A humanist describes his reaction to instruction in research methodology, and specifically statistical measurement, from initial discomfort, through confusion, to reassessment and reinforcement of his own assumptions and instructional intentions. The experience in specifying outcomes helped enhance his intuition about teaching. (MSE)

Provides an overview of recent research related to the teaching of business data processing. It identifies the kind of instructional questions asked, the general types of research methodology used, and comments about the research conclusions. (CT)

The degree of involvement of 46 graduate students in sponsored research projects was investigated. The projects were administered by three social science and three natural science departments at the College Park campus of the University of Maryland. (MLF)

Describes workshops and research activities of the National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment and Alternatives in the Schools. Implications of various theoretical points of view for responding to classroom discipline problems are pointed out and a brief description of the Center is provided. (Author/RH)

Presents a description of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a center where scientists pursue research interests, where research facilities, too large and expensive for any one institution to maintain, are housed, and where unified planning for research is made in response to national and international concerns. (SA)

Research administrators have been developing better and more efficient means of matching faculty with extramural research funding opportunities. Auburn University's search for a computer-based system that would match faculty interests with funding opportunities is described. (MLW)

Describes the community-based research project of the Regional Land Ownership Task Force in West Virginia: training of citizen researchers, dissemination of findings, community education, and strategy for radical social change. (SK)

Current dissatisfaction with public schools has focused attention on private schools. To further public discussion, two national organizations of public and private schools are sponsoring "A Study of High Schools," a joint examination of the schools' problems, prospects, learning conditions, teacher commitment, and school climates. (RW)

The quality of supervision received by postgraduate students has been seen as a considerable problem. It is proposed that the concept of classification and framing used by Bernstein can be adapted to the matching process needed between supervisor and student. (Author/MLW)

Preschool children were shown eight pictorial representations of substance abuse. All children could identify some of the behaviors and relate some health benefits or hazards of the behavior. Parents and television were the primary sources of knowledge. Preschool children may be a suitable target population for substance abuse and other…

Presents the rationale behind and description of the Individualized Instruction for Data Access (IIDA) system, which is intended to assist people in performing online bibliographic searches through the use of another computer as intermediary. (CWM)

The author discusses the 1966 Coleman Report and how its findings have been misinterpreted to leave the impression that schools are powerless to surmount socioeconomic disadvantage. She cites newer research, particularly Rutter's study of inner-city London secondary schools, which show that individual schools can and do make a difference.…

Reviews the processes farmers use in accepting, rejecting, continuing, and discontinuing agricultural technology. (LRA)

Explores implications of declining cigar tobacco production in New England's Connecticut River Valley. Stresses the nature and causes of changing tobacco production in this region. (Author/DB)

Examines the relationship between the amount of money which has been spent on funding curriculum development projects in England and the impact of these projects on the schools. Describes four geography curriculum projects and suggests how they and similar projects can be disseminated in a decentralized educational system such as that of England.…