Racial bias in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was investigated by comparing responses of Black and White compulsive heroin users on both empirically derived validity and clinical scales and intuitively constructed content scales. The results suggest that ethnicity is an influential subject background characteristic.…

The concept of "family life cycle" has become increasingly prominent in the study of "family development"--the formation, maintenance, change, and dissolution of marriage and family relations. An evaluation of this concept is accomplished by examining the relationships among three possible stratification schemes for studying family development.…

The comparability of experimental and comparison groups, problems in sampling and matching, existence of uncontrolled differences and their statistical treatment, and problems of client mobility and experimental control are discussed and illustrated by examples from an evaluation project. (Author)

Using selected dialect maps and explanatory comments, the Atlas Linguarum Europae aims to describe dialect variations in Europe and thus produce a clear typology of the spoken languages and dialects. (Author)

This paper describes a two-stage sampling design for obtaining probability samples of the elderly and other specialized populations. Results indicate elderly individuals will respond, use of the design does not appear to increase sample bias, and the method is extremely inexpensive. (Author)

The author describes how to design a group research project for undergraduate nursing classes that will enable students to learn research skills. (CH)

Harvard Family Research Project's series of Out-of-School Time Evaluation Snapshots distills the wealth of information compiled in our Out-of-School Time Program Evaluation Database into a single report. Each Snapshot examines a specific aspect of out-of-school time (OST) evaluation. This Snapshot describes the common data collection methods used…

Author presents his theories on educational research and seeks to stimulate other research theorists to build better theories about the patterning of research to meet the needs of a field of social practice. (Author/GB)

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of employing a cooperative research strategy in science education. The Cooperative Research Project in First-Grade Reading is used to illustrate the concept of cooperative parallel research. Suggests that this approach would offer the opportunity of a real breakthrough in answering some of the perenial…

Treats the concept of ego-involvement as an independent variable in speech communication research from a theoretical point of view by illustrating how involvement has been variously conceptualized in research projects. Possible ways to solve the difficulties encountered in past conceptualization of involvement are suggested. (Author/DR)

Details the kinds of data and data sources used in "A Study of Schooling," the limitations of these data, examples of research questions explored, and the intentions of the researchers during analysis and interpretation of the data. (Author/IRT)

Bytheway discusses the problems of representation and sampling methodology found in the Three Generation Family Study directed by Hill at the University of Minnesota. Hill responds to this criticism and challenges Bytheway to provide a better sampling design. (Author/HLM)

The contradiction between the family's lowly position in Soviet social science and the great popular and governmental interest in the family is likely to continue to exist for some time to come. (Author)

Presents guidelines for supervising an undergraduate student doing research, including a sample contract set up between the student and the supervisor. The contract may state the research topic, objective, procedures, laboratory requirements, costs, schedule, additional projects, and grading criteria. Other suggestions include scheduled meetings…

A project entitled Assessing Change in Medical Education at the Association of American Medical Colleges will study the degree and direction of changes occurring in medical education and compare them with recent recommendations made for change, examining the obstacles to change and assuming new strategies to promote innovation and improvement.…