Describes the mission, structure, information dissemination, and research program of the 50-year-old National Foundation for Educational Research. Summarizes work in testing, program evaluation, and integration of students with special needs. (SK)

Describes four techniques for investigating animal behavior in situations where it is relatively easy to obtain meaningful data. Presents investigations for attention responses and habituation of domestic animals to sound stimuli, interaction of lambs and ewes, behavior of lambs in a simple T-maze, and vigilance in birds at a feeder. (JRH)

Focuses on the user and human-computer interaction aspects of the research based on the Okapi text retrieval system. Three experiments implementing different approaches to query expansion are described, including the use of graphical user interfaces with different windowing techniques. (Author/LRW)

Describes a program that uses independent study in English to engage gifted high school students. The program requires students to leave school to research a topic of choice, present the acquired knowledge, and determine their own grades. The students pursue their projects with the help of mentors. (CR)

Explores technology in science education in five paths: (1) science texts and lectures; (2) science discussions and collaboration; (3) data collection and representation; (4) science visualization; and (5) science simulation and modeling. (Contains 92 references.) (Author/SOE)

An evaluation of 12 mental health nursing students' participation in research showed that all felt reasonably or completely prepared by a research training workshop and handbook; 75% believed that their research experience greatly helped their understanding of the process, ethical issues, and knowledge of the population and increased their…

The discussion identifies the needs of university researchers for information technology (IT), describes the technologies available, and illustrates by examples the impact of new technologies on university research. Provision of IT resources for researchers is examined, and key strategies for IT adoption are suggested. (Author/MSE)

A new Carnegie Foundation report recommends expanding the concept of faculty scholarship to recognize and reward teaching, service, textbook writing, and other faculty activities. Campuses can accommodate faculty's shifting interests by encouraging movement from one activity to another, possibly with short-term contracts spelling out scholarly…

While some universities have had success establishing venture funds to market research with commercial potential, Cornell University has formed an alumni panel to evaluate new university technologies for those with promise for new products, spin-off companies, and profits. Members with connections in venture capital will arrange financing and…

Describes how project plans, report plans, and decision analysis matrices can help technical writing students analyze their research and develop strategies of presentation before their writing begins. (MM)

Issues in determination of overhead for cost recovery from research funding sources are discussed, including the need to collect overhead, principles involved in charging for overhead, range of activity types to be considered, classification and calculation of costs, pricing policy, and payment to the university versus payment to its components.…

Discusses Senate passage of the ABC bill and House of Representatives activity concerning the Child Development and Education Act. Describes research studies of the day care industry, including the National Child Care Staffing Study, the National Child Care Survey, 1989, and the Profile of Child Care Settings Study. (RJC)

Videoconferencing is of value in the special education field for research dissemination and discussion, development of educational policies and programs, and demonstration and analysis of methodology and practices. The Russian-American Special Education Project at Moakley Center at Bridgewater State College (Massachusetts) will investigate the…

A recent mechanical engineering research contract between the Georgia Institute of Technology and an international industrial manufacturer contains a clause providing an incentive for cost containment. The measure helps bridge the gap between the expectations of an industrial sponsor and the needs of the university. (Author/MSE)

Outlines roles and trends in the European Community's (EC) information field by reviewing aims, research programs, and activities that have been undertaken to address the EC's 1994-1998 information service programs. Discusses past, current, and future roles of information focusing on strategies used to disseminate information and the utilization…