Describes a survey that was conducted to understand the scope of timetabling in Hong Kong secondary schools. The use of computers for timetabling is explored, and it is concluded that further research on appropriate software to automate timetabling is needed. (LRW)

Synthesis of cooperative education research from the United States and Canada since the 1970s suggests the need to standardize the data gathering process so that data can be gathered and compared across studies. (JOW)

Contends that knowledge about information and communication technologies (ICTs) is unevenly experienced and distributed among youths and adults. Notes that teachers and researchers are confronted with the need to observe and learn from students while making critical decisions about the kinds of old and new literacies that could make schooling…

General and specific issues of the risk and resilience framework in the social development of children with learning disabilities include: (1) integrating current research with prior related studies; (2) measurement problems; (3) more differentiation regarding gender and severity of learning disabilities; (4) potential risk and protective factors;…

This response to a paper on risk and resilience models in learning disabilities research supports this framework for research and practice with regard to the social and emotional functioning of children with learning disabilities. Research is urged to address the effect of family functioning and parenting, peer victimization, and the interaction…

Five Grand Challenges are proposed for library research: (1) Library service: Could library services be made more meaningful? (2) Library theory: Who knew what when? (3) Library design: Have digital libraries been designed backwards? (4) Library values: How neutral can libraries be? (5) Library communities: How do communities differ? (AEF)

Suggests that focusing on communication in education reveals how communication studies and educational studies might better inform each other. Discusses teacher immediacy research, classroom discourse analyses, and research that synthesizes the best of both of those. Concludes that the richest programs of research may be those drawing upon both…

Describes a study which seeks to document classrooms in the United States and Canada as teachers embrace new technologies and new literacy. Proposes that new literacy classrooms feature: ongoing, continuous use of multiple forms of representation; explicit discussion of symbol usage; a balance of choice and collaborative activities; and evidence…

Discussion of distance education research focuses on the results of a case study that identified and documented instructional design interactions used by selected instructors teaching at a distance at Texas A&M University. Topics include instructional design; learner interactions and instructor interactions in distance education; distance…

Discusses the functions of educational research. Examines differences between decision-oriented research and conclusion-oriented research. Urges researchers to improve the quality of their writing. (FMW)

Discusses selection policies for library acquisitions and describes a quantitative model that explains variations in expenditures by subject that was developed at Arizona State University. The link between policy and selection practice is discussed, allocation formulas are examined, and further research topics are suggested. (57 references) (LRW)

Discussion of students' prior knowledge and its effect on analogical reasoning focuses on four case studies of high school and college students that were designed to determine factors important for success in overcoming misconceptions via analogical reasoning. Explanatory models are explained, and abstract transfer versus explanatory model…

Early language developmental delay within high-risk and handicapped populations is explored, focusing on: basic guidelines and emerging directions in screening, diagnosis, and ongoing evaluation of infants, toddlers, and their families; early intervention activities in neonatal intensive care nurseries and in community settings; and future…

A futures perspective on job change encompasses the changing world and emergence of a global marketplace, their implications for job change, and related themes and research questions. (SK)

Focuses on need to acknowledge and address career myths among Native-American students. Discusses factors influencing these career myths including limited research on Native Americans' needs, continuation of Native-American stereotypes, and Native-American youth's lack of career awareness. Suggests three basic implications derived from rationales…