The objectives of the institute were (1) to encourage excellence in education research, both institutional (self-study) and action (practice), (2) to have the staff and trainees evaluate the program, and (3) to distribute its findings to junior colleges interested in improving their own research. A followup of the trainees and their research was a…

This report describes a 3-week research training institute supported by USOE funds, which was held at the University of California at Los Angeles, July 1967. It was designed to increase the competence of junior college research directors and staff. The method of recruiting and selecting the trainees is explained. Thirty-eight trainees from 12…

This report describes two 4-week research training institutes (July 1966), supported by USOE funds, and designed to increase the competence of junior college research directors and staff. Organized by the California Junior College Association (and the University of California Extension Division), the institutes were held concurrently at the…

This document discusses the plans and the implementation of plans for the National Conference on Curricular and Instructional Innovation for Large Colleges and Universities, held at Michigan State University, November 6-11, 1966. The purposes of the conference were (1) to identify through discussion and demonstration promising curricular and…

This paper was the keynote address at the International Conference on Teaching and Learning English" held at the University of York, July 1971. (Editor)

A series of educational experiments are being conducted in Canada on the Communications Technology Satellite. The description of these experiments reveals a diversity not previously encountered in educational applications of satellite systems. In evaluating these experiments, the authors adopted Stufflebeam's Context-Input-Process-Product model in…

The papers included in this volume constitute the report of a conference on bilingual education that took place in Toronto in March 1971, sponsored by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). An introduction to the book defines terms, presents questions and problems, and provides a summary of the current tasks established in the…