Defines and describes the potential value and nature of an urban anthropology internship as a significant learning experience. Explains necessary steps for setting up and carrying out such a placement while avoiding the pitfalls experienced by field interns in other professions. (CJM)

The motivations and costs of collaboration in research reflect tensions between scientists' individualistic dispositions and the communal norms of science. Collaboration affects the advancement and integrity of research, and assessment and evaluation help determine the conditions under which collaboration is in the best interests of scholarship.…

Describes a high school program that develops student library skills by holding classes in the library, developing special classroom projects, and teaching library orientation. (MD)

Surveyed 216 counselor education programs to determine the proportion of required coursework devoted to instruction in scientific research and program evaluation. Responding programs were found to devote approximatley twice as much required instructional time to scientific research as to program evaluation. A rationale and suggestions for change…

Describes more than 40 sources for locating information of interest to reading teachers and other specialists. Contains an extensive bibliography. (FL)

Causes of the increasing gap between the educational researcher and the classroom teacher are investigated. As a possible solution, the author suggests involving the teacher in the research process as a teacher-researcher. Research designs that could be utilized are detailed. (BT)

Understanding K-12 students' Web-based research practices and the challenges posed by this task, can help educators assist students with learning to manage this complex process. In this presentation, I propose a research-based process model of K-12 students' Internet search practices. The model describes the ways in which students search for,…

The skills that are called on for dissertation and dissertation work are somewhat different from those that are used for regular course requirements. Whereas academic courses have clear beginnings and endings, the dissertation project is a somewhat open-ended task and the dissertation process is relatively unstructured. Success in completing the…

Article's purpose is to acquaint teachers with the variety of index entries that children will encounter in their use of references. (Author)

Author describes his method for using the library as a resource center. (DR)

Relevant research topics, adequate utilization of research methodologies and tools, and systematic training of graduate students for historical research are generally absent from history doctoral programs. (MB)