This article is written with the recognition that, as higher education studies evolve as a multidisciplinary area of inquiry, there is a need to reflect on the theoretical and practical concerns emerging from conducting higher education research. This is especially the case for early-career researchers who enter this relatively new field of study.…

The COVID-19 pandemic influenced academia in many ways, impacting learners and teachers. This article is authored by six sustainable urban development doctoral researchers from various backgrounds and stages of their journey, and an academic advisor. The article is an outcome of remote collaboration through a substantial period during the…

3D virtual worlds can and have been used as a meeting place for distance education courses. Virtual worlds allow for group learning of the kind enjoyed by students gathered in a virtual classroom, where they know they are in a communal space, they are aware of the social process of learning and are affected by the presence and behaviour of their…

There has been a decrease in research and development activities focused on agricultural education probably due to expanded research in other areas. The document consists of 20 abstracts of completed studies and a list of 27 studies that were in progress during the preparation of this report. The research abstracts, arranged alphabetically by…

Because of the importance of Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and vocational education coordination at all levels, a number of research and development efforts aimed at improved coordination have been funded in recent years by the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Office (now Department) of Education, and state agencies across the…

Describes a student field project which measured and interpreted ground-level aspects of the urban heat island in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. Discusses procedural steps and decisions, field procedures, data compiling, findings, evaluation, and dissemination of results. (Author/CK)

Reported is a field trial of instruments designed to identify problems in schools that may be treated by the joint effort of school personnel and mental health consultants to schools. Participants were 15 mental health consultants who attended a workshop and subsequently tried out the recommended procedures during the school year 1974 - 75,…

This research study deals with the relationships of personality and intelligence to English school achievements in the seventh grade of Finnish secondary school. Emphasis is placed upon student factors in learning and teaching a foreign language, particularly upon those student variables which the teacher can influence. A literature review…

This project is a prototype study which investigates the interaction of graduate students from different disciplinary backgrounds and different educational institutions in exploring social and public policy issues related to children. The results and evaluation of the research program are presented in this document. Divided into three teams, the…

Two pilot studies, which were conducted to determine the effectiveness of a home-based tutoring program operated within an accredited special function school, and to guide the development of an on-going tutoring research project are presented. The population served, from which study populations are drawn, has included, in over 20 years, 5,000…

This handbook, which was written by researchers with expertise in Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) system, provides background information about the following: approaches to research in vocational education and training (VET); the range of methods normally used in research and their the application to VET; and procedures for…

Participatory research is an approach that calls for a democratic interaction between the researcher and those among whom the research is conducted. While this approach has been implemented with both individuals and groups in a wide variety of settings such as geographic communities, workplace situations, adult learning groups, community issue…

The Field-Initiated Studies program is open to institutions of higher education, public and private organizations, institutions, and agencies, as well as individuals. Applicants may propose projects that last up to 18 months, and proposals are reviewed and evaluated based on their technical quality and national importance judged by scholars and…

Three hundred bibliographies from all over the world, mainly published during the last 20 years, are catalogued in alphabetical order. This international collection represents an attempt to fill a bibliographic vacuum in higher education. (Author/LBH)

These aspects of research on higher education in the German Democratic Republic are discussed: research objectives based on the social requirements of the 1980s and 1990s, selected research topics and dissemination of results, research methodology, and research management in a national and international framework. (MSE)