Cole, Simon, and Cole identify the following variables that may affect scholarly journal rejection rates: (1) field-specific publication norms; (2) diffuseness of journal structures; and (3) differences in training practices. However, they do not explain why the variables they identify covary across disciplines. (BJV)

Good educational practice relies increasingly on educational data, yet much of the present research findings are inconclusive or inapplicable. Difficulties in obtaining time, money, subjects, and appropriate designs have hindered experimental research studies. (FG)

Notes the trend in educational research away from the model of the physical sciences toward a view that sees teaching, development, and research as interrelated modes of inquiry. (JL)

Explores professional educators' responses to the research contributions of cognitive psychologists, psycholinguists, and educational psychologists in the area of reading comprehension. Some of the contributions discussed are schema theory, readability, anaphoric devices, and questioning. (HTH)

Discusses the alternative roles and responsibilities that researchers might assume to bridge the gap between special education research and practice. Addresses why some research-based practices fail and the roles of researchers as collaborators, facilitators and coaches, interpreters of culture and dynamics of the school, and critics. (Author/CR)

A conceptual review of self-regulated learning (SRL) is offered, focusing on SRL as an activity that can be taught. Motivational self-regulation is considered as part of the SRL model, and an intervention aimed at putting the theories of SRL into practice is described. (SLD)

This statement signed by 52 researchers outlines conclusions regarded as mainstream among researchers on intelligence, especially on the nature, origins, and practical consequences of individual and group differences in intelligence. The survey from which the statement was developed is described. (SLD)

Discusses the relationship between the normative structure of science and the use of electronic networks by researchers. Literature on social and technical norms in science is reviewed, and empirical data gathered in an earlier study of researchers and managers through focus groups, interviews, questionnaires, and surveys are reanalyzed. (65…

This paper discusses the work of five scholars who sought to establish a literature about gifted African-American children--Horace Mann Bond, Lillian Proctor, A. Janet Terwilliger, Martin David Jenkins, and Viola Theman. The paper also discusses the social milieu in which the scholars worked and possible reasons for the neglect of their research.…

Presents the seventh chapter from Ele Monoszon's "The Establishment and Development of Soviet Pedagogy." Reviews publications of research done in Soviet educational history since the 1920s. Lists influential Soviet education historians and briefly describes their areas of concentration. (CH)

Redefines "Jensenism" in terms of the personal qualities and beliefs that have made Jensen a researcher of note, including tackling controversial topics with empiricism. Illustrates these aspects of "Jensenism" by recounting personal experiences with Jensen and his research. (SLD)

Explores the ramifications of feminist research methodology that advocates interpersonal fieldwork relationships with women who become agents in the inquiry rather than the objects of study. The case study of life history fieldwork with a female educational administrator illustrates the difficulties the researcher had in defining her own role.…

This paper reviews the literature on teachers as researchers, tracing the roots of the subject back to Dewey. The paper notes problems with implementing the concept in teacher education programs and in the schools. It also provides a plan for promoting teachers as researchers and suggests a way of supporting the plan. (SM)

Examines the limited communication between educational theorists and researchers, on the one hand, and policy makers and practitioners, on the other. Discounts the "two cultures" thesis for explaining the communication gap, arguing that the groups are heterogeneous and overlap. Discusses six approaches to closing the communication gap,…

This article reviews aspects of the relationships among teaching, special education, and research. It is argued that educational research, and consequently policy making, has too often taken insufficient account of teachers' professional credibility and expertise. Teachers are encouraged to become more involved in research activities. (Contains…