Examined state gun control laws and used a multidimensional scaling technique to study the relationship of strictness and death rates. Results showed states with stricter laws had lower suicide rates by firearms but higher rates by other means. No effect on homicide was found. (JAC)

Evaluated a behavior modeling training program for sales representatives (N=58) in relation to effects on their sales performance. Results showed participants increased their sales by an average of seven percent during the ensuing six-month period, while the control group showed a 3 percent decrease. (JAC)

Results of teacher ratings of 383 6-11 year olds in therapeutic classes (Israeli resource rooms) revealed a combination of behavioral and academic problems as reasons for referral; an overall inprovement in academic, social, and behavioral functioning; and differences in levels of teachers' cooperation related to levels of pupil performance. (CL)

Calls for learning-effective research to determine the degree of desired learning that results from the use of instructional strategies facilitated by instructional television (ITV) materials. (Author/ER)

By using the procedure presented in this article, instructional developers will be able to make supportable decisions about their material without going through a complex statistical exercise and, perhaps, without having a large sample size. (Author/ER)

This compilation focuses chiefly on the impact of afterschool programs on student academic achievement. Although afterschool programs for children have been operating for many years in some communities, the afterschool movement is just a few years old. As public demand for afterschool has grown, so has the demand for accountability. That is…

In 2004, the Research, Program Evaluation and Information Department of "All Kinds of Minds" guided a research initiative designed to advance evidence-based scholarship about the impact of the Schools Attuned[R] Program to demonstrate the impact of Schools Attuned[R] on student outcomes; on special education; and on teacher knowledge and…

The term "evidence-based programs" is becoming quite common in prevention and human service work. However, many still struggle to recognize the importance of evidence-based programs and to understand what qualifies as "evidence-based." The language used may even seem to confound the issue further. The terms evidence-based,…

This paper discusses the results of a study involving data gathered from a heterogeneous sample of organizations within a four-states region of the Midwestern United States. The main objective of this research was to determine the frequency and prevalence of career development practices and their perceived effectiveness among human resource…

The remarkable impact of Reading Recovery (RR) on current literacy programs--not only in Vermont and Indiana but throughout North America, as well as the potential for movement and change for greater numbers of children and teachers--is dramatic and impressive. This article states that responding to questions about RR success, seemingly a simple…

The purpose of this study is 1) to describe tobacco cessation services offered by American secondary schools, and 2) to examine the relationship between cessation services and adolescent smokers; frequency of cigarette use. Self-administered questionnaires were completed in 2001 and 2002 by national samples of 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students…

The hypothesis that successful participation in academic educational programs by women inmates reduces their subsequent recidivism was not supported by the study. The study distinguished between women who had received the General Educational Development certificate while in prison and those who had not. (Author/AG)

Pictures definitely seem to help training, but a study for the military finds these pictures need not be in moving form, such as films or videotape. Just how the pictorial techniques should be employed and with how much success depends on individual trainee and program differences. (KP)