In school district research and evaluation there are constant reminders of the inadequacies of the reductionist positivist paradigm. There is a pressing need to move beyond this outmoded approach, not so much by rejecting experimental inquiry but rather by letting it assume a meaningful role as a specific form of naturalistic inquiry, emphasizing…

ADULT EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES INCLUDES ALL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AS DETERMINED BY THE PURPOSES OF THE SPONSORS, WHICH TAKE PLACE IN AN ORGANIZED CONTEXT. VARIETY, FLEXIBILITY, DECENTRALIZATION, AND SENSITIVITY TO THE NEEDS OF THE LARGER SOCIETY ARE AMONG ITS MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES. THE CRITERIA OF ADULTHOOD ITSELF--MARRIAGE,…

DISCUSSIONS AT THE SECOND CONFERENCE OF THE ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA CONCENTRATED ON PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH. THE BASIC TECHNIQUES OF PROGRAMING WERE OUTLINED AND CURRENT TRENDS OF THOUGHT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION WERE DISCUSSED. THE CONFEREES EXAMINED THE FIELDS WHERE RESEARCH…

THE PURPOSES OF THE STUDY WERE TO (1) REVIEW, ORGANIZE, AND INTERPRET THE RESEARCH SINCE 1962 IN ORDER TO OPEN NEW VISTAS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS, (2) DEVELOP A MODEL TO PROVIDE A MEANS FOR CLASSIFYING COMPLETED STUDIES, SHOWING INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG THEM, UNCOVERING GAPS IN OUR KNOWLEDGE, AND PLANNING FURTHER INTEGRATED PROGRAMS OF…

PARTICIPANTS IN A FOUR DAY WORKSHOP ON VOCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DEAF INCLUDED EDUCATORS OF THE DEAF, REHABILITATION WORKERS, DEAF PERSONS, PARENTS OF DEAF CHILDREN, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF LABOR AND GOVERNMENT. FOUR TOPICS WERE DISCUSSED--(1) EVALUATION OF EXISTING VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, (2) NEEDED EXPANSION IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS,…

While reading has been recognized as a potentially useful and enjoyable pastime for the elderly, physical and psychological decrements affect the ability of the elderly to read. As the eyes age, near-point tasks become more difficult. In addition to reduced sensory intake, perceptual changes occur. The central nervous system slows, and data travel…

Noting that several new programs have afforded teachers increased opportunity for participation in educational decision-making, this paper examines practical and ethical arguments supporting this trend. The practical arguments, which are based on the promise of increased educational productivity (evidenced often by student achievement), are found…

Phenomenology is an important force in the development of psychological theory, rather than a variant type of counseling method. A distinction must be drawn between the sensory phenomenology in which gestaltists focus on sensory receptors, and logical pheomenology in which the grounding of belief or self-identity is viewed as a prediction or…

This guide is intended to orient research organizations interested in establishing a program relationship with the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The publication is divided into two parts. Part I describes DOE research and development programs, summarizes budget data, and lists contact persons for DOE programs. In addition, this section…

The most pressing problems of research on minority groups have not received adequate attention. One such problem is that of identification and understanding of the mechanisms of learning facility and learning dysfunction and the implications of both for the optimum development of heterogeneous populations. Secondly, in contrast to the body of…

The focus of the contributions to this journal issue is communication theory and research. Following an introductory article that deals with the need for quality control in the criticism of communication research, eight articles offer discussions of the following topics: the nature of criticism in rhetorical and communicative studies, some issues…

The purpose of this conference was to generate information and an exchange of ideas among educational researchers, to discuss, through selected studies, the interface between desegregation and educational concerns of the Hispanic community, and to identify areas of research which require urgent attention and suggest the potential role of the…

A number of problems may arise when university-based researchers conduct research in public school districts. Administrators may be suspicious about the value of research activities unless they are given an accurate understanding of its outcomes and benefits. Those conducting research in school systems must ask themselves a number of questions…

This is one of several papers presented at a Federal Trade Commission Symposium on Media Concentration. It provides a base for policy research on the economics of book publishing. The structure of the book production and distribution industry is described and some economic properties that distinguish it are identified. Aggregate industry trends…

Based on the idea that tolerance for disagreement is not other-directed but rather reflects a personality trait maintained by individuals across time and situation, a study was undertaken to develop a measure of tolerance for disagreement that would help further the conflict conceptualization by being able to predict negative affective…