The Delphi method is an attractive method for graduate students completing masters and PhD level research. It is a flexible research technique that has been successfully used in our program at the University of Calgary to explore new concepts within and outside of the information systems body of knowledge. The Delphi method is an iterative process…

This paper presents the results of a study of drug-related cases seen by school counselors in four types of schools during a four month period. Although there were differences between school types in treatment approaches, those most often used were individual rather than group-oriented. (Author)

The study of PASS 2 (program analysis of service systems) had two aims: to investigate the internal statistical properties of the evaluation instrument and to compare the relative quality (as measured by PASS 2) of services to the mentally retarded delivered in community versus institutional settings, to different age groups, in several human…

Research studies conducted in Canada are emphasized in this annotated bibliography of adult education research conducted from 1983-1988, although a few studies from the United States and England are included. The entries, arranged in alphabetical order by author's last name, are in English and, occasionally, French. (CML)

This paper describes the Self-Help Information Service (SIS), and summarizes data evaluating the program. Associated with a generally focused information and referral service (I&R), SIS was designed to facilitate research on self-help groups. Its specific goals were to develop and maintain a telephone referral service disseminating self-help…

This study examined late divorce occurring after 20 years or more of marriage. Divorce was rated the highest in stress for any major life event. Even though divorce resulted in much social readjustment and stress, it also resulted in positive feelings, personal independence, and relief. Subjects were 427 Quebec residents. (Author)

Practice-based research projects that expose some of the inherent tensions in action research are described. Two projects focused on curriculum implementation, and one investigated the nature of and influences on school-based curriculum decision-making. (IAH)

Comments on the educational quality indicators projects undertaken by Alberta school districts, noting their dependence on process-product research; inclusion of social and affective aspects of education; use of provincial achievement tests as indicators; and emphases on accountability, teacher collaboration, and professional development. (SV)

This report summarizes the findings of the EISO project, which was funded in 1975 to develop, evaluate, and analyze an information dissemination system based upon computerized retrieval of bibliographies. With much of the research component completed, the service component is operational, providing Ontario educators with online bibliographic…

The monograph grew out of the Critical Issues Conference sponsored by the Ontario Council for Leadership in Educational Administration (OCLEA). At the one-day conference, 57 researchers and practitioners discussed the ten major areas of research and development needs. These areas, identified in advance of the conference, were leadership and…

The author conducted a cross-cultural survey of attitudes toward the pill among university students, part of this international sample being a group of young Canadians. The subjects were students from a southwestern Canadian university and were stratified as to sex and amount of education. The author employed his Pill Scale, a 25-item Likert type…

This paper reports the findings of a survey in North York, Canada, to determine the needs and priorities of high school students regarding career information. It is hoped that the report will be useful to schools in determining the emphasis which guidance services should be giving to career education. The survey sampled 3,690 students from 46…

The aim of the present study is to assess the education-employment adjustment processes for Canadian science manpower during the late 1950's and 1960's in order to gain insights which will be useful in dealing with problems of the 1970's. Using both objective and subjective information, it analyzes individuals' education and career patterns…

This study reports the results of a pilot Change Agent Research (CAR) project initiated in the summer of 1975 by the Sports Institute for Research (SIR) for the Windsor Minor Lacrosse Association. The purpose of the project was to audit the association to diagnose the nature of its organizational problems and assist in initiating change in order…

Student perceptions of the quality of student services differ significantly from the perceptions of personnel providing services. This article reports findings of a study designed to identify where differences of perception exist. Generally, student perceptions correspond more closely to those of instructors than to those of student services…