Testimony presented in these hearings centers on the legal problems derived from the many and varied statutory definitions of "tribe" and the resulting confusion on the part of the administrators of Federal programs designed to benefit American Indians and Alaska Natives (e.g., in Alaska, there are currently about 465 legal entities…

This report presents data compiled as part of a comprehensive program to measure and analyze the nation's resources expended for research and development (R&D). Industry, which carries out 69% of the R&D in the United States, spent $26.6 billion on these activities in 1976, 10% above the 1975 level. In constant dollars, this presents an…

This document reports results of a review of estimated 1977 federal research and development (R&D) funding and requested 1978 federal R&D funding. Highlights include: 1978 estimated R&D total is $26.3 billion, an increase of 7.6% over 1977; average annual R&D growth rate for the period 1974-78 has risen to 10.9% compared to 1.5%…

A working paper for the study on "The Education of Adults in New York in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century," the discussion is directed to the financing of lifelong learning. It examines the many facets of the question, "What is the 'case' for considering education for all adults a public good and, therefore, an appropriate…

Part of the study on "The Education of Adults in New York in the Last Quarter of the Twentieth Century," the paper presents one entitlement approach, in the form of an outline/analysis of a possible bill that might be developed, as an alternative to financing life-long learning. The paper is intended to stimulate further discussion of…

Labor unions and their affiliated locals pledge vast amounts of money annually to aid union members and children of members to acquire education beyond high school. Awards range from $100 stipends to scholarships worth $8,000 for the four college years. The listing of union-sponsored scholarships is in two major divisions: the programs of (1)…

The Tennessee Educational Loan Corporation and the Tennessee Student Assistance Agency have merged into a single state agency, the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation, for the purpose of administering the state's student assistance programs. These are: (1) the Tuition Grant Program; (2) Guaranteed Student Loan Program; (3) Medical…

This text contains the transcripts of five days of hearings before the House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Communications, and it includes the texts of thirty-five statements and a substantial amount of additional material introduced for the record. The subject of the hearings was the extent and form of government subsidies to public…

This report is concerned with graduate science and engineering education, particularly dealing with enrollment and with sources of funding. Drawn from the survey of Graduate Science Student Support, analyses reveal distributions of full-time graduate students by source of major support and changing patterns in support and utilization of graduate…

In this paper, the steps implemented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to upgrade the quality of the 1973 Graduate Science Student Support Survey are cited. Changes which were incorporated into the survey were intended to increase the scope and accuracy of data collected. To verify the coverage, a…

This study contains analyses of trends in the level of university research and development expenditures in the sciences and engineering from 1964 through 1973. The report is divided into three main sections: (1) current research and development expenditures in the sciences and engineering; (2) capital expenditures for research, development, and…

What role should the federal government play in support of graduate education? Based on the principles that: (1) American graduate education and research establishment is a national resource; (2) the market for highly trained manpower is national; (3) the federal government itself employs the service of many highly trained personnel; (4) it is in…

The proceedings of this institute cover sources for grant proposal ideas, grant proposal writing procedures, the content of a grant request, procedures of granting agencies, and problems in carrying out granted projects, including report writing. The relationship of the granting agency to the grant recipient is viewed throughout as a partnership,…

This document reports on allocations for research projects in higher education in Sweden. Tables give: (1) funds allocated to research and development in higher education by project, showing costs for 1973-74, planned costs for 1974-75, and the allotment recommended for fiscal year 1975-76; (2) costs of nine projects completed in 1974; (3) a list…

Financial assistance awards greater than $500 offered by state library agencies, national and state library associations, local libraries, and academic institutions offering undergraduate and graduate programs in library education are listed. Only awards intended primarily for library education are included. Awards are listed alphabetically by the…