I think the original poster's questions were perfectly legit ... but, we as educators can't keep this from happening ... that is, what is in the popular press and what is in professional outlets.
We also need to think about what the actual profession does to make this situation worse ... that is, INSIST on publication which is equated with worth ... which puts huge pressure on people to not only produce "data" but disseminate data. Then there is the entire "review" process that is flawed ... there is no way any editor can keep bad stuff from his or her journal or outlet. It MAYbe that he/she can keep SOME of the bad stuff submitted out but, not all. Even with the review process and revisions ... can't make something great that was not initially (though it may be possible to make it look better). The ENTIRE system is flawed ... with: 1. lack of required learning of fundamental facts/concepts/principles 2. lack of knowledge of those doing the teaching (sometimes) 3. the over reliance and stress placed on "research" and "publishing" even in areas where the potential for good is SOOOO trivial 4. the "gratis" review process that is laden with problems and conflicts of interest etc. etc. At 02:50 PM 6/24/02 +0000, Jerry Dallal wrote: >When I started reading this thread, I thought that it was a perfect >example of the kind of situation that is an ongoing sore spot for >Professor Rubin and elicits a response from him. When I read his >response, I was surprised to see that it wasn't exactly what I was >expecting in that he addressed the specific question rather than the >general issue. Dennis Roberts, 208 Cedar Bldg., University Park PA 16802 <Emailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> WWW: http://roberts.ed.psu.edu/users/droberts/drober~1.htm AC 8148632401 . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
