A period of induction for beginning teachers helps make the transition from student to teacher a smoother process. Current research findings on induction, effectiveness of using research in such programs, and issues worthy of further research are explored. (DF)

Theoretical and practical perspectives, absolute and bounded rationality, the nature of reality, and the subject-object problem are discussed to point out the blind spots in the scientific-technical view of teacher supervision and evaluation. Multiple perspectives of knowledge development and use are needed to build an expansive science of…

Summarizes the viewpoints of a cross section of home economics administrators on their perspective of the profession's accomplishments, issues, and priorities. (JOW)

A review of the state of the art of educational economics considers recent seemingly conflicting or disparate forms of economic analysis such as human capital theory, the study of education and economic growth, distribution of income, internal system efficiency, and education's effects on crime, savings, and consumption. (MSE)

Argues against the indiscriminate use of the term "ethnography" and offers various criteria that have been suggested as distinguishing the ethnographic investigation. (HOD)

The review discusses the methodology for the literature search which divulged 53 studies on arts and various handicaps; analyzes study topics such as figure drawing assessment as a diagnostic tool; and comments on research problems, exemplary studies, and needs for future research. It also charts methodological components of 19 visual arts…

A clear concept of the nature of curricular research is deemed essential to effective scholarship and rational decisions about research goals. (GW)

Provides a basic programming model for the community services coordinator in the community college and discusses informational support sources. Problems associated with successful programming, such as failure to evaluate, relying on past achievements, and overextension of staff are discussed. Research regarding planning models is suggested.…

This article indicates some needed research suggested from examining NAEP mathematics assessment data. (DT) Aspect of National Assessment (NAEP) dealt with in this document: Results (Interpretation).

The study focused on home economics research activities in 62 land-grant universities. The results indicate that while a sizeable portion of qualified faculty were not involved in research, 700 individuals were identified as active in their field. A need for more researchers in the future was also indicated. (EC)

This statement describes the basis for the American Sociological Association's (ASA) position regarding scientific research on race, illustrating the importance of such data to further scientific investigation and inform public policy. Race is a complex, sensitive, and controversial topic in scientific discourse and public policy. The controversy…

The purpose of this study was to understand what it could mean to have communication apprehension (CA). Literature that focuses on the research and theoretical aspects of communication apprehension was collected. From this research the concept of communication apprehension was conceptually defined, tools for measuring this phenomenon were…

Numerous studies about mentoring have been conducted, and this paper reviews current studies on mentoring programs from a systems approach. To understand current studies about mentoring, the paper identified three major research questions and reviewed how those questions have been examined in each area: mentoring input, mentoring process, and…

This paper informs researchers about a "National Research Agenda" that will be presented to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services of the U.S. Department of Education to develop guidelines for coordinating and funding future research initiatives in the postsecondary training of deaf and hard of hearing students. The paper also…