Knowledge base of clinical social work must embody knowledge of people in transactions with environment while doing justice to complexities of practice. To gain necessary new knowledge, social workers must engage in practice-based research and develop more specialized advanced programs to prepare for diversity of clients and situations. (NRB)

Argues that television has unique educational characteristics that separate it from other media and have implications for teaching and learning. Discussion of distributional and social, control, and symbolic (audiovisual) characteristics is based on published surveys and on research carried out at the Open University. Thirteen references are…

Summarizes the open questions that must be answered by researchers if practioners of interorganizational development are to have adequate planning-and-action guidelines. Suggests the questions should help practitioners become more sensitive to potential action considerations that may require special thought and attention until a firmer knowledge…

Notes that little research has been undertaken into the effects of anthropomorphism on children's reading and presents questions concerning the use of this device in beginning reading materials. (FL)

Describes limitations of the psychological view that has dominated obesity research. The "brand" of psychology represented is assessed on its conceptual strengths, its implications for intervention program development, and its consequences for the delivery of services to people in communities. Suggests use of a human development model.…

This series of articles examines the use of research in vocational agriculture, including interpretation of findings, research needs and problems for the 1980s, using research in inservice education, and the role of supervisors in research. (SK)

University-based review of international research centers, especially area studies centers, is encouraged. The issues are: What are the objectives of area research? According to insiders, what have been the main achievements? And what are some of the main problems and opportunities facing the centers now? (MSE)

Describes an attempt by educators in the USSR to keep up with the knowledge explosion in the sciences by improving the content of the curricula and textbooks to reflect modern developments in all fields of scientific knowledge. Emphasis was placed on balancing theoretical and practical aspects of the content, relating content to learning abilities…

Reports on the positive effects of coordinating a journalism research course emphasizing survey methodology with upper-level courses in news writing. (RL)

If the classroom English teacher is to be given any assistance in determining the most appropriate literary experiences for developing students' literature appreciation, it is imperative that research create a clearer understanding of the factors involved in developing discrimination in literature. (RL)

Examines an instructional research study (by S. W. Pflaum and E. T. Pascarella) according to several criteria for designing educational research and questions whether the information provided by context-stripping research paradigms can be of genuine use in helping teachers understand and create effective conditions for reading to learn. (MKM)

This paper responds to concerns about the suitability and appropriateness of theories of decision-making behavior in organizations by addressing conceptual and methodological issues grounded on the study of individual cognitive processes. It proposes that attention be directed to examining how individuals react to demands imposed by organizational…

Reviews five general principles for development of methods for community studies of children's mental health. Notes limitations of existing epidemiological studies of the psychological functioning of American Indian and Alaska Native children. Lists recommendations for further research. Availability: White Cloud Center, Gaines Hall UOHSC, 840…

Student learning in elementary mathematics can be increased by some key teacher behaviors identified by research. (Author)

Examines the background studies and high-priority projects which will lay the groundwork for the library bibliographic component of a National Library and Information Service Network and reviews the progress and problems of the national network as evidenced by current cooperative projects. (CWM)