Argues that by shunning university-industry cooperation in the name of academic freedom, academics may ensure the absence of that freedom--at least in the rapidly expanding area of rhetorical research and teaching. (HOD)

Although school administrators hold a key position in educational improvement, strategies designed to help in the development of their knowledge and skills have not been fully examined. A review of research on administrator inservice offers a research agenda that may be followed to expand the knowledge base on this issue. (DF)

Reviews Vietnamese Studies in American universities, and stresses the problems of Vietnamese scholars who are usually refugees and thus face research problems resulting from the language barrier. Presents an overview of literature from this field, and describes research areas into which it might expand. (KH)

Provides examples of limitations of traditional landscape research related to its treatment of sex, arguing that most interpretations either ignore female perception or mask it by assuming a society's culture represents both male and female responses. Also identifies emerging work on women and landscape and suggests themes for future study. (BC)

The relationship between sport and juvenile delinquency has been submitted to empirical evaluation only recently. The social facts, social definition, social behavior, and Marxian paradigms have all been used to explore this relationship. Future directions for research are explored. (Author/DF)

Argues that for English education there is a need to refine the concepts of validity, reliability, subjectivity, and objectivity in a theoretical framework encompassing both experimental and enthnographic research as interrelated and mutually supporting modes. (HOD)

Offers suggestions for future research in English education which need to be considered if English education is to be viewed, studied, and implemented as an entity of importance to the total curriculum. (HOD)

The author reviews studies that claim that exercise provides tension release, "time out," self mastery, and organic change in emotionally disturbed and normal persons. (MC)

The author contends that curriculum improvement efforts in the field of vocational education should focus on teachers, especially on teachers who are favorably disposed toward change. (GW)

Curriculum developers are urged to lead teachers in an effort to foster such goals for students as positive self-concepts and emotional adjustment, as well as academic achievement. (GW)

The author contends that a researcher should be a member of every school staff to enable teachers to make the classroom the site of active research. (GW)

Briefly describes what has been learned from research, development, diffusion, and evaluation (RDEE) studies about educational research and research related manpower, especially vocational education personnel; also points out the need for renewed study of such personnel. (HD)

Discusses the following: 1. Why self care is of such great interest today; 2. What initiatives have been taken thus far; 3. Issues related to self-care that have aroused considerable interest, and, 4. Research needs in self-care. (Author/AM)

Recent music education research is reviewed. Topics covered include teaching and learning, development and maturation, training, attitudes, perception and psychoacoustics, automated learning, creativity, and psychological theory. Questions for future research are suggested. Journal available from Council for Research in Music Education, School of…