The research literature on screening and brief intervention (SBI) for unhealthy alcohol use is large and diverse. More than 50 clinical trials and 9 systematic reviews have been published on SBI in a range of healthcare settings, and via a variety of delivery approaches, in general practice, hospital wards, emergency departments, addiction…

The student learning process is important in online learning environments. If instructors can "observe" online learning behaviors, they can provide adaptive feedback, adjust instructional strategies, and assist students in establishing patterns of successful learning activities. This study used data mining techniques to examine and…

A major tenet of both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the No Child Left Behind Act is the identification and use of evidence-based practices, or those instructional techniques shown by research as most likely to improve student outcomes meaningfully. However, much confusion exists regarding the meaning and potential…

Using evidence-based practices, or those instructional techniques shown by research to improve student outcomes meaningfully, increases the performance of students with disabilities and should therefore be a priority for special educators. But how does a practice come to be considered evidence based? The unique characteristics of group…

Must there be a dichotomy between research and teaching? Believing that the two go hand in hand rather than at odds with each other the author illustrates how cooperation between both can take place. At the Suderland Polytechnic History Division, in which students are preparing for B. Ed. and Teaching Certificate work, students study the…

Analyzes selected critical issues concerning participatory research in adult education. Defines participatory research and looks at its development. Links this with the significance and rationale of the participatory approach in adult education and focuses on the problems of this approach. (JOW)

This paper offers an analysis of the methodology and the importance of reviews and integration by discussing the procedures, problems, functions, and values of this type of research, illustrated by the author's attempt to integrate the findings of research on the impact of colleges on students. (Author/DB)

Methods for integrating isolated facts determined by research into applicable solutions to practical problems are described. (JD)

Discusses ways in which practice-based research differs from traditional in terms of research questions, context, methods, dissemination, and assessment of merit. Suggests that a scholarship of practice requires a different lens, is consistent with a constructivist approach, and is immediately useful to practitioners. (Contains 32 references.) (SK)

In response to recent trends and legislation, the concept of implementing evidence-based practices has become a critical component of contemporary schooling. It is important that teachers and families of students with disabilities understand the role that qualitative research plays in determining whether a practice is in fact evidence based.…

Research in the field of special education often incorporates single-subject designs to investigate the effectiveness of educational practices for students with disabilities. As such, it is important that educators and educational professionals understand the characteristics of single-subject research methodologies and how those characteristics…

Research can be related to reality, to meaning, and to decisions and decision makers. There are some assumptions about reality and research that are taken for granted: a) reality does indeed exist--which one must accept as true; b) research is an accurate portrait of reality--although no research has ever done justice to the original object; c)…

Comments on each of the four recommendations made by Rubin and Rice for the improvement of rehabilitation research. (Author)

More applied research is needed on the education and treatment of hearing-impaired persons. Such research should be purpose-oriented, provide applicable knowledge to the profession, and be highly pragmatic. Quality applied research uses direct observation, measures socially important behaviors in natural settings, and focuses on generality of…

Argues that the major metaphor driving the scientific study of administration ignores four critical dimensions of the practice of administration. The four dimensions are confidentiality, the rhythm of the seasons in the job, the importance of morality, and the uses of ignorance and superficiality. (Author/IRT)