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…

This publication abstracts periodicals between 1981 and 1990 and identifies dissertation research reported between 1971 and 1990 as a tool for professors, graduate students, and other professionals with environmental education research interests. This publication was designed to allow users to locate citations and abstracts relevant to their…

This brief guide provides journalists with information on the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). It describes what is in ERIC, why journalists writing education news should use ERIC, when ERIC is most useful, and how journalists can obtain access to ERIC. It explains how to search the ERIC database, manually or on compact disks…

This descriptive map list has been compiled as a finding aid for historians, geographers, teachers, librarians, students, and others who have need for maps of America during the Revolutionary War period. The map descriptions are arranged in seven geographical sections: North America, Canada, New England, Middle Atlantic Region, West Point and…

Designed to assist social scientists interested in conducting mass communication research, this report describes a number of sources of mass communication data and information. The sources are grouped in two categories: print media (primarily newspapers and magazines) and electronic media (radio, television, and motion pictures). These categories…

Using the work of Chester I. Barnard as a theoretical basis, the author developed a model to illustrate 36 combinations of leader styles. Six levels of efficiency (orientation to human needs) are plotted against six levels of effectiveness (task orientation) to form an Administrator Grid. The location of leaders within this grid is determined by…

This paper presents the results of a study to translate, adopt, and extend role theory as related to the secondary school principal; to develop and test instruments, processes, and devices for obtaining and analyzing role theory variables; and to generate hypotheses concerning the principal within a role analytical framework. A series of…

The computer center of the University of Iowa is the topic of this informal panel presentation. The present structure of the facility is described in terms of batch and remote terminal services. The job scheduling method used is shown to provide acceptable turn-around times, but usage is unexpectedly low, in spite of the low cost to student users.…

AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SELECTED RESEARCH RELATED TO TEACHING READING IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL IS PRESENTED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE LISTING OF RESEARCH WHICH COVERED THE PERIOD 1900-1960. THE RESEARCH INCLUDED WAS PUBLISHED IN THE "READING TEACHER" RESEARCH TISSUES FOR 1962, 1963, AND 1964. THE CATEGORIES CONDENSED FROM THE PREVIOUS…

Demonstrates the value of dynamic analysis of event-history data for the sociological study of change in categorical variables. An event history records dates of events that occur for some unit of analysis (i.e., an individual's marital or employment status, or outbreaks of riots or wars). (Author/AV)

The application of computers to retrieval of primary documents is illustrated by descriptions of the Baltimore Region Institutional Studies Center (BRISC), which operates an automated system for retrieving records by subject, geographic location, and date; and ARCHON (ARCHives ONline), the online program developed to meet BRISC retrieval…

This paper is an analysis of the available literature to ascertain the use of models in science education research. The necessity and value of such schemes, procedures appropriate to develop relevant models, and the criteria for evaluating such models are discussed. (Author/MA)