A brief history of research in sport psychology based on Lander's (1982) analysis is presented. A systematic approach to theory building is offered. Previous methodological inadequacies are identified using examples of observational learning and anxiety. (Author/DF)

Understanding chemical reactivity, chemical catalysis, and the chemistry of life processes are cited as key areas for government research funding in a National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council committee briefing to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Fundamental questions to be answered in each area are outlined and…

A plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the Agenda for Action of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is presented. Major dimensions of the evaluation model, research questions related to each agenda recommendation, approaches to an evaluation, and the dissemination of the agenda are considered. (MNS)

Suggests that general English education specialists--those who try to remain on top of all developments but specialize in none--are in a unique and valuable position to provide measured assessment and guidance in English education studies. (HOD)

Builds a case for developing research and researchers as well as theories with the help of effective research instruments for observation of English classroom instruction. (HOD)

Examines personal and environmental factors in communication and details a multitude of research areas that need exploration. Discusses the pros and cons of three specific research paradigms. (HOD)

Acknowledges the gap between research and practice and calls for a coordinated effort among researchers to find out why some practices are used, why some things continue to be taught, and why others are ignored. (HOD)

Difficulties of defining the attributes of a good teacher are identified through a critique of current research efforts. (GW)

Attempts to demonstrate that the ethnographic hypothesis is both culturally relevant and empirically grounded. It is noted that any hypothesis which lacks these attributes is inappropriate for cross cultural research. (Author/AM)

The activities of the Specific Learning Disabilities Program and its model demonstration centers are reviewed, the term "specific learning disabilities" is operationally defined, and special education issues (such as the need for research on methodologies and curricula) are listed. (SBH)

Reviews various problems of the aged indicating their relevance to the communication field and suggests specific problems especially amenable to communication research and inquiry. (MH)

The great challenge for rural education scholars is explaining what relevance the rural circumstance might have to schooling, a task especially difficult in the case of mathematics education. This paper argues that the rural lifeworld makes math education rural and suggests implications for research based on that statement. The lifeworld is the…

This statement abstracts the theoretical framework for the Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics (ACCLAIM). ACCLAIM's mission is the cultivation of indigenous leadership capacity for the improvement of school mathematics in rural places. The mission addresses local organizational ability to (1)…

This document unites two comprehensive policy statements by the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board. "Investing in Learning" was first published in June 1999 and the followup, "Investing in Research," is published for the first time in this volume. "Investing in Learning" follows a thematic approach in establishing research…

Reviews of the pertinent literature reveal a lack of consensus as to whether there is an association between sexual abuse history and eating disorders. Therefore, an examination of the relationship between sexual abuse and a bulimic behavior (purging) in a large sample of female adolescents was undertaken. Answers taken from a sample of 8,680…