Major contents of these conference proceedings are 10 addresses presented to the whole conference of 62 educators or to small interest groups. Major addresses were (1) "The Importance of Research in Vocational and Technical Education," by J. Robert Warmbrod, (2) "The Impact of Federal Funds and Establishment of Priorities for Research in…

Presents a critique of the HEW Safe School Study Report, including various methodological problems. Suggests that only the broad findings are trustworthy and recommends specific legislation designed to combat the vandalism problem. (Author/HLM)

The author discusses the need for research on integrating handicapped students into regular vocational programs at the postsecondary level and offers suggestions for educational researchers on selecting and developing specific research issues and programs. (MF)

Authors of the Wilms study on the effectiveness of public and proprietary vocational training respond to critical analysis of their report and call for new research studies to build on their research and corroborate or refute their findings. (Editor/JT)

This paper uses the Interpersonal Perception Method (IPM) to analyze a single episode in a group's experience. The authors feel that such an approach is much more useful than the more usual trait analysis in understanding those experiences which will mediate the group's functioning. (NG)

The authors present a fairly extensive collection of studies investigating rational-emotive therapy outcome in an effort to substantiate the effecteness of RET. (Author)

The substantive issues discussed in the article reviewed concern the relationships among teachers' philosophy of education, their perspectives on education, their practice in the classroom setting, and the social construction of pupil identities. (JD)

In Carleton College's attempts to find a technique for measuring prospective students' perceptions of college price and educational quality, it discovered that student attitudes about educational value were reflected in the relationship between those two dimensions. (MSE)

Discusses possibilities for joint instructional design projects between academic researchers and corporate sponsors in the private sector. Corporate training strategies are explained, research strategies are suggested that are currently in use at one corporation, Advanced Systems Inc., and guidelines are given for improving communication in joint…

Eighty-six vocational education faculty at six research-oriented universities were studied to determine perceived enablers and inhibitors to research productivity. A research productivity index was created to identify unusually high or low producers of research. Results indicate markedly different profiles for each group as well as differences by…

This article presents a description of one analysis of variance components model for estimating proportions of variance in process measures and illustrates this model by applying it to reports of patients' experiences in psychotherapeutic sessions to describe the extent to which these experiences are a function of differences among therapists.…

Two research strategies for studying the effects of college environments on student development are compared, using Astin's data on academic achievement and institutional excellence." (Author)

Describes student participation in research projects as part of an undergraduate course in applied research methods. Twenty-three projects in which students collected information on issues important to public service agencies are evaluated. (KC)

Discusses a study which investigated the possibility that Watergate influenced certain nonpolitical beliefs of Americans. Analysis of data indicated that many members of the public identify with political leaders to the extent that certain actions by these leaders become a reference point for basic beliefs about people in general. (Author/DB)

Describes and discusses the collaborative research relationship of three college faculty members, identifying factors that contributed to the team's success and looking at what the literature on collaborative teams offers to such an endeavor. Issues discussed include the quality and quantity of communication among members, group dynamics, and…