This article argued that educational research is (a) primarily concerned with operational research, (b) a critical refining and reformulating rather than a discovering activity, and (c) a systematically organized joint philosopher-researcher-practitioner enterprise. (Author/RK)

This article provided brief accounts of significant current innovation and research in Australia. (Author/RK)

Describes the objectives, organizational structure, and activities of Syracuse University's Center for Instructional Development. Staff members of the center function as an "instructional design team" as they work with individual departments and schools within the university to improve instructional quality and redesign curricula. (JG)

The use of expository teaching methods in primary grades is examined. (JR)

At the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, faculty have granted degree credits for informal learning to more than 150 students. Evaluating learning acquired outside normal academic channels has been successful because the students bear the responsibility of relating their expereinces to university requirements. (Editor/PG)

Defining narrative transcripts as written reports of student attainment, the authors examine 7 varieties in use at postsecondary institutions. Considers the implications of such transcripts for learning, student-faculty relations, and institutional goals. (Editor/PG)

Author emphasized the conflicting roles of researchers and practitioners. He suggested solutions for bridging the existing gap, while noting that some of these issues cannot be easily resolved. (Editor/RK)

Article described a "walk-through", designed to identify the common or prevalent patterns of interaction within a school, and proposed a method of evaluation that would help shift the focus of professional judgment from subjective reaction to objective analysis of data. (Author/RK)

Paper presented at the North Central Association Annual Meeting, March 25, 1969.