THE EDITORS

Stephen D. Lapan was professor emeritus at Northern Arizona University, where he directed the Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program. He taught courses in statistics, tests and measurements, program evaluation, action research, introduction to research, advanced research design, and paradigms for research. He received a PhD in educational psychology from the University of Connecticut. He conducted various types of research including several program evaluations. Among his publications are three books, Survival in the Classroom (with E. House), Foundations for Research (with K. deMarrais), and Research Essentials: An Introduction to Designs and Practices (with M. T. Quartaroli). Awards include the Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented Honor Board Life Achievement Award and Northern Arizona University College of Education Distinguished Service Award for Research. He served as editor for the Excellence in Teaching Journal, as consulting editor for the Journal of Research in Childhood Education, and as a review editor for the International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.