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STEINBERG, ERWIN R. – 1963
CONTAINED IN THIS MONOGRAPH ARE PAPERS PRESENTED AND SUMMARIES OF DISCUSSIONS HELD AT THE MAY 1962 PROJECT ENGLISH RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON NEEDED RESEARCH IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH. TOPICS COVERED ARE (1) RESEARCH GAPS IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH ON THE ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND COLLEGE LEVELS, (2) NEEDED "MULTILEVEL" RESEARCH IN…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Computers, Conceptual Schemes, Educational Research
Openshaw, M. Karl – 1965
It is not only possible but immediately imperative that the substance and experiences pertinent to the education of teachers be identified, defined, and organized--with teaching behavior and teaching performance skills used as the focal point--so that teacher education can contribute maximally to teacher effectiveness. Educators must immediately…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
Bressler, Marvin – 1968
This report is the product of a conference designed to define profitable areas of inquiry in the sociology of education with emphasis on the intersection of sociological inquiry and urgent problems in educational research. It is compiled from the stenotyped record of conference proceedings (five sessions at which position reports were presented as…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Conference Reports, Educational Opportunities, Educational Philosophy
Kaufman, Jacob J.; And Others – 1967
These guidelines give specific suggestions as to where research resources might be employed to yield greatest returns in terms of usefulness for the formulation and implementation of public policies with respect to the development, allocation, and utilization of human knowledge and skills in our rapidly changing economy. Longitudinal studies are…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Human Resources, Labor Force Development, Labor Market
Papousek, Hanus – 1966
Studies on learning in infants show that in infancy every month of life represents a new level of learning. The functional state of the central nervous system can be influenced by physiological factors which cause fluctuating changes in functions important for learning. Once a stimulus becomes a conditioned signal, it acquires strong power in…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Infants, Learning Processes
Richardson Foundation, Greensboro, NC. Creativity Research Inst. – 1965
A "Research Conference on the Use of Autobiographical Data as Psychological Predictors" brought together 15 research psychologists to discuss means of maximizing the use of autobiographical instruments. The purposes of the conference were to: (1) reveal experiences, statistical data, and psychological insights developed through research and the…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Conference Reports, Data Collection, Prediction
Heyneman, Stephen P.; Daniels, William – 1976
This report summarizes and interprets a workshop which focuses on youth research--where it is intellectually, what it has learned over the past decade, and where it is going. In addition, practical suggestions for appropriate roles which government could play in youth research, other than simply to supply more funds, are discussed. From over 60…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Federal Government, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Johnson, Jack E. – 1976
A study was conducted to determine whether the study of beginning shorthand would improve the language arts skills of eleventh-grade students. This paper describes the study and lists the findings, which indicated that, for students at the lower and middle achievement levels, beginning shorthand fosters a significant degree of learning in the…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Research, English Instruction, Grade 11
National Agricultural Library (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1977
More than 250 citations of materials about women in agriculture in the U.S. are contained in this partially annotated bibliography. It covers women engaged as landowners, farm managers, agricultural laborers and working in such agricultural industries as beekeeping, silk culture, and butter production. Other references concern women in…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations
Dubay, Robert W. – 1977
Probably no facet of American higher education has received less serious evaluation and study than small and/or rural two-year colleges. Though the work of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges Task Force of Small/Rural Community Colleges (particularly on the themes of finance and communication of information) is a helpful…
Descriptors: Differences, Educational Needs, Higher Education, Information Needs
Shapiro, Frances Joyce – Lenguaje y Ciencias, 1976
After reviewing the purposes of descriptive research on teaching in general, this paper discusses the value of using a system of analysis and a technical language to describe classroom interaction. The need for such descriptive research in language classrooms is then outlined in detail. A critical review of the few systems of analysis designed for…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Interaction, Language Instruction
Cohen, Karen M.; And Others – 1978
The three papers in this book treat the experimental literature on eye movements in reading and information processing to determine what factors might be manipulated to improve reading efficiency. The first paper discusses control models of eye activity in reading, research data concerning eye activity with reading material, and future directions…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education, Eye Movements
Stevens, Jr., Joseph H. – 1976
This paper reviews seven studies comparing the differential effects of early childhood programs and approaches on children's development: (1) Planned Variation in Head Start; (2) Planned Variation in Follow Through; (3) Soar and Soar Study of Follow Through; (4) Miller and Dyer's Planned Variations Study; (5) Karnes Curriculum Comparison Study;…
Descriptors: Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs
von Euler, Mary – 1977
This paper discusses some of the ways in which social science research can be useful to the courts in school desegregation litigation. A discussion of specific legal cases is used to illustrate areas where the courts have needed social science research. Several areas that can be analyzed by social scientists include: (1) housing segregation, (2)…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Methods, Housing Discrimination
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Div. of Medical Sciences. – 1976
The report of the Committee on National Needs for the Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped focuses on the current problems in the field, the areas in which additional knowledge is needed, and directions in which the society and government should move both with respect to the acquisition of new knowledge and a more effective organization of…
Descriptors: Government Role, Hearing Impairments, Needs Assessment, Physical Disabilities
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