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Research versus Problem Solving for the Education Leadership Doctoral Thesis: Implications for Form and Function
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Archbald, Doug – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2008
Background: A growing literature is questioning the appropriateness of a research dissertation for practitioners in education doctoral programs. Although this literature persuasively critiques the prevailing theory-research orientation of most programs and theses, it goes little beyond exhorting change and describing extant alternatives in a few…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Dissertations, Education Courses, Education Majors
Stimulus Generalization of Skills and Persons with Profound Mental Handicaps.
Fox, Lise – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1989
A review of 25 studies found that demonstrations of successful generalization of skills by persons with profound mental handicaps were characterized by: several trained exemplars, trained behaviors likely to be reinforced in natural settings by natural consequences, use of training stimuli common to the generalization setting, and training in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness, Meta Analysis
Judgments of Restrictiveness, Social Acceptability, and Usage: Review of Research on Procedures to Decrease Behavior.
Morgan, Robert L. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1989
The article reviewed research on professionals', consumers', and others' judgments of the restrictiveness, social acceptability, and estimated frequency of use of procedures to decrease problem behaviors of disabled persons. Most respondents agreed that more restrictive procedures should be used as a last resort and that less restrictive…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
The Trees or the Forest? A Response to Ruth Wade.
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Sparks, Georgea M. – Educational Leadership, 1985
This article is a response to Ruth Wade's meta-analysis of inservice teacher education research in the same issue of "Educational Leadership" (EA 518 308). Factors making a difference in inservice education are identified, but more work needs to be done in understanding the specific, practical details, allowing application. (DCS)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Meta Analysis, Research Needs
Self-Management for Students with Mental Retardation in Public School Settings; A Research Review.
Hughes, Charles A.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1991
This review analyzes data-based studies dealing with self-management procedures (self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement, and self-instruction) used by individuals with mental retardation in public school settings. Although support is found for the positive effects of self-management, questions regarding efficient implementation of…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Mental Retardation
What Makes a Difference in Inservice Teacher Education? A Meta-Analysis of Research.
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Wade, Ruth K. – Educational Leadership, 1985
A meta-analysis of inservice teacher education research determines the significance of the following factors for learning effectiveness: training objectives, training duration, training group characteristics, location and scheduling, sponsorship, participant incentives, structure, and instructional technique. Suggestions to help staff developers…
Descriptors: Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education, Geographic Location, Incentives