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Ludwig von Mises Inst., Auburn, AL. – 1985
This guide presents a 139-item bibliography of books and articles on the school of thought known as the Austrian school of economics. The first nine of the ten sections contain bibliographic entries, classified by topic. Part 1 is an introduction to Austrian economics, listing sources on the school in general and on three principal members. Each…
Descriptors: Banking, Business, Capitalism, Economics
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Bugliarello, George – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 1988
Presents a framework for the study of Science-Technology-Society (STS) interactions and some uses of the framework. States six tenets of the STS interaction. (YP)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Science and Society, Scientific Enterprise
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Smith, W. – Physics Education, 1987
Proposes a mathematical computer model for the behavior of liquids using the classical dynamic principles of Sir Isaac Newton and the molecular dynamics method invented by other scientists. Concludes that other applications will be successful using supercomputers to go beyond simple Newtonian physics. (CW)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Computer Uses in Education, Fluid Mechanics
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Pease, Craig M.; Bull, J. J. – Bioscience, 1992
Offers a concise, abstract description of the scientific method different from the historical, philosophical, and case-study approaches, which lead to comprehension of this method. Discusses features of scientific models, dynamic interactions underlying scientific progress, ways that scientist successfully understand nature, mechanisms for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Postsecondary Education, Research Methodology
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Tymchuk, Alexander J. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1982
Presents a model that can be used by social scientists to formulate and test choice alternatives to select the most ethical course of action when values are in conflict. Graduate students in psychology, education, and medicine have used the model to recognize and resolve ethical problems. (RM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Education, Graduate Study, Higher Education
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Hatch, J. Amos – Issues in Education, 1985
Outlines the foundations of the qualitative and quantitative approaches to research and discusses the implications of these two completely different approaches in educational research. Points out they are not complementary as they are separate scientific paradigms.(MD)
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, Bethesda, MD. – 1983
The Education Committee of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) organized a Task Force on Precollege Science Education Programs to develop a strategy for increasing the involvement of scientific research personnel in the implementation of innovative elementary and secondary science education programs. This report…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Johnson, Lynn G. – 1984
Cooperative arrangements between academic institutions and industry are examined, with attention to linkages in high technology research and development (R&D), the commercial application of R&D (technology transfer), and the preparation and continuing development of scientific and engineering personnel. Incentives and barriers to campus/corporate…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Economic Progress, Engineers
Miller, Melvin E., Ed.; Cook-Greuter, Susanne R., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 11 papers on creativity, spirituality, and transcendence as paths to integrity and wisdom in the mature self. The book begins with the paper "Introduction--Creativity in Adulthood: Personal Maturity and Openness to Extraordinary Sources of Inspiration" (Susanne R. Cook-Greuter, Melvin E. Miller). The next four papers,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Luzzo, Darrell Anthony, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 17 papers devoted to the counseling of college students. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Darrell Anthony Luzzo); "Established Career Theories" (Paul J. Hartung, Spencer G. Niles); "Emerging Career Theories" (Spencer G. Niles, Paul J. Hartung); "Emotional-Social Issues in the…
Descriptors: Athletes, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Education