Author describes her strategy for getting her fifth graders to write good reports by letting them grow" from one report to the next. (Author/DR)

Reviewed are: Research in Education by John W. Best, and Research Methods and Design for Education by J. H. McGrath, both written for graduate level courses. (DB)

Reviews a set of juvenile books by Franklin Watts, Inc., that blends reference, informational, and recreational reading. (FL)

Introductory psychology students were introduced to the topic of crowding by experiencing high density in physical arrangements of the classroom. Results did not demonstrate the complexity and possible interactive effects of crowding variables. Students gained insights into other aspects of crowding, experimental design, and interpreting…

Discusses the merits of doing institutional research with a business writing class and outlines the process for completing such a project. (AEA)

The results of attempts to write educational fiction and to do educational research as a form of storytelling are not convincing either as research or as fiction. Recent developments in the Centre for Applied Research in Education represent the most marked departure yet from conventional education research. (JN)

Recommends ways teachers can help students write better research papers. (JL)

The research, writing, and professional organizing of the Rugg brothers are discussed: Harold in the integration of social studies and as author of a curriculum series on a nationwide basis and Earle as a teacher educator who reviewed and critically analyzed research in the field of social studies. (PN)

Discusses issues native ethnographers face working in their own cultures (i.e. the authors studying Appalachia): pattern recognition; selective reporting; economy in discovering cultural meaning; bias in informant selection, mode of entree, and establishment of rapport; value conflicts; separation of participant and observer roles; and…

Scores obtained by doctoral students on a battery of psychological tests were correlated with ratings of students provided by academic tutors. Students rated most highly by academic tutors tended to be those with low to moderate levels of cognitive complexity and low neuroticism. (Author/MJL)

Suggests ways in which social studies educators can use resources such as cemeteries and tombstones to enliven the study of history. Explains how analyzing tombstones can introduce one to historical research methodology. A case study is presented in which Civil War history is investigated by visits to cemeteries in the Adirondacks and to the…

Reviewed are 12 recent instructional kits, supplementary texts, and professional references for library and study skills instruction in the secondary grades. (SJL)

Sixth graders learn how to conduct a survey in this problem-solving project. (Editor/SJL)