Abstract: This journal publishes articles that focus on the results of applied educational research, scholarly reviews of research, descriptions of classroom techniques, studies of assessments, and other topics of interest to educational researchers. Issue number 1 of Volume 6 contains these articles: (1) "'More than Having a Vision': The Emergence of Teacher Leadership in a PDS" (Lisa DeMeulle); (2) "Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow's Schools: The Practitioners' Perspectives" (Frances K. Kochan and William A. Spencer); (3) "Schools without Principals: Do Both Management and Leadership Exist?" (Theodore B. Creighton); (4) "Theoretical Perspectives of Instructional Supervision in Contemporary Textbooks: A Content Analysis" (Barbara L. White and Larry G. Daniel); (5) "University Teachers' Perceived Usefulness of Computer-Assisted Instruction" (Yukiko Inoue); (6) "Math and Reading Tests: Dissimilar Scores Provided by Similar Tests for African-American Students" (Kevin Wickes and John R. Slate); (7) "Screening for Behavior Problems in Preschool: A Comparison of the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) and a Structured Teacher Interview" (Ronald K. Bramblett, Kim B. Dielmann, and Maleah Smithson); and (8) "A Structural Model of Student Career Aspiration and Science Education" (Jianjun Wang). Issue 2 contains: (1) "Examining Professional Development of Principals as Adult Learners" (Diane Ricciardi); (2) "'Drafted into the Front Lines": Teacher Efficacy during School Desegregation in Columbus, Georgia, 1968-1975" (Virginia E. Causey); (3) "The Role of Technology Specialists: Case Studies of Change Agents" (Kenneth M. Proctor and Martha J. Livingston); (4) "Transforming Graduate Teacher Education Classes: Lessons from Educational Psychology" (Carol VanZile-Tamsen); (5) "Breaking the Rote Memorization Mindset of Preservice Teachers Standards-Based Instruction: An Integrated Preservice Teacher Education Model" (Regina Halpin); (6) "Evaluation of Teacher Preparation Graduates by NCATE Accredited Institutions: Techniques Used and Barriers" (J. Jackson Barnette and Keith Gorham); (7) "Person-Fit and the Rasch Model: How Seriously Model Fit Is Affected by Appropriateness Measurements in the Rasch Model" (Necati Engec); and (8) "An Introductory Primer on the Appropriate Use of Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis" (Kevin M. Kieffer). (SLD)

Title: Research in the Schools. Volume 6.
Author: No stated author.
Journal Citation: Research in the Schools, v6 n1-2 Spr-Fall 1999
Note: The individual articles are available in the "Current Index of Journals in Education."
Page Length: 168
Publication Year: 1999
Target Audience: Practitioners and Students and Teachers
ERIC Identifier: ED443821
Clearinghouse Identifier: TM030698
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Descriptors: * Academic Achievement; * Educational Research; Educational Technology; * Elementary Secondary Education; Factor Analysis; * Higher Education; Item Response Theory; * Professional Development; Teaching Methods

Identifiers: Rasch Model