Describes one British teacher's study of teacher appraisal at his secondary school. The study discussed school-based practitioner research, gleaning perspectives about appraisal from colleagues, and encouraging dialogue regarding various concepts. Questionnaires and interviews with colleagues indicated a need for positive professional…

Discussion of the assessment and evaluation of educational technology focuses on appropriate research methodologies for use by elementary and secondary education teachers. Distinctions between assessment and evaluation are explained; the need for adequate planning is discussed; student benefits and attitudes are considered; and teacher needs and…

This interview study examined the perceptions and beliefs about cognitive strategy instruction of 31 classroom teachers of underachieving students and 9 strategy researchers. Teachers and researchers generally agreed about components of strategy instruction and when to teach them; one difference was the tendency of researchers to relegate each…

Incorporates the expectancy theory of motivation in the analysis of teaching improvement in three areas of faculty interest: (1) importance of tenure criteria; (2) expected outcomes from participating in improvement activities; and (3) interest in different instructional-improvement practices. Indicates that most faculty consider research more…

Examining the role played by ideology in a teacher research group, a study focused on the differing ideologies on research, teaching/learning, and writing held and developed by the members of the group. Treatments of teacher research remain directed mainly at clarifying the content, the status, and the boundaries of the research practice engaged…

The term teacher-researcher refers specifically to public or private school teachers who instigate research in their own classrooms--working either alone, as part of a research team, or in conjunction with a professor. Teachers like these bring benefits to their colleagues and to their students, as well as to themselves. Their colleagues find it…

Critics have suggested that research on practice professions, such as teaching, and on their associated institutions could be strengthened by involving practitioners as research collaborators. As part of a larger investigation of a community-based teacher center, a study was undertaken to identify: (1) special issues inherent in a research design…

The background, skills, and views of 20 distinguished professionals were surveyed to provide information about career development in institutional research and to provide ideas about program development. The respondents were members of the Association for Institutional Research and they included seven institutional researchers and planners, three…

The University of Queensland (Australia) Library (UQL) conducted a pilot study to investigate how the university's leading researchers and postgraduate students gather information and what services and/or collections would create the ideal research environment for them. At focus group sessions, researchers and students were asked about information…

A study of research faculty in Texas employed the theoretical framework proposed by Alvin Gouldner, who theorized that the most privileged academics hold the most conservative social and academic views. These "gatekeepers" control professional dogma, and by means of editorships and board memberships establish normative behavior for the…

Suggests lessons and ideas about teaching and research that can be drawn from a teacher's experiences in two research projects. Considers developmental and situational dynamics in teaching. Describes how researchers' intentions and expectations frame and focus research findings. Explains how the description of teaching can become an intervention…

Attitudes of university educators toward interdisciplinary cooperation were studied. A mail survey of 176 academics (professors, researchers, and administrators) in 9 fields at 3 universities indicated that problem-solving concerns, utilitarian calculations, and the image of social scientists' competence had significant impacts on…

Summarizes four research projects (commissioned by the United Kingdom's Teacher Training Agency through their Teacher Research Grant scheme) which are of particular interest to science teachers. Issues addressed in the projects include self-esteem and science achievement, science teaching's effects on attitudes toward health and the environment,…

Explored the journey and progress of elementary teachers conducting action research within science and mathematics, examining their perspectives of teaching, empowerment, research, and professional development through team planning. Data from journals, activities, observations, surveys, and interviews indicated that an initial stumbling block to…

Examined a conversation among high school physics teachers concerning a classroom discussion and teacher-written essays about their first- and second-graders' early reasoning about triangles. The examination sought to: (1) gain insight into the inquiry of teaching; (2) explore similarities and differences between inquiry in teaching and in…