Describes a class debate assignment that helps students prepare for writing their first research paper by making the research process a known entity. (SR)

Describes a postgraduate research degree program in National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) designed and offered at the University of Sussex. Vocational education and training is discussed, a brief historical background of NVQs and the National Council for Vocational Qualifications is included, and the development of the degree program is…

Examines the rationale for making information literacy a writing center goal and suggests several possibilities for implementation. Suggests that writing centers should become more directly involved in helping students develop a more effective research process. Stresses the role that information literacy plays in determining life quality and…

Graduate students can develop research skills through extensive reading, computer searching, discussion, and application of journalistic questions to problem ideas. Advisors can help by intervening when motivation lags, organizing progress-review groups, and offering concrete editing suggestions and positive criticism. (SK)

Describes how the author, in his second semester freshman composition class devoted to teaching research skills, teaches students the subtleties of what to paraphrase and what to quote directly. (SR)

Evidence-based practice, the ability to find and apply research evidence in health care practice, requires the ability to define the question, access information, make comparative analyses, and aggregate knowledge. Systematic research review should be part of nursing education. (SK)

Fourteen counselor educators identified strategies for research, teaching, and service activities. Responses were analyzed for themes, which were presented as recommendations for counselor educators. Additional strategies for balancing time, overcoming obstacles, and coping with multiple life roles are also presented. (Contains 11 references.)…

Describes how students learn research skills by making "skinny books"--collections of photocopied articles made into a book with all the parts of a book added--on a topic a student wants to learn more about. Describes how skinny books have been used in a unit on the Holocaust. (SR)

Describes an activity where students create element brochures to help them navigate the periodic table and sharpen their research skills. (JRH)

Suggests having students create comic books, particularly as a culminating activity to present their learning at the conclusion of a unit. Describes how comic-book design can be used to help students develop their writing, comprehension, and research skills in a cross-curricular activity. Concludes that by creating and sharing their own comic…

Describes having students conduct micro-ethnographic research projects, in which students study how participants construct the meanings of social practices in the worlds of school, home, peer group, or various virtual worlds. Discusses research procedures, adopting a cultural perspective, selecting research topics, becoming a participant observer,…

Researchers may not feel equipped to conduct qualitative research with ethnic minority communities in England because they may lack of culturally sensitive research skills. The aim of this paper is to explore how researchers might integrate culturally sensitive research skills into their work. This paper draws on our own experiences of conducting…

This article presents the text of the address delivered by Dr. Elbert Glover at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Health Education, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 2, 2004. In this address, the author reflects on his life, acknowledges the individuals that…

In their article "Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in Research Preparation", David N. Boote and Penny Beile argue that the literature review is the fundamental task of dissertation and research preparation. They claim that doctoral students receive minimal formal training, and little guidance…

This paper reports on a conference held at the Leyte Institute of Technology, Tacloban City, The Philippines. Entitled: Qualitative Approaches to Educational Evaluation, it was a cooperative venture between the College of Arts and Sciences at the Leyte Institute of Technology and the School of Education at Flinders University. A central purpose of…