Examines problems confronting a research program set up to determine which alternative medical therapies really work. Project scientists must apply scientific methodology to what seems inexplicable and implausible. (LZ)

This article explicates ARION, which is part of the package of European funding programs that facilitate participation in study visits on a range of educational themes. The visits are designed to assist educational leaders in reviewing and modifying their own work as a result of experiencing educational structures outside their own country. (five…

Summarizes benefits and negative aspects of organized gambling on American Indian reservations in Minnesota, including job creation, direct payments to tribal members, funding for education and social services, compulsive gamblers requiring treatment programs, economic entanglements with outside investors, possible infiltration of organized crime,…

Describes the relationship between the nursing profession and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Describes Will Keith Kellogg's interest in public health, especially as it related to children and the development of the W. K. Kellogg Child Welfare Organization, as it was originally known. (JOW)

Discusses an assessment program in the geography department of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Describes the development of a senior proficiency examination. Suggests that the assessment process include development of meaningful curricular goals and strategies for implementation. Breaks the project down into phases: the search for funding,…

The 100 colleges and universities with the largest expenditures for research and development (R&D) are listed. For each, the information given includes total federal dollars and ranking and total overall funds (federal, state, institutional, industry, and other) for R&D and ranking. (MSE)

Thirty-seven universities received half the money donated by foundations to higher education in 1989-90, and 40 institutions received half the corporate dollars donated, revealing the power of research universities to attract private monies. Some feel the concentration is neither rational nor fair. Tables present dollar and percentage figures for…

The 64 colleges and universities enrolling the largest numbers of National Merit Scholars are ranked, giving both the number of scholars attending and the number whose scholarships are paid for by the institution. Overall, 3,814 freshman Merit Scholars were enrolled at 247 private institutions and 2,728 at 156 public institutions. (MSE)

Title VII-Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1978 created federally funded independent living centers (ILCs), but funding shortages left many rural areas unserved. A survey found 76 ILCs in 24 states that did not receive Part-B funds. Most were supported solely by state and local funds. (SV)

Sources of financial support for adult education in Britain include loans, awards, benefits, allowances, and credits. Nearly all are local, variable, and time consuming to claim. Genuinely equitable access requires consistent financial support that covers the incidental costs of study. (SK)

Examined consequences of parental divorce and remarriage for parental support (social, instrumental, financial) for adult children. Found significant and substantial support deficit when comparing divorced to first-married parents. Remarriage did not substantially enlarge nor decrease this deficit. With exception of financial support, support…

Explored correlates of change in short-term economic dependency in households of 307 urban African-American adolescents, approximately one-half of whom bring babies into the family. The presence of a baby significantly affected the adolescent's job dependency but not welfare dependency once prior welfare status was controlled. Multivariate models…

Development of a mission statement for adult education in Britain could parallel the strategy used by the Arts Council: circulating discussion documents and inviting comment and debate leading to a definitive statement addressing the renaissance and the crisis in the field. (SK)

An annual national survey shows that state aid to public higher education in 1993-94 has increased in 36 states, with 9 receiving increases over 10%. However, appropriations have decreased 25% in California, 10% in Montana. Data on dollar appropriations and trends, by institution, are presented for each state. (MSE)

In a survey, 80 occupational therapy directors described funding requests for 1988-90: they submitted 24 internal and 194 external requests, receiving full or partial funding for 115, an increase of $2 million compared to 1985-87. Programs received funding for training (35), model projects (2), research and development (6), and other activities…