A review of teaching and teacher education research, including work on teacher effects, organizational change, undergraduate programs, and institutional socialization, explores how teacher education programs can promote those teaching styles which effect the best type of mathematics learning. (Author/CB)

The chart essay is discussed as an effective technique that links specific research to real policy decisions and arranges answers for each question in a chart highlighting actual research data. A study of 515 high school seniors' extracurricular activities illustrates use of this report form. (SLD)

Defines ethnography and principles of high-quality ethnographic work, including a focus on group behavior, holism, emic-etic perspectives, comparison, grounded theory, and data collection and analysis techniques. The promise of ethnography for improving English as a second language teaching and teacher education is discussed. (Author/CB)

The article discusses the need for communication of research findings involving exceptional individuals, the need for resolution of the research-practice dichotomy, and the types of papers which will appear in the new column. (JDD)

A discussion of the usefulness of student questionnaires for evaluating college faculty concludes that student opinion expressed in such surveys tends to be relative and extreme rather than absolute and balanced. An important role for questionnaires is to impose self-policed minimum teaching standards. Results should be handled with care. (MSE)

Discussion of the utilization of research focuses on a case study of the communication and utilization of research at the Department of Veterans Affairs that has led to improved health care. Highlights include health services research; research and development; dissemination methods; user involvement; management environment; leadership; and…

Reports on a study to identify which music education research sources are most eminent. Examines 4,596 citations in the 55 chapters in the "Handbook of Research on Music Teaching and Learning" to determine whether scholarly research reports, journals, authored monographs, or dissertations were cited mostly frequently. (CFR)

This paper contrasts research knowledge and practice knowledge in special education; describes factors that moderate the influence of research on practice, including teacher knowledge and learning, teacher attitudes and beliefs, and context; and considers issues in reconceptualizing the relationship between research and practice in special…

Many multicultural education research findings can be applied in the everyday world of teachers and administrators. Five areas matter a great deal in educating a multicultural population: teachers' beliefs about students, curriculum content and materials, instructional approaches, educational settings, and teacher education. Whether teachers' race…

Highly productive educational methods have been identified through publicly funded research, but these methods or programs have not been widely disseminated or adopted. Problems with the work ethic, discipline, and competition are described, along with the public's need for learning but its desire for entertainment. (JDD)

This paper examines aspects of the traditional implementation of behavior analysis that are counterproductive to teacher use and identifies practices that promote greater teacher use, including entering the system and working with school personnel, developing classroomwide applications rather than single-student interventions, and sustaining…

The evolution of college and university planning is examined through a review of theory and a case study of DePaul University (Illinois). The discussion focuses on the evolving role for institutional research in strategic decision making and the new skills and knowledge researchers need to support strategic planning more effectively. (MSE)

A survey of 90 teachers of agriculture, 15 administrators, and 95 teacher educators indicates that evaluation and research methods have been adopted in agricultural education preparation in 9 Nigerian states. The extent to which these methods are perceived as important by education students is not clear. (SLD)

The article highlights the issues and important principles of infusing research and practice into the personnel preparation process for the field of vision disabilities. It discusses significant research and practice changes, current challenges facing the field, and considerations for the next 20 years. (SM)

Recommends that curriculum and instruction be designed to engage students in using the tools of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Describes a curriculum framework that takes into account adolescents' language development and uses language to integrate various academic subjects. (PAM)