Brief analyses are provided of presentations at a conference, held at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, which addressed questions and answers relating to research and education. Conference sessions explored the role of research in relation to educational practices with special focus on theory, research, issues, and application. Papers presented at the conference include: (1)"Qualitative Research: What is It?" (Dorene Doerre Ross); (2) "Perceptual Style: Where Have All the Haptics Gone?" (Donna J. Toler); (3) "What Do Florida Parents, Teachers, and Students Think of Education?" (William D. Hedges); (4) "Teacher Effectiveness: Myths and Realities" (Robert Soar); (5) "What Does Research Have to Say about Teacher Motivation?" (Robert A. Rothberg); (6) "Staff Development and Evaluation Plan for the Direct Instruction Model" (Pam Abrams, Margarette Ackert, Sharon Ralph, Robert Lange); (7) "The Florida Beginning Teacher Program" (Betty Fry); (8) "Two-Factor Leadership Theory: A Myth" (Charles Dziuban, Philip Sciortino); (9) "New Approaches to the Assessment of Children's Intelligence" (David J. Mealor); (10) "A Base for Maximizing Human Potential" (A. T. Wood); and (11) "Classroom Ethnography: The Experience and the Methodology" (Elizabeth Bondy, J. Amos Hatch). (JD)