Designed to provide international coverage of current research in library and information science, this quarterly journal indexes investigations, studies, surveys, and evaluated innovations. Doctoral, post-doctoral, and research staff-level work, and in-house or action research from practicing librarians, information workers, archivists, and…

Proposes the establishment of an independent division of research and development in each junior college to make informed and objective decisions. (MJK)

To respond to changes in the needs of consumers, priorities of funding agencies, and institutional capacity, the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory initiated a planning process involving the laboratory staff and board members as well as educational stakeholders in a seven-state area. The process consisted of three studies, followed by an…

THIS STUDY OBSERVED AND ANALYZED THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS OF A RESEARCH CENTER. THE GOAL WAS TO DETERMINE WHO SENDS WHAT MESSAGES, TO WHOM, OVER WHICH CHANNELS. FROM THE DATA THAT WAS GATHERED THROUGH INTERVIEWS THAT AVERAGED 3 HOURS EACH, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE GROUP GENERALLY PERCEIVED DISCRETE STATUSES RATHER THAN STATUS-SETS.…

A DESCRIPTION IS PRESENTED OF THE OBJECTIVES, ORGANIZATION, AND PERSONNEL OF THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. THE EIGHT BASIC AREAS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE (1) THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS, (2) THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOCIETY, CULTURE, AND…

THE SELF-IMPOSED RESTRICTION OF LINGUISTIC SCIENCE TO THE STUDY OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE HAS PREVENTED LINGUISTS FROM CONCERNING THEMSELVES WITH THE STUDY OF HOW LANGUAGE IS USED IN THE DAILY LIVES OF PEOPLE AND, ASIDE FROM OCCASIONAL SPECULATIONS, HOW IT IS INVOLVED IN THE MAJOR CONCERNS OF SOCIAL SCIENCE--SOCIETY, CULTURE, AND PERSONALITY.…

The failure of research to affect educational practices has provoked discussion of the processes of research (finding the right kinds of questions to study) and development (learning how to apply knowledge), of the priorities of "basic" versus "applied" research. T. R. McConnell believes that problems can be selected which have…

This five part document outlines the growth of educational research and development (R&D) during the past decade, provides an introduction to the Stanford Center and its work, and comments on both the accomplishments and the problems of educational R&D. Part one defines the function of the Stanford Center and the rationale for its mission in…

The spring meeting of the Southwide Research Coordinating Council focused on descriptions and demonstrations of management information system components developed by various southeastern State vocational education agencies. Reports concerning research and development activities, as viewed from the national scene and from two national centers, were…

This annual report begins with a brief overview of the network of research and development centers, educational laboratories, and ERIC facilities in the United States. The second section outlines the organizational structure and main focus of the Wisconsin Research and Development Center for Cognitive Learning. The third section reviews the…

This catalog contains fact sheets for federally funded research and development projects that are being carried out by 22 of the 23 organizations that co-sponsor the Information Office of the Conference for Educational Development and Research. Nine of the reporting organizations are university-based research and development centers, and 13 are…

Byra L4:1 is the Swedish research and development program in education. The authors, while basically enthusiastic about the center, suggest the following ways of improving its operation: explicate priorities for basic and applied research and development, fund all professors and docents for basic research of greatest interest to them, establish…

This annual report begins with a brief overview of cooperative research objectives and background. The five major sections are 1) "Cooperative Research Authorization" including the basic authorizations and subsequent amendments; 2) "Management Policies and Procedures;" 3) "Definitions and Distinctions" covering major…

This is an interview with Clifford Pitt, the new director of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. (RC)