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"This," as Paul Harvey Was Wont To Say, "Is the Rest of the Story."

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Achilles, C. M.; And Others – 1996

A project conducted in Tennessee from 1984 through 1989, Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (Project STAR), serves as a context for a discussion of educational research. The decisions required in major research projects and the problems in carrying out research are seldom discussed in conferences that present research results as completed efforts.…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Databases, Decision Making

Some Weaknesses in Education Administration and Some Plans for Improvement: A Point of View (1989).

Achilles, C. M. – 1990

A review of recent literature and commission reports identifies persistent problems in two areas of educational administration: research and preparation programs. The two problems are linked in that they are often supervised by faculty who direct but do not themselves perform research. Two areas of research needs are the poor research skills of…

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Administration, Educational Research