To assist in the development of an interdisciplinary approach to an outdoor education program in the teacher preparation curriculum at Weber State College, outdoor education programs in 50 colleges and universities in the western United States were surveyed. Eighteen offered an outdoor education program, 7 utilized an outdoor teacher education…

This paper reviews the research related to the Earth Science Curriculum Project since the course first appeared in American Secondary schools in 1964. The author has identified nine research studies and several surveys concerned with ESCP since that time. Of the nine research studies, six were primarily concerned with achievement outcomes. The…

In establishing a research base for the accreditation of teacher preparation programs, the present standards, as established in the "Recommended Standards for Teacher Education" (ED 037 423) of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), should be developed into a set of multiple standards to fit diverse programs and…

This document preserves for continued study some ideas and ideals from past experience. "Revaluations," by Caroline L. Hunt in 1901, discusses the responsibility of teachers concerning value formation and realization. "The Philosophy of Home Management," by Lawrence K. Frank in 1938, focuses on recognition and effective modification of the…

After a discussion of the problem of malnutrition and its effect on intellectual development, this paper concentrates on the study of protein-calorie malnutrition in infants and children as it occurs in postnatal and subsequent development. An overview and summary of the principal investigations on the relationship of malnutrition to intellectual…

The amount of research space required in higher education depends first upon the level of activity devoted to research by those who participate, and second upon the type of academic program involved, e.g. humanities, social sciences, engineering. Knowledge of numbers, of faculty as well as of graduate students, is vital to achieve meaningful space…

The Assessment Center Method is a comprehensive, standardized procedure in which mulitple appraisal techniques are used in combination to evaluate individuals for various purposes, primarily used in a business setting to identify those with potential for higher level procedures. The dimensions to be observed and measured in an assessment center…

The purpose of this paper is to expose communication theorists to the concept of planning and to accentuate three specific types of scientific planning: dialectic, delphi, and participatory online. Divided into three sections, contents include a historical overview of the study of planning, which consists of definitions centering on the dualistic…

The document presents a conceptual framework and program plan for R&D in career education prepared for the National Institute of Education, based on a fundamental premise that R&D requires a focus on operationally definable problems. The focus suggested is the responsiveness of career education to the problems experienced by individuals as they…

Reported were the results of a survey of approximately 78 leaders in the field of education for the gifted and talented who were asked to identify priority needs and areas of greatest potential for investment by the private sector. Participants were said to have been selected on the basis of national reputation, specific accomplishments, current…

The key objectives of this report and bibliography are: (1) to describe the major emphases of literature related to research in the areas of inservice training in 2-year institutions, noting substantive studies, and (2) to delineate significant gaps in the present literature. Three fundamental inservice training questions are discussed: What is…

This evaluation report on the North Carolina Pilot Kindergarten Program covers the 74 local educational units involved in the program for the 1972-73 school year. The first part of the document is narrative, including (1) an historical perspective from the program's beginning in 1969, (2) discussion of philosophy, objectives, and guidelines, (3)…

A wide variety of topics are discussed in relation to research needs and classified in relation to problem areas, decision-making areas, and recommendations. Areas under discussion include an examination of the decision-making structure of the Speech Communication Association, criteria by which decisions can be evaluated, conceptualizing the…

A review of science education research studies is presented to illustrate the necessity of building a model for research activities. Present trends in research activities are analyzed by summarizing studies, particularly beginning from the Curtis 1926 Digest to the Welch and Gallagher 1972 reviews. The only existing model is one formed through…

An address to the 1972 Convention of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching, discussions are included concerning failures of traditional science programs in the present academic enterprise for the purpose of developing new guidelines for science education research. Irrelevance of disciplinary courses, formal study, and…