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Research Bulletins

Research Bulletins are brief summaries of past educational research. Following are titles of selected bulletins available online.

How the High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Grew: A Researcher's Tale, by Lawrence J. Schweinhart (No. 32, June 2002)

Effects of Three Kindergarten Schedules on Achievement and Classroom Behavior, by Charlene Hildebrand (No. 31, December 2001)

Negotiating a Critical Literacy Curriculum with Young Children, by Vivian Vasquez (No. 29, April 2001)

Critical Friends Groups: Teachers Helping Teachers to Improve Student Learning, by Faith Dunne, Bill Nave, and Anne Lewis (No. 28, December 2000)

Learner-Centered Professional Development, by Willis D. Hawley and Linda Valli (No. 27, August 2000)

Sixth Poll of Teachers' Attitudes Toward the Public Schools: Selected Questions and Responses, by Carol A. Langdon (No. 26, April 2000)

The Influence of the First-Grade Classroom on the Development of Aggressive Behavior, by Sheppard G. Kellan, M.D. (No. 25, December 1999)

Influence of Assertive Partners in Group Learning Activities, by Mark Windschitl (No. 24, September 1999)

"Impacting" Practitioners with "Enhanced" Research, by Barbara O. Taylor (No. 23, March 1999)

Is Parent Involvement Related to Student Achievement? Exploring the Evidence, by Ron Thorkildsen and Melanie R. Scott Stein (No. 22, December 1998)

Addressing the Issues Surrounding School Suspensions and Expulsions, edited by Arnold Gallegos (No. 21, September 1998)

The Law Governing Sexual Harassment in Public Schools, by Martha M. McCarthy (No. 20, May 1998)

Building Effective Drug Education Programs, by Alice Evans and Kris Bosworth (No. 19, December 1997)

Involving Parents in Homework in the Middle Grades, by Joyce L. Epstein, Beth S. Simon, and Karen Clark Salinas (No. 18, September 1997)

Values and the Schools: Sixty Years Ago and Now, by Jack Frymier et al. (No. 17, September 1996)

Addressing TV Violence in the Classroom, by Alice Evans (No. 16, May 1996)

Grade Retention and School Dropout: Policy Debate and Research Questions, by Melissa Roderick (No. 15, December 1995)

Social Class in School: Students' Perspectives, by Ellen Brantlinger (No. 14, May 1995)

Inclusion and the Law: Recent Judicial Developments, by Martha M. McCarthy (No. 13, November 1994)

Why Blame Schools? by Mary McClellan (No. 12, March 1994)

The Inclusion Revolution, by Joy Rogers (No. 11, May 1993)