Describes the planning work of the National Research Development Corporation. The planning approach looks across and beyond the boundaries of existing academic and industrial categories to uncover opportunities for the generation of projects at an early stage. (WM)

High school students were divided into groups and asked to research the cost of having a child in a low, moderate and high income family. The purpose was to help students realize the high costs of becoming parents. (EK)

Questions the assumption that administrative behavior can be changed from one pattern to a more effective one by a simple transition from one style to another. Argues that the administrator is subject to a wide range of personal, behavioral, environmental, and task constraints over which he has little or no control. (Author/WM)

A special communication technique called "chartering" can lead to improved understanding between technical/vocational educators and their constituencies. (Editor)

This report discusses data obtained from 123 female respondents living with spouses, averaging 2.6 children under six years of age, in identical apartments in married student housing. The survey, containing some items investigating opportunities for companionship with spouses, focused on time to be together without children and the strategies used…

These papers grew out of a desire to follow up recommendations made in 1972 by an internal Office of Education Task Force. The Task Force report documented discrimination against women throughout the nation's education system and made 33 recommendations for change in U.S. Office of Education practices. A follow-up report in 1975 found that little…

Citations and abstracts for on-going and completed projects of educational research and development in 12 participating countries are compiled by the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED). Projects are grouped and cross referenced according to facets and sub-facets of the EUDISED Thesaurus. Titles not in English or…

This compilation of 209 document resumes provides educators with abstracts of research, curriculum, and other materials in vocational and technical education, and abstracts of funded research and development proposals. The resumes are arranged in ascending order according to ED (ERIC document) accession number, with each resume including the…

This booklet reviews reading research that was reported in Great Britain during 1973. The introductory pages highlight research in reading standards and tests, dyslexia and specific reading difficulties, remedial reading instruction, reading and its relation to language, reading materials, and reading interests. Annotated bibliographies list…

This study tests hypotheses about achievement orientation, particularly vicarious achievement. Undergraduate students (N=437) completed multiple-choice questionnaires, indicating likely responses of one person to the success of another. The sex of succeeder and observer, closeness of relationship, and setting (medical school or graduate school of…

This paper presents the results of a study to assess both interracial and intraracial attitudes in a field setting, using two measures: (1) compliance with a request for help, and (2) juridic judgments. Black and white female college students asked black and white Boston subway passengers to read a description of a (bogus) legal case, involving…

The National Alliance Concerned with School-Age Parents (NACSAP) is a private, non-profit, multidisciplinary membership organization specializing in technical assistance to those working with school-age parents, young families at risk, and sexually active youth. This publication represents a compilation of information relating to adolescent…

This study was conducted to fill a basic information gap in the television violence research literature, namely, or lack of information on the instruments of violence. Weapon use was chosen not only because it is a manageable component of the entire television violence issue, but because it is one that is clearly subject to modification by the…

Path analysis was used on survey responses of 1106 persons age 50 or over. Stage one variables were recent retirement, recent widowhood or divorce, age, and sex. Stage two variables included self-rated health, functional health, health trend, and self-rated income adequacy. It was expected that these variables might directly affect morale or…