Assesses school counselors job-ideal dictated by school counselors themselves. Counselors responded to the Counselor Function Inventory. Counseling per se is viewed as primary to counselors role; he or she is not a clerk, teacher, disciplinarian, or an administrator. (Author/EK)

Discusses various aspects of establishing a viable, undergraduate research program at a small, liberal arts college. Areas addressed include research topics, research supervisors, student research, and support for research activities. (JN)

A survey of research administrators reports perceived factors enabling interdisciplinary research in agricultural experiment stations. Among the issues discussed are the need for such research and incentives to individual scientists, departments, and institutions to undertake research projects. (MSE)

The Freedom of Information Act and related decisions protect some but not all materials generated by scientists receiving federal grants. Interests affected by disclosure and nondisclosure are analyzed and solutions are suggested. (Available from: Box 7, Columbia University School of Law, 435 W. 116th St., New York, NY 10027, $6.00.) (MSE)

Describes a two-semester project course required of all seniors at West Virginia University in the Department of Civil Engineering which involves team effort and encompasses four major areas of civil engineering: structures, geotechnical, transportation, and soils. (CS)

First of two articles that review 16 major research studies of secondary education in the United States during the early eighties. The purposes, assumptions, and methodologies of the studies are examined here. A later article will cover other aspects of the research. (Author/MLF)

Describes an experiment in which biofeedback training was used with student instrumentalists to decrease unnecessary muscular tension and fatigue and to improve dexterity and speed. (SJL)

The dissemination activities through which college admissions officers heard about Project CHOICE, a three-year project to help colleges improve the information they provided to prospective students, were investigated. The study involved determining how well various dissemination methods (newsletter, journal articles, conference presentations,…

A survey of rejected applicants for federal grants revealed that while most of them secured feedback from agencies regarding the disapproval, many were concerned about the value of such information. Follow-up and program modifications can result only when effective interaction is achieved. (MLW)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Industrial Liaison Program provides efficient and timely access to the research and staff resources of the Institute for the benefit of its members. The industrial liaison officer, professors, directory of current research, publications, symposia, seminars, and foreign programs are described. (MLW)

In fall 1979, the United States Office of Education awarded four coordinated contracts for a two-year project to develop critical television viewing skills in four age groups: elementary, middle school, secondary, and adult. This article gives the addresses and basic project plans of the four contracting agencies. (Author/SJL)

This series of articles examines the use of research in vocational agriculture, including interpretation of findings, research needs and problems for the 1980s, using research in inservice education, and the role of supervisors in research. (SK)