This paper briefly examines the responses of schools and parents to writings on sexism and sex role stereotyping and considers the problems of implementing change in response to research in this area. Faulty reporting of research findings and sex biased interpretations of data are discussed. It is noted that certain curriculum areas are designated…

Thoughtful use of past research experience to guide future study and action was the basis for a conference at Reston, Virginia in November 1975 to propose priorities for new research on television and children. The conference had two objectives: (1) to assemble as broad a range of people as possible to think through the many directions future…

The objectives of the program were to develop personnel capable of (1) upgrading existing educational curricula through research, (2) seeking better educational practices through empirical knowledge in the use of research techniques to improve classroom instruction, (3) applying research methods to provide insights into sociological problems…

A pluralistic framework for the analysis of the American culture is presented. The published results of the Coleman report are used as an example of how the conceptual framework can be operationalized. The dependent variable of the analysis is one measuring social performance. The independent variables measure some aspect of themes, behavior…

Objectives of this project were to identify and catalog all existing reports on contracted evaluation studies by the Community Action Program (CAP) evaluation branch and the various program offices; to analyze a sample of contracted evaluation studies in terms of their adequacy as research projects; to assess a sample of CAP inhouse evaluations;…

This paper emphasizes that all types of post-high school educational resources must be utilized if higher educational opportunity for all citizens is to be realized, and that a movement in the direction of coordinated planning (for the maximum utilization of institutional resources) under a "unitary system" concept is a complex procedure which…

This monograph has two purposes: (1) to re-examine the findings of a series of studies (supported in part by the Regional Rehabilitation Research Institute at the University of Missouri--Columbia) and restate them in such a manner that may be of interest to a wide audience--particularlyto counselors and to teachers; and (2) to acquaint other…

The basic goal of the "linkage agent" or research utilization agent is to facilitate the use of educational research and development to improve educational practice. This task may be conceptualized by a "system" or a "process" model. Successful work in the field of research utilization must encompass elements of both models. In this context, the…

In order to move information concerning vocational and technical education from the library into the hands of practitioners, the Tennessee Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) in cooperation with the State Division of Vocational-Technical Education decided to develop a system of information retrieval and dissemination. Such a system has been developed…

The contents of this book, which presents the fruits of one of a series of conferences organized by the National Research Council Committee on Basic Research in Education, includes 12 papers, with discussion and comments: "Introductory Remarks," Ernst W. Caspari; "Quantitative Aspects of Genetics and Environment in the Determination of Behavior,"…

Much of the research conducted within the black community served primarily to promote the interests and personal gain of the researchers rather than the community. Consequently, the research proved more harmful than helpful, thereby providing no visible or appreciable payoff or benefits to the black community. Moreover, the perspectives of the…

On November 8, 1971, the Bakersfield City Board of Education adopted a motion directing that the school district request the Bureau of Intergroup Relations to assist in the development of plans under the guidelines of California Administrative Code Sections 14020 and 14021 to eliminate racial imbalance in district schools. The Bureau team agreed…

The primary purpose of this volume is to serve as a "how to" manual for individuals interested in replicating or expanding the data collected by the Studies. Two introductory sections discuss the development of the methodology and the organization of the methodology description. The three subsequent chapters, which constitute the body of…

The federal mission in educational research from 1868, when the Department of Education was established, to 1954, was to collect statistics. In 1954 the Cooperative Research Act authorized the Commissioner of Education to finance research and demonstrations in education. Outside the Office of Education (OE), the National Science Foundation…

Researchers have become concerned with the need to make research relevant to the interests and concerns of practitioners, and to facilitate the application of new knowledge about teaching and learning to the ongoing teaching-learning process of the classroom. This paper presents examples of the ways in which research findings from two ETEP…