Includes bibliographical references.

1. Taming the Math Monster -- 2. Searching for the Roots of Successful Social Development -- 3. A Long, Hard, Surprising Road: Getting to Know Kids and Myself -- 4. Parents, Educators, and Kids: The Ties That Bind -- 5. Stalking the Wild Mnemos: Research That's Easy to Remember -- 6. How Causal Beliefs Influence the Academic and Social Motivation of African-American Children -- 7. Who's in Charge Here?: Learning About Classroom Management -- 8. The Elusive Individual in Teachers' Planning -- 9. Researching How Children Learn to Read: Controversies in Science are Not Like Controversies in Practice -- 10. Peer-Mediated Instruction: I'll Get By with a Little Help from My Friends -- 11. Riding the Roller Coaster with Technology Research -- 12. Evaluating Gifted and Talented Programs: Diving Into a Quagmire, Treading Water, or Executing the High Dive -- 13. What Can a "Squiggles" Test Tell Us About Children? -- 14. Gaining New Perspectives on Assessment: A Personal Search for Understanding.

The Enlightened educator: Research adventures in the schools provides readers with in-depth, first-person accounts of research in major areas of education. The Book is designed to complement textbooks in educational psychology and research methods, as well as to serve as a primary source in education seminars.