This pamphlet summarizes the proceedings of a conference on infant mortality sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Participants were 25 people engaged in various disciplines (physicians, nurses, social workers, sociologists, statisticians and others) who discussed key issues on the basis of their own knowledge…

In this address, a number of areas appropriate for foundation support are discussed. Needs identified include studies of the law as it relates to the management of natural resources, communication between concerned groups, studies of the ecological impact of economic assistance programs abroad, the development of conservation education programs,…

An overview of the utilization of rehabilitation research precedes a report on professional use of two monographs. Settings of the respondents, completeness with which material was read, specific practical uses and number of purposes for which they were used are presented and compared. Dissemination of research results and psychosocial acceptance…

Three major areas of needed research in language and reading development for children of Spanish-speaking backgrounds are presented in a general overview. The first area of need is that of normative and descriptive studies of prelearning processes. This includes analyses of language base and home language behavior and is aimed at a more precise…

This paper explores the problem of identifying issues related to the professional development of rehabilitation counselors. The report is based on selected data from a survey of a broad range of professional problems as perceived by rehabilitation counselors in a five state area. The one overriding concern noted was the need for innovation in the…

The CHEM Study literature reviewed consists of (1) the "subjective" literature, as evidenced by project newsletters, position papers, and open sources and (2) the "objective" literature, which consists of research studies related to CHEM Study. The "subjective" literature provides many suggestions regarding the use of…

One of a series of seminars on Head Start research, this paper deals with the potential contribution of teacher style to classroom management. It is suggested that studies be designed to (1) compare and describe preschool and primary programs, (2) develop a standard system of notation for recording behavior in classrooms, (3) determine the effect…

Evaluation of Head Start has been based on four sources of information: (1) census surveys of children and families served and programs offered, (2) special research, projects on child development and experimental programs, (3) a longitudinal study of the development of low income children, and (4) a series of national evaluation studies.…

Recently much linguistic research has been amassed on black language. With rare exceptions, this linguistic research has been directed to the lower working-class members of the black community. The language of blacks who are not lower class, on the other hand, has been summarily ignored, resulting in the middle-class black protest against the…

The paper identifies the basic factors affecting rural development and the social consequences of rural policies and structural changes in agriculture; it also suggests research areas relating some of these factors to what is happening in America's rural communities. Data sources such as congressional hearings, rural sociologists' critiques,…

A review of the contributions of evaluation to school television is presented, and some policy suggestions for evaluation programs are offered. The purpose is to assist the Agency for Instructional Television (AIT) in determining how to utilize evaluative research in conducting its projects and the focus is upon decision-making related to the…

Descriptions of federal research for 1972 and analysis of research plans are based on the following seven major areas: (1) the developmental process, (2) effects of primary environmental influences, (3) effect of broad social programs, (4) the global approach, (5) research to benefit all children, (6) research on methodology, and (7) study of…

This paper is a statement prepared for the General Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives. In it the Texas R&D Center's programs in the personalization of teacher education are outlined, including examples of the process at work in experimental projects in the University of Texas College of…

To improve education, creative alternatives to existing practices must be developed. Instructional technology offers promise, but its potential can be made use of fully only within a systems approach, applied both to improving structures of education and instructional processes. The systems approach can plan a system of instruction which has all…

The discrepancies between the comprehensive design for Follow Through evaluation and the program management's needs of the seven models in Philadelphia are discussed. The national evaluation has focused on pupil performance and achievement data. The local evaluation, conducted since 1968, has focused on: (1) the assessment of the correspondence…