A series of options open to the National Institute of Education (NIE) for coordinating its research and development function with other federal agencies active in educational research and development are presented in this document. Background information in topic outline form discusses: (a) brief synopses of major sponsors of educational research…

This paper reviews analyses undertaken by four separate persons to examine the problems and goals of education and to suggest program priorities for the initial years of the National Institute of Education. The document describes the consensus concerning goals and the manner in which the different analyses move from goals to a list of programs.…

Presented is an outline of how to write a proposal for funding for engineering education research. Describes the five basic components of the prospective problem statement, objectives, procedures, evaluation, and budget. Information on public and private funding agencies and the three types of grants available, and projects, research, and…

The study of guidance systems in Scottish secondary schools is interesting especially for its relationship to organizational theory. On the one hand is the development of personal, caring relationships between students and teachers; on the other hand, the problems of institutionalizing this system within the bureaucratized context of large…

To suggest some appropriate courses of action in occupational education for the state of North Carolina, a 20-member advisory committee on vocational education undertook a comprehensive study of local administrative units which resulted in 33 recommendations. Some are: (1) that arrangements be provided for regular, systematic and thorough…

In October of 1985, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) awarded contracts to 29 universities and one regional education center to conduct three-year efforts aimed at research-based improvement of teacher education. All have university-school collaboration as a major theme, and will spend up to one year in development of…

Presented to the American Education Research Association, this speech points out eleven ways examination of a National Institute of Education study plan could have implications for vocational education: (1) defining key terms, (2) identifying or surfacing issues, (3) describing recent or impending changes, (4) summarizing findings, (5) integrating…

The purpose of this dissertation was to develop an environmental education master plan for implementing environmental education programs into the schools of Montana. The process used to develop the plan consisted of the following steps: (1) to examine environmental education plans from other states; (2) to determine what Montana educators felt…

This work has been done as part of the effort to plan the National Institute of Education (NIE). The report, one of a series, describes a management plan recommended for the Basic Research Division of the proposed National Institute of Education. The plan was developed following a survey of management practices in a number of federal agencies…

This research guide is designed to help people who are working on the development of new educational programs for public schools. By outlining some of the major questions and problems that relate to research of new programs and by suggesting some practical steps, this guide attempts to aid planning groups in the use of research techniques.…

This work has been done as part of the effort to plan the National Institute of Education (NIE). The report, one of a series, proposes and analyzes alternative ways of organizing and managing (1) the proposed National Institute of Education, (2) the relationship between NIE and the rest of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare's…

Four groups of people were requested to review the Rand Corporation's design for a longitudinal study of school desegregation. These groups can be labeled as Desegregation and Minority Student Education Experts, Distinguished Social Scientists, Federal Officals Responsible for Desegregation Research, and U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR)…

Four groups of people were requested to review the Rand Corporation's design for a longitudinal study of school desegregation. When the study design documents were sent to the reviewers, an evaluation questionnaire was attached. The reviewers were asked to add any needed clarifying comments in the spaces provided after each question, and to write…

THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE PREPARATION, SUBMISSION, AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH, TRAINING, EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS, AND PILOT PROGRAMS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ARE OUTLINED. THE AREAS DISCUSSED ARE (1) SOURCES OF FUNDS, (2) PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESEARCH PROPOSALS, (3) TYPES OF PROPOSALS,…

Appendices to the final report of the Aesthetic Eye Project are arranged chronologically according to the project's phases. Appendix A contains the letter to prospective participants, project proposal, application form, planning session form for phase 1, and agenda for summer seminar. Appendix B involves phase 2, the inservice teacher seminar, and…