on technical excellence to make accurate data…

Reviews the benefits a community college can accrue through a search for institutional distinctiveness, focusing on the value of the research process itself, the findings, and the changes that will take place if the findings are used effectively in planning and marketing. (DMM)

Health promotion is defined as "any combination of educational, organizational, economic, and environmental supports for behavior conducive to health." This paper examines current efforts in health promotion, their goals, activities, settings, and research activities. (JD)

The technique of clustering facilitates constructivist investigation in counseling research and clinical counseling sessions. Clients can be helped to put difficult-to-verbalize feelings into words. Having clients collaborate in configuring the rich but chaotic data renders that data amenable to matrix analysis. Recently developed computer…

Presents an account of the Mondale Initiative, i.e., an attempt during the period from 1967-73 to develop a national system of social indicators to improve social policy. The role of social scientists in national decision making and policy formation is examined, and a legislative history of the Mondale Initiative is appended. (51 references) (LRW)

A study of 20 randomly selected professionals from each of 4 disciplines (education, engineering, law, and medicine) found that educators read less professional literature than did engineers, lawyers, and physicians. Educators cited lack of time, dislike of technical jargon, reliance on other support systems, lack of incentives, inaccessibility,…

Describes the Refugee Data Center (RDC) (New York City), a hub for linking refugees with voluntary resettlement agencies. The RDC maintains a database on refugees as they progress toward final resettlement in the United States. At present, RDC files include refugees from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. (SLD)

Discusses two recent stories in the newspaper "Education Week" and the need for educators to be aware of recent research to make informed decisions about teaching methods. (PRA)

A general learning impairment model and a reasoning insight model, both in rats, were reviewed for parallels to theories of human cognitive deficiency, leading to the conclusion that animal models of the cognitive deficiency states of mental retardation are underutilized and that human mental retardation researchers would benefit from greater…

Suggests a framework for federal leadership in redesigning national education dissemination system to enhance use of educational research and development. Components of framework are education resources, dissemination functions, bureaucratic levels, content focus related to users' needs, and participants' roles and skills. Described are current…

Contends assessing new findings in understanding nature of associations between teenage childbearing and social or reproductive disadvantage and incorporating them into appropriate policy debate and development is a challenge complicated by failure of those translating them for practitioners to do so accurately. Discusses examples of such…

Twelve specific suggestions for evaluators concerning development, presentation, and followup of improved evaluation recommendations are discussed. Offering effective recommendations requires special skills that need to be recognized, studied carefully, and passed along to practitioners and students. (TJH)

Argues that there should be room for both basic research and applied research in the field of business communication. Suggests asking whether such research is significant and adds value, rather than whether it is relevant. Explains what makes theoretical or basic research significant. (SR)