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McCarthy, Martha M. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1986
Reflects on the past three decades of increasing specialization and on the diverse conceptual frameworks guiding research in the field of educational administration. Describes heterogeneity among researchers, field-based research and policy studies, linkages across specialty areas, and key points of remaining articles. Fifty-three footnotes are…
Descriptors: Development, Educational Administration, Educational Research, Experimenter Characteristics
Putnam, Linda L. – 1983
Laboratory simulations combine the strengths of lab experiments and field studies while avoiding many of their liabilities. They permit the emotional involvement, the time needed for development of norms and interlocked systems of interaction, and the broad range of variables typical of field settings, yet allow for experimental controls and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Case Studies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Field Studies
Gudykunst, William B., Ed.; Kim, Young Yun, Ed. – 1984
The eighth in a series of publications dealing with aspects of intercultural communication, this volume focuses on approaches to intercultural communication research. The 16 chapters of the volume are arranged into three sections: diverse approaches to research, quantitative approaches, and qualitative approaches. Specific chapters discuss the…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Content Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Dawson, Monte E.; And Others – 1981
This report documents a preliminary effort to compile, analyze, and present data relevant to the feasibility of implementing a comprehensive preschool program within the St. Louis public school system. Sections of the study aim to provide (1) definition of and perspective on preschool education, (2) determination of the demographic…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Needs, Extended School Day, Feasibility Studies
Simons, Gary Francis – 1979
Strategies are developed for understanding how language variation limits communication. Methods of measuring communication are discussed, including an intelligibility measure used in the Solomon Islands. The analysis of data gathered using communication measurement is discussed. The result of the analysis is a determination of the number of…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Contrastive Linguistics, Culture Contact, Diglossia
Thelin, John R. – 1986
Patterns that emerged from reviewing 20 syllabi for courses on educational foundations, history, and philosophy are discussed, and five sample syllabi are presented. These courses are offered as part of graduate level studies in the field of higher education administration. The review revealed the following profile: the history of higher education…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Curriculum Development