This working paper is the fourth in a series examining what has been learned since the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996. Following an introduction describing the legislations initial impact, the paper details reauthorization-related activities during 2001 and 2002, and describes…

The majority of educational systemic change efforts are driven by the experts in the field, leaving the general public disenfranchised. An analysis of stories of those excluded from educational innovation is presented. It is suggested that if "stories" shape social reality as much as by what they exclude as what they include, then the stories from…

In November 2002, the Institute for the Advancement of Emerging Technologies in Education at AEL gathered education practitioners to help shepherd new assessments from the research laboratory to the classroom. Approximately 60 teachers and administrators attended the conference. The discussion focused on the possibility of aggregating formative…

This report asks how the insights from the research reviewed in the National Research Council's "How People Learn" (1999) can be incorporated into classroom practice. The report also suggests a research and development agenda that would inform and stimulate the required change. Following an introductory chapter that frames the agenda of…

This theme issue provides a synopsis of the step-by-step recommendations generated by participants at a conference on the implementation of class size reduction. It also contains summaries of the commissioned papers on research and practical knowledge about class size reduction. Recommendations focused on the major topic areas of improving…

This issue brief discusses the importance of tobacco use cessation efforts for youth. Section 1 discusses the need for tobacco cessation for youth, explaining that despite increased attention to the prevention of tobacco use among youth, there has been little attention to youth who already smoke, and few programs for youth have proven successful.…

This report presents the results of a workshop on race, gender, class, and student achievement. The workshop was called to help set the nation's educational-research agenda with regard to social-status distinctions. Invited panelists made recommendations about how race, gender, and class should be conceptualized and measured in educational…

In 1999, the United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) asked RAND to examine how OERI might improve the quality and relevance of the education research it funds. The RAND Reading Study Group (RRSG) was charged with developing a research framework to address the most pressing issues in literacy.…

Discusses reasons for failure of traditional science programs in contrast with current improvements in science teaching. Indicates that the difficulty of justifying science study will be removed if the use of science by nonspecialists can be proved interpretive rather than replicative or applicative through research studies. (CC)

Reflects on the origins and present situation of the National Institute of Education, discusses some priorities which the Institute could address, and makes some suggestions to the professional educational research and development community for the expansion and enhancement of research and development on teaching and learning. (Author/JM)

Reviews theoretical principles underlying the quark model. Indicates that the agreement with experimental results and the understanding of the quark-quark force are two hurdles for the model to survive in the future. (CC)

Reviews the Bonneau-Corry Report on the Rationalization of University Research, the Report of the Senate Special Committee on Science Policy, and the Report of the Commission on Post-Secondary Education in Ontario, and presents an alternative approach to funding research in universities. (PG)

Summarizes the programs proposed for the Administration's energy research and development efforts by a special task force headed by the Atomic Energy Commission chairman. Indicates that nuclear research would be stressed in striving for United States future self-sufficiency in energy. (CC)

Discusses different forms of energy sources and basic reasons for the opposition to the use of atomic energy. Suggests that research efforts should also be aimed toward the fission technology to make it acceptable besides major research studies conducted in the development of alternative energy sources. (CC)