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Baez, Tony; Fernandez, Ricardo R. – 1984
The effects of bilingual education and programs for students who are not native speakers of English have not been researched thoroughly enough to provide sufficient, accurate, and meaningful evidence that will support litigation. Accordingly, this paper provides a historical review of the role of litigation in obtaining educational equity for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation
Byrne, Barbara M. – 1988
The paper identifies and addresses four methodological weaknesses common to most previous studies that have used LISREL confirmatory factor analysis to test for the factorial validity and invariance of a single measuring instrument. Specifically, the paper demonstrates the steps involved in: (1) conducting sensitivity analyses to determine a…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Elementary Education
Wolfle, Lee M.; Robertshaw, Dianne – 1982
Comparisons between whites and blacks in models of educational achievement were found to be suspect when based solely on least-square estimates, since the estimates are biased by measurement error varying by race. In this study, white high school seniors were shown to report their parents' status characteristics more reliably than black high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Covariance, Black Students, Error of Measurement
Crain, Robert L.; Mahard, Rita E. – 1982
A meta analysis of 93 research reports on school desegregation and black achievement was conducted to determine (1) why the study results differed as to apparent desegregation effects; and (2) whether some desegregation plans produced greater achievement gains than others. An analysis indicated that inconsistencies in research findings were mainly…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Black Students, Control Groups, Curriculum Development
Waller, Patricia F. – 1983
Alcohol education and rehabilitation programs are widely accepted as an integral part of the enforcement of drunk driving laws; however, careful evaluations of these programs generally fail to show subsequent beneficial effects on traffic crashes. This fact is due in part to the many barriers to conducting sound program evaluations and in part to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advertising, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism
Doty, Charles R.; Stanley, Veronica E. – 1985
Curriculum planners and career educators are advised to review the literature on infusion with this question in mind: "Does the integration of career education into the regular secondary classroom make a difference in student learning of subject matter and career information?" The philosophy and objectives of career education infusion were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Career Education, Demonstration Programs
Erickson, Frederick – 1985
Basic issues concerning interpretive research, and theories and methods of using interpretive research to study teaching are discussed. The concept of interpretive research may also be known as ethnographic, qualitative, participant observational, case study, symbolic interactionist, phenomenological, or constructivist. Interpretive research…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Albanese, Mark A. – 1985
This study reexamines results reported by Angoff and Schrader regarding formula directions and rights directions for standardized tests. In that study, it was concluded that the two scoring directions were essentially equivalent. In this study, methodological concerns are discussed and additional data analyses undertaken. Among various…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Data Interpretation, Fatigue (Biology), Guessing (Tests)
Winters, Harold A., Ed.; Winters, Marjorie K., Ed. – 1977
Eighteen essays discuss applications of geographic research covering a variety of topics and methodologies. All authors are faculty, graduates, or graduate students of the geography department at Michigan State University. The most frequently discussed themes include economic, political, social, and medical uses of geographic research. Two papers…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cartography, Environment, Essays
Peng, Samuel S.; And Others – 1977
A group of high school self-reported dropouts and a group of simulated high school dropouts were compared with graduates in their participation rates, efforts required for data collection, and the overall quality of their responses in the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972. The results indicate that dropouts are less…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Comparative Analysis, Data Collection, Dropouts
Mehallis, Mantha Vlahos – 1981
This literature review examines the utilization of community needs assessment data in program planning and evaluation efforts at community colleges. The review first defines and looks at the purposes of community needs assessments, noting that while such studies are purported to facilitate the planning and evaluation of credit and non-credit…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Community Needs, Community Study
Erickson, Donald A. – 1977
Private education as an area of study offers many opportunities to educational researchers. Four types of research that would include private education are discussed and examples of research possibilities under each type are offered. The first type involves fundamental educational processes. Suggested are studies of the effects of various levels…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Educational Philosophy, Educational Research
Neave, Guy, Ed. – 1978
This report presents papers, analyses, and recommendations of a five-day workshop held to explore the relationship of education and youth employment. Five papers delivered at the meetings are included: "Current Assumptions on the Nature and Purpose of Secondary Education and Its Relation to Education 16-19," by Edmund King; "Review…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth
Reed, Rodney L. – 1977
Since the questioning process is critical in stimulating student learning, an urgent need for more extensive, controlled research on this topic exists. Previous studies indicate that a high percentage of questions asked by teachers call only for factual answers and that oral activity in the classroom is largely teacher-dominated. Further, no…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria

Wagner, Daniel A. – 1978
The interest of the psychologist in bilingualism from its origins in the early 1900's to the present is traced. Bilingualism and intelligence are discussed as well as some recent studies on bilingualism and cognitive development. Several areas where psychologists may provide valuable insights into the process of becoming bilingual are discussed…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes