Describes projects currently in progress at five centers. (RT)

Dialogue with Researchers is a research dissemination program The George Washington University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center has used during the past three years. This program offers researchers the opportunity to discuss their project with a small group of rehabilitation practitioners in an informal setting in the practitioners'…

Provides the status (as of February 1982) of institutions active in curriculum development and/or science education research in Australia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Paupau New Guinea, Philippines, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Solomon Islands, and Thailand. Includes institutional title/address and name of contact person. (JN)

The antecedents of the methods and concerns of the Centre for Applied Research in Education (CARE) are found in the social observation tradition. A naturalistic method of research concentrates on the accurate reflection of events by an unobtrusive team. (JN)

Gives a brief history of productivity improvement legislation in the United States and of the development and demise of the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life (QWL). Describes existing productivity and QWL centers, including their locations, scope, services, and activities, and urges greater support at the federal level.…

Reviews the environmental research of the California Institute of Technology. Caltech's environmental quality laboratory brings together scientists, engineers, and economists to tackle interdisciplinary problems that have implications for public policy. (Author/CO)

Research universities may pay for their share of research expenditures out of any unrestricted funds accounts including tuition. A subsidy of research by tuition cannot be ruled out and might contribute to the persistently higher tuition of research universities. Arguments for and against this view are offered. (PVD)

Proposes that the repetitive and stereotyped behavior displayed by many children with severe disabilities may be used as part of the child's educational program. Discussion is on recent research into stereotyped behavior, functionally equivalent behaviors, the relevance of early normal development, the social context of learning, and ways to use…

Discussion of the appropriate direction of research in the field of instructional technology, and the relationship between research and practice, highlights two categories of developmental research. The promise of developmental research as a vehicle for creating sound methods for linking research and practice is discussed. (Author/LRW)

Provides an analysis of the development of contemporary terrorism research to be used as a model for the analysis of how knowledge in specialized communities evolves and influences decision making regarding policies and programs. The use of online bibliometrics and implications for information retrieval are discussed. (82 references) (Author/LRW)

A survey of 78 small/medium-sized enterprises in Istanbul showed the majority were founded by their present owners (most are college graduates); 45% are not aware of national research and development; most lacked research capital; technological innovations are driven by consumer demand; and government and large enterprises are not supporting…

Describes existing and envisioned national system of innovation in South Africa; status of cooperative research in science, engineering, and technology; the government's Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme; and future needs, such as closer higher education-business links and a greater market focus for research and development.…