This study examines the research characteristics of the journal literature related to the education of hearing impaired individuals. The data base consisted of 2,541 articles published between 1980 and 1985. During this period, approximately 38% of the articles were empirically based; approximately 75% were reports of descriptive and survey research. Only 22 of 2,747 authors had published six or more empirical articles in the 6-year period. There was little overlap between top-producing authors of empirical articles and top-producing authors of nonempirical articles. Interpretation of these data and suggestions for future research are offered. It is suggested that the results of this study could be used to evaluate the impact of the recommendations for increased research efforts made by the Commission on Education of the Deaf (1988).
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