1. Announcement

   Announcement Pages: ii - ii

2. Signs of life

   • C.J.P.

   Editorial Pages: 3 - 3

3. The role of research in the development of the child care profession

   • Douglas R. Powell

   Articles Pages: 4 - 11

4. Toward rapprochement in child care research: An optimistic view

   • Laurie Garduque
   • Donald L. Peters

   Articles Pages: 12 - 21

5. The role of evaluation in child care research

   • Melvin H. Shelly

   Articles Pages: 22 - 43

6. Qualitative research in child care

   • Carol J. Porter

   Articles Pages: 44 - 54

7. Academic perspectives: Applying research, teaching research and pursuing a career

   • Mark S. Strauss
   • Carl N. Johnson

   Articles Pages: 55 - 66

8. An intra-cultural perspective on research

   • Marguerite Alejandro-Wright

   Articles Pages: 67 - 78

9. How to fail as a child care researcher

   • C. D. Webster

   Articles Pages: 79 - 89