Newman, Isadore

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NEWMAN, Isadore

NEWMAN, Isadore. American, b. 1942. Genres: Mathematics/Statistics, Writing/Journalism. Career: University of Akron, Akron, OH, professor of research methodology, 1971-, Distinguished Harrington Professor, 1995-97, associate director of Institute for Life Span Development and Gerontology, 1980-. Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine, research professor in Office of Geriatric Medicine, 1982-84, adjunct professor, 1990-; lecturer at colleges and universities. Publications: (with B. Frye, G. Blumenfeld, and C. Newman) An Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Measurement and Evaluation, 1973; (with J. Fraas) Statistics for Beginners: Workbook, 1979; (with D. Weis, R. Klein, and C. Benz) Rx for Writing a Behavioral Dissertation and Thesis: The How, Why, and When of It, 1979; (with Benz) Multiple Linear Regression: Readings, Exams, Problems, Syllabus, 1983; (with C. Newman) Conceptual Statistics for Beginners, 2nd ed, 1994; (with K. Mc- Neil and F. J. Kelly) Testing Research Hypotheses with the General Linear Model, 1996; (with Benz, Weis, and McNeil) Theses and Dissertations: A Guide to Writing in the Social and Physical Sciences, 1997; (with Benz) Qualitative-Quantitative Research Methodology: An Interactive Continuum, 1998. Contributor to textbooks and professional journals. Address: College of Education, University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, U.S.A. Online address: inewman@uakron.edu

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