The concept of habitus lies at the heart of Bourdieu's theoretical framework. It is a complex concept that takes many shapes and forms in Bourdieu's own writing, even more so in the wider sociological work of other academics. In the first part of this paper I develop an understanding of habitus, based on Bourdieu's many writings on the concept,…

The absence of a central database and use of specialized language hinder nonexperts in becoming familiar with the science teaching and learning literature and using it to inform their work. The challenge of locating articles related to a specific question or problem, coupled with the difficulty of comprehending findings based on a variety of…

This study examines narrative inquiry as a vehicle of empowerment for teacher-researchers living in a multicultural society. The study focuses on the personal, academic, and professional impact of narrative inquiry. In this qualitative study, which constitutes research on research, the participants were graduate students, all experienced teachers,…

Outline Processor Markup Language (OPML) is an emerging format that allows for the creation of customized research packages to push to patrons. It is a way to gather collections of Web resources (links, RSS feeds, multimedia files), organize them as outlines, and publish them in a format that others can share and even subscribe to. In this…

To meet the need for a fast and efficient way to find which of the many volumes of literary criticism contain information on a particular author, this book indexes over 4,000 authors of books for young adults, who are included in reference works which are standards in the field of literary criticism and therefore readily available in most…

Research on family and household units based on population data in historical and contemporary demography is briefly reviewed, and three reasons are given for the growing interest in the study of such units. (Author)

This handbook lists step-by-step the procedures for making Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) runs on the interactive computer. The programs follow the Loma Linda University Revision 2.1 as adapted for the Data General Eclipse Systems. The four-step process includes instructions for developing the codebook, building the data and…

Included is a brief description of the characteristics of the ocean, its role as a resource for food and minerals, its composition and its interactions with land and air. The role of atomic physics in oceanographic exploration is illustrated by the use of nuclear reactors to power surface and submarine research vessels and the design and use of…

This document presents a concern in relation to the NCHEMS Information Exchange Procedures Implementation Project--the absence of black-box analysis. The nexus between the Outcome of Post-Secondary Education Project and the Program Classification Structure is foucsed on black-box analysis to illustrate its importance through the area of the…

The Delphi Technique involves getting individuals' reactions by mail to specific questions or statements, combining these reactions and again asking these individuals to review and rank the findings until a priority ranking has been determined. The State Department of Vocational Technical Education used this technique with 103 persons at the…

All recent issues of periodicals found which contain indexed book reviews are listed in this compilation from Drake Memorial Library at the New York State University at Brockport. The periodicals are listed by 29 subject headings in this informal guide designed to be used at Drake Library. The number of reviews in the periodical in a recent year…

A foreign scholar of African fiction may face a dilemma if he is not assisted in his research efforts with sufficient background information to understand the world of reality described by the novels. Libraries in advanced countries should aim at providing not only novels for study, but also related background materials. (VT)

Shows how an electrical circuit analogue can be used to plan the most appropriate advertising time pattern and to evaluate the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. (RL)

Examines laws, systems and rules approaches to theory using generality and necessity as the criteria for viability. (MH)

Three examples are presented in which the chi-square statistic is computed and interpreted on survey data. (DT)