Details a study which attempted to develop a set of pedagogical priorities for the teaching of infinitival verb complementation to nonnative speakers of English and presents six categories of infinitival verb complementation and two ways for teaching about them. (Author/CB)

Suggests that current academic orientation of graduate education in sociology poses a number of barriers in preparing students for applied careers and demonstrates problems of training versus career reality. Proposes that graduate programs offer a variety of options within a broadly defined applied track, expanding opportunities for students to…

Presents a model for career decision making based on the sequential elimination of occupational alternatives, an adaptation for career decisions of Tversky's (1972) elimination-by-aspects theory of choice. The expected utility approach is reviewed as a representative compensatory model for career decisions. Advantages, disadvantages, and…

The purpose of this two-year study was to develop and assess preservice instruction incorporating current research findings on effective instruction. Qualitative and quantitative data are presented, and findings are discussed. (MT)

Explores the antagonism between the theoretical and practical aspects of journalism education in Australia. (HTH)

Presents a brief review of theories on women's vocational development; a new construct of identity, the relational component; examples of how this construct can be used to expand an existing theory; examples of how this construct can be used by practitioners; and suggestions for directions in research and practice. (ABB)

Assesses performance of 9-, 13-, and 20-year-olds on 3,840 trials of a mental rotation task in which subjects judged if pairs of stimuli presented in different orientations were identical or mirror images. Results are discussed in terms of possible mechanisms underlying the impact of practice. (Author/NH)

An educative approach to teacher change gives teachers access to new knowledge and understanding in ways that will assist them in taking possession of that knowledge and to work out its implications and its consequences for their own settings and contexts. (CB)

The didactical material developed for the course Initiation to Technology at Laval University was tested by four teachers at Les Etchemins School with a group of 500 students in the area of mechanics. Software was developed to analyze the results, which proved encouraging. (Author/CH)

Reviews six works contributing to growth of field: "The Meaning of Adult Education" (Lindeman); "Adult Education and the Social Scene" (Kotinsky); "The Mature Mind" (Overstreet); "An Overview of Adult Education Research" (Brunner et al.); "Adult Education: Outlines of an Emerging Field of University Study" (Jensen, Liveright, Hallenbeck); and "The…

This essay challenges the dominant role of theory in educational administration, especially the notion that practitioners are solely dependent on elitist theory generators to solve pragmatic problems. Developers and consumers must be brought together to explore craft theory and authoritative explanation grounded in concrete experience. Includes…

The school/university partnership established at Stanford University is described. The value of bridging research and practice through ongoing exchanges between university faculty and school practitioners is emphasized. (Author/MT)

Using two case studies, this article outlines the obstacles involved in building effective partnerships between university researchers and school practitioners. Recommendations to make partnerships constructive are offered. (Author/MT)

Presents a quiz to help high school principals determine their educational philosophy and the degree of compatability between philosophy and practice. Presents research findings showing that conventional approaches to instructional factors, such as furniture, scheduling, student mobility, instructional methods, and homework, may not be the most…

This article describes an innovative and intensive staff development program based on effective schools/effective classrooms research which targets building-level teams of teachers and administrators. A progress report on outcomes after two years at the district, school, teacher, and student levels is provided. (Author/MT)