This brief paper summarizes findings from research on effective school practices that reduce violence and frequency of behavior problems. It finds that research on schools supports a comprehensive three-level approach to prevention as the most efficient and cost-effective way to reduce violence. Such an approach involves first, a schoolwide…

This paper reviews research on the classification of students with learning disability (LD). It first examines the evolution of LD definitions and the evidence for three components of LD classification: discrepancy, heterogeneity, and exclusion. It suggests that classification hypotheses involving discrepancy and exclusion have weak validity and…

This document presents the results of the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). The RAE, which operates through a process of peer review by experts, is designed to provide ratings of the quality of research conducted at universities and higher education colleges in the United Kingdom. The ratings are used to inform the allocation of funds and…

The focus of this book is major educational innovations, that is, programs and curricula that have achieved widespread influence. It presents such fundamentals as definitions, descriptions, theoretical and empirical bases, critical analyses, and conclusions from published research. (The book discusses only published research.) Titles of the 15…

This paper reviews the literature concerning school-wide discipline systems. It examines strategies suggested by experts, the effectiveness of these systems, and research indicating promising school-wide discipline practices. Only systems containing proactive or positive school-wide procedures were considered in the review of 34 articles. The…

Two education initiatives in Ohio, the Pairwise Mentoring System and the Baldrige Approach for School Improvement, show promise for raising the achievement of K-12 students. As busy educational leaders who are expected to lead change efforts in their schools, preservice and inservice administrators can benefit by seeing the connections between new…

This guide is designed to take the mystery out of educational research data and to help educators become better, and more critical, readers of facts, figures, charts, and graphs about U.S. public schools. Educators will also become better able to answer the questions of parents, students, and the community. A brief historical look at the loss in…

Selected research studies in general business are reported, dealing with characteristics of an effective teacher of general business, use of audiovisual media to assist the teaching-learning process, and effectiveness of the general business course. Keeping abreast of and undertaking needed research is necessary to improve general business…

An examination of the social and "academic" aspects of rhetorical criticism. (CH)

The questions "What is the data?" and "How may we interpret it?" serve as the center for a discussion of what types of research are appropriate for education. (JP)

Discusses the founding, accomplishments, and dissolution of the Center for Urban Education, which began operations on October 20, 1964; was incorporated January 18, 1965; and was dissolved effective June 30, 1973. (JM)

Suggests that universities modify chemistry programs to be more appropriate for students who have had Nuffield project oriented instruction at secondary school level. The conclusions of a survey support this notion. (PS)

Discusses 3 alternatives for university-based research. (PG)

Explores the methodology and objectives of the National Assessment of Education project and draws implications from their findings in relation to writing skills. (RB)