Project "vita" (similar to the individual's professional vita) is proposed as a documentation technique for providing detailed but manageable descriptions of large research and development projects. Two field trials, projects to develop new evaluation methods and technology for storage and retrieval of full-text material, illustrate use…

In January 2005, the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) was awarded a three-year ITEST grant (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers) through the National Science Foundation (award #04-23417). This "AMNH-ITEST High School Science Research Program" aimed to target 120 urban high school youth, grades 10-12, from…

This report documents research and development performed under the sponsorship of the Cognitive and Neural Sciences Division of the Office of Naval Research in fiscal year 1991. It provides abstracts (title, principal investigator, project code, objective, approach, progress, and related reports) of projects of three program divisions (cognitive…

Research and development efforts carried out under sponsorship of the Cognitive and Neural Sciences Division of the Office of Naval Research during fiscal year 1990 are described in this compilation of project description summaries. The Division's research is organized in three types of programs: (1) Cognitive Science (the human learner--cognitive…

This report describes the Applied Mathematics Laboratory (AML) operated by the Department of Mathematics at Towson State University, Maryland. AML is actually a course offered to selected undergraduates who are given the opportunity to apply their skills in investigating industrial and governmental problems. By agreement with sponsoring…

This report summarizes the role of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Environmental Communication and Education Studies (CECES) in helping to foster teaching, research, and public service programs. Included in the first section are program highlights (1968-1982), Center organization, and lists of Center personnel (executive…

Information on the Research on Higher Education Program in Sweden is presented. After an overview of the program, a bibliography of current studies by subject area, and descriptive information on current studies are provided. The research program was given an independent status within higher education research and development. The program deals…

This compilation, the seventh in an annual series, includes abstracts of 155 studies in agricultural education completed during the period July 1, 1981, to June 30, 1982. Twenty-five of the completed studies represent staff research, 84 represent master's studies or theses, and 46 are doctoral dissertations. Also included is a listing of the 175…

This paper describes the results of the Eagleville Reading Academy and Satellite Program, a demonstration project funded by the U.S. Office of Education. Eagleville is a private, nonprofit hospital devoted to treatment, research, education and training for alcoholism and drug addiction. The therapeutic community setting includes individual and…

This special study for the Educational Dissemination Systems Support Program (EDSSP) contributes to the conceptualization of information equity in education and provides data bearing on equitable provision of information and equitable opportunity to obtain information. Substantively, the conceptualization is illuminated by two exploratory studies…

There appears to have been no coherent movement of rural adult education in the United States since the area was first surveyed in the 1930s. Such problems exist as fragmentation, a lack of communication across efforts, and a lack of continuity in time. There does not even appear to be adequate information on the nature and scope of the enterprise…

This series of the third, fourth, and fifth annual reports to the Bernard Van Leer Foundation on the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project of Macquarie University, Australia, describes the general activities, program developments, and research activities of the project for the period 1977-1979. The main objective of the project is to develop,…

SUPPORTED BY A MANPOWER INSTITUTIONAL GRANT, THE CENTER'S PURPOSES WERE TO (1) CONDUCT BASIC MANPOWER RESEARCH OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE, (2) DEVELOP A SUPPLY OF SCHOLARS IN MANPOWER, (3) UPDATE SKILLS OF SCHOLARS AND PRACTITIONERS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND INSTITUTES, AND (4) DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A CLEARINGHOUSE OF RESEARCH AND TO…

ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT ARE REPORTED FOR THE FUNDING PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1967. THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIT WAS TO CONDUCT, PROMOTE, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH ON AN INTRA- AND INTER-STATE BASIS. IT CONDUCTED TWO IN-HOUSE PROJECTS--ONE TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF…

This represents an approach to the Nation's drug abuse problem and reflects the views of departments and agencies involved in the federal drug control and prevention effort, public interest groups and members of Congress. It describes a comprehensive strategy for federal activities relating to drug abuse prevention and control. Major topics…