Reviews various problems which create problems in research design for the classroom and advocates a divorce between research and evaluation. Bibliography. (MB)

Discusses problems of using observation techniques in hope of instigating a more general re-examination of the potentialities of observation as an instrument of educational research. (Author)

Proposes that in comparing time-limited and time-unlimited treatments, it is important to operationally define each to stimulate the desired expectancies in each condition. Discusses the article by Kelly and Stone (1982). Delineates some important parameters of time manipulations. (Author)

Some of the advantages of meta-analysis as a useful approach to synthesizing research studies are described, along with caveats that a careful analyst should consider when applying this approach to research data. (LC)

Criticizes John Goodlad's book "A Place Called School," claiming the conclusions and recommendations are questionable because of a limited review of the literature, a lack of student achievement data, and methodological problems. (MLF)

John Goodlad, author of "A Place Called School," responds to Hersh Waxman's critical review by claiming Waxman takes terms out of context, ignores the author's caveats, and critiques what the book is not, contrary to everything the author says it is. (MLF)

Selectivity problems are discussed in terms of a general model that is estimated by the maximum likelihood method. Both single-group and multiple-group analyses are considered. An extension of the general model to latent variable models is discussed. (Author/PN)

Factors impeding communication during the performance of futures research include lack of a common body of theory, lack of common terminology, organizational barriers, inadequate access to data, and spatial separation of data. Computer communication systems can help overcome some of these problems and facilitate techniques as Delphi polling.…

Case study research (1) is an intervention, and often an uncontrolled intervention, in the lives of others; (2) provides a biased view, a distorted picture of the way things are; and (3) is essentially conservative. (RM)

In the form of a play, a brief discussion is presented of program evaluation problems at the elementary/secondary education level. (PN)

Data from surveys in 1967 and 1972 indicate that: (1) broken homes are more highly associated with "family" offenses like truancy and running away, than with other types of juvenile misconduct; and (2) some types of misconduct are strongly influenced by the number of absent biological parents and the presence of a stepparent. (Author/MJL)

To replicate the Kuehl et al. (1975) study, 151 graduate students completed the Leadership Opinion Questionnaire, Least Preferred Co-Worker (LPC) Questionnaire, FIRO-B (Functional Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior), and F-Scale. Data failed to replicate earlier significant correlations between interpersonal needs as measured by the LPC…