Reviewed research published in the "Journal of Humanistic Education and Development" from 1981 to 1985. Concluded most research focused on emotional, social, and cognitive development among elementary, secondary, and college students, and on the work of teachers rather than counselors. Suggests future research should include clear…

Points out the need for informed and experienced users of data bases. Discusses the definition of a data base, creating a data base for research, comparison use, and checking written text as a data base. (EL)

Considers the limitations of experimental studies of classroom interaction and suggests how naturalistic research approaches may complement them. (FL)

Highlights major areas of research in mathematics education and examines four areas in need of additional attention: (1) the role of technology in mathematics teaching; (2) models for evaluating mathematics teaching; (3) development of estimation skills; and (4) the role of affective variables in the teaching of problem solving. (JN)

Examines teacher education research needs: how to identify and recruit prospective vocational teachers, students' perceptions of vocational teacher education, identifying effective strategies for helping special students learn, ways to ensure that teachers use human-oriented competencies, dimensions of intelligence required of vocational students,…

Raises questions about process research in writing. Points out the need to broaden the concept of what happens when people write and the need to press some questions about processes involved in coming to know generally. (EL)

A core of courses is proposed for the training of French teachers and for the development of postgraduate studies in bilingual education: the nature of language, theories of language acquisition, and effective teaching methods. Collaborative research involving practitioners, researchers, and students will be increasingly important.(MSE)

Describes two experiments on computer-assisted instruction (CAI) interaction in which interactional analysis is utilized to provide information on the interaction of students with microcomputers. It is suggested that interactional analysis is the key to improving the design and application of CAI materials. (MBR)

Severely handicapped students who demonstrate severe skill regression during school breaks, and inordinate time to recoup, require extended school year services. A framework and rationale for research development to provide guidance for services to students is described. Research to identify objective methods to determine eligibility and evaluate…

Ethnography provides a means to carry out interpretive science; it offers an alternative research perspective for vocational education and can be used to address questions concerning larger issues in the field. Interpretive science provides the appropriate research paradigm for those research questions studied by an ethnographer. (Author)

Reports on the design of a 24-item, Likert-type scale for measuring attitudes of school council (school board) members and school principals concerning the proper relationship between principals and the school council. Describes the situation in Victoria, British Columbia, that prompted the study for which the scale was designed. (PGD)

Discusses computer assisted instruction (CAI) from perspective of artificial intelligence researchers and describes program features of intelligent computer assisted instruction (ICAI) that researchers feel will improve on deficiencies of CAI. Program descriptions and sample interactions from several tutorial and expert system ICAI programs are…

Reviews literature on sex differences revealing that a comparison of boys' and girls' achievement in English is not a straightforward matter and that further research in this area is needed. (DF)

Examines modern functionalist theory including theoretical bases and historical development. Considers, in the light of functionalist tenets, exemplary educational research in the field of modernization theory. Includes a critique of some overt and covert assumptions of functionalist educational research and suggests some avenues for more…

Reviews studies of cognitive development of high school students in small rural schools. Finds that while research clearly shows that students in small rural schools may not be as intellectually developed as students in large schools, little research has been done to identify possible causes for this difference. (BRR)