Discusses two studies conducted in the same classroom at overlapping times that contain apparent contradictions about the teacher's effectiveness and the nature of discussions in his classroom. Concludes that the forms and mechanisms for conducting this type of research are inadequate and that the inherent issues of subjectivity and objectivity…

Examined male and female definitions of right and wrong in 15 boys, 15 girls, 15 men, and 15 women. Results demonstrated 3 different outcomes as result of varying the mode of investigating sex differences in appraising a moral dilemma. Concludes growth of moral judgment is elusive and can be pursued well only through a variety of research modes.…

Discusses some of the ways that researchers participate in constructing and legitimizing new forms of racism, focusing on how researchers have constructed and treated such concepts as mother tongue, ethnicity, and integration. (41 references) (Author/CB)

Maintains that to study communication is to make arguments about the economic logic and cultural forms of social development. Discusses why the study of communication as a social force has converged at many points on an encompassing critique of contemporary capitalism. Maintains that the literature of social history will be of prime relevance in…

A literature review uncovered unclear and inconsistent concepts of cooperative education; lack of integration of theory, research, and practice; and lack of rigorous research standards. It is crucial that cooperative education be defined, its target audience identified, and principles or tenets of practice described. (SK)

Gathering qualitative data on ethnic elders through different kinds of interviews (conversational, guided, and standardized open ended) raises certain questions about using native-speaking interviewers, translators, or bilingual researchers and ensuring that interviewers understand the cultural context. (SK)

Discusses the international negotiations and cooperation involved in cross-national studies of academic achievement sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Criticizes a previous article for its views of which research is and is not policy relevant; the relationship between between-country and…

Major barriers to conducting needs assessment for AIDS prevention are resource deficits, technical deficits, environmental complexity, and apprehension about expectations. Comprehensive, methodologically sound assessments conducted collaboratively by consumers and providers of prevention services are essential. (SK)

"Why Is It Necessary to Change?" (Bregger, Dippo), "Redesigning the Questionnaire" (Polivka, Rothgeb), and "Evaluating Changes in the Estimates" (Bowie et al.) examine the changes that will be made in the 53-year-old Current Population Survey (CPS) beginning in 1994. (JOW)

Examines the paradox of case studies' abilities to understand the complexity in particular contexts while not being generalizable. Argues that the pressure for quantification and multisite case study design in policy research has weakened the original utility of the case study method for understanding complex educational phenomena. (DSK)

Health effects of teacher stress and teacher burnout are reviewed separately. Serious methodological and conceptual difficulties in research weaken conclusions that have been drawn regarding the effects on teacher health of stress and burnout. The need for theory-based investigations is discussed. (SLD)

Reestimates with maximum likelihood procedures of a previously specified model that aimed at explaining the joint determinants of two binary choice variables: (1) the presence of a gender economics course and (2) a women's-studies program. Results differ from the original study enough to conclude that the use of more appropriate techniques is…

Examines the problem of how to account for the observation of research on cold fusion after the apparent closure of the controversy in 1990. Despite the controversy, scientists continue to work with cold fusion. Examines whether the controversy is in fact closed, creating a hybrid category, "undead." (Author/CCM)

Notes that faculty members in communication departments or schools of journalism and mass communication must navigate between the Scylla of diminishing faculty lines and the Charybdis of the turbulent waters of academic scholarship. Examines problems faced by journalism and communication researchers and places their work in a contemporary…

The National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education in the United Kingdom (the Dearing Committee) aimed to examine short-term problems and long-term development more efficiently than did previous inquiries. The committee's uneven engagement with research and academic literatures reflects general features of higher education's contemporary…