Noting that the technical service rendered by the national testing agencies may be an undesirable tradeoff for the active involvement of admissions workers in admissions research, the author suggests that the use of decision theory, quasi-actuarial assessment, quasi-experimental design, and program evaluation strategies would place admissions…

The concern over the numbers of minority and women educational researchers is based on the importance of including minorities and women in the educational research endeavor (and all other endeavors) and the epistemological premise that a researcher's perspectives on the topic affect the questions asked, data collected, and interpretation and…

Research generally influences state policy only indirectly. On the other hand, research is not utterly without influence. For example, research findings about schools and colleges which have influenced policy include: the appendices that accompanied "On Further Examination," the College Board report on the SAT score decline; the Southern…

The under-representation of Asian American women in educational research and development is related to both sociocultural and historical barriers. Some of these barriers (racial and sexual discrimination, lack of role models, and lack of professional contacts) are shared by women of all ethnic minorities. There are also, however, unique barriers…

The evolution of the structure and ideology of a post-doctoral training program for women and minorities in educational research is described. The program was originally designed following the mentoring model current in social science and feminist literature in the mid-1970s. With experience, however, the program co-directors found that the mentor…

The current malaise in social science education research is the result of a stalemate between social studies educators and their research activities at the university level: (1) The social studies educator is not held accountable for research as for teaching courses or supervising student teachers. (2) "Research" is so loosely defined that one can…

The report contains results of a national survey of educational research completed or in progress in Finland during 1971-72. Research institutes are listed in alphabetical order according to the town in which they are located. The following information is provided for each institute: 1) title of research being conducted; 2) names of researchers;…

The Model Training Project (MTP) based at The Ohio State University had as its major purpose the development of a training program which would, when implemented, meet the total range of evaluation training needs within the member agencies of the MTP consortium. One of the first jobs for members of the MTP staff was to try to define all the…

College teachers and their allies, including some research faculty, are beginning to advance the idea that the teaching profession and the enterprise of higher learning itself would be served badly if the research process become more important than the teaching/learning one. (LBH)

Article suggests ways a researcher can and should give training in research to young researchers. (Editor/IR)

Discusses the status of minorities and women in research and the barriers posed by background and institutional factors. Describes a project implemented in a university setting and designed to (1) increase the pool of trained minority and female researchers, and (2) advance research skills by providing training opportunities. (Author/GC)

Describes the role of the private sector in educational research and lists the names, addresses, and brief descriptions of 19 organizations whose works merit attention. (CHC)

Provides a brief overview of the sources of research production and documentation in education at the national and provincial levels for both governmental and professional organizations in Canada. Names and addresses of seven sources are listed. (CHC)

Much institutional research is carried out at great cost but has little continued impact on institutions of higher education. Some of the barriers to the effective use of research and the experience of institutional research at the Open University of Great Britain are discussed. (JMD)

Contains the following two leadership profiles of individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of instructional technology: "Francis M. Dwyer: Visual Researcher Extraordinaire" (David M. Moore); and "Tribute to John G. Hedberg: Professor of Education, University of Wollongong" (Thomas Reeves). (MES)