Presents research and education in library and information science in Slovakia as an example of the history, present state, and future of information science research and collaboration in central European countries. Highlights include: the professional experience in the region since 1990, structural changes, examples of these changes, recent…

Describes the Institute for Learning and Teaching (ILT) that is a professional institute established in response to the Dearing Report recommendations. Discusses how geographers can become involved. Explains that ILT seeks members who exhibit knowledge and experience in five specific areas. (CMK)

The Center for Distance Education at the University of Oldenburg began offering online tutorials with mentors in the 1990s. Virtual study centers using Lotus Learning Space as the online learning management system were created in 1999. Appropriate technical support, technology training, and preparation of mentors to be online teachers were…

Includes "Creating Conducive Environments for Learning and Entrepreneurship" (Gibb); "Understanding Notions of Enterprise in the Higher Education Sector" (Hartshorn); "Towards HEI (Higher Education Institution)-based New Venture Generation" (Virtanen, Laukkanen); "Entrepreneurial Universities" (Formica);…

Recounts events in history of psychology in United States focusing on science, practice, and politics. Uses three models of psychological science to explicate relative independence and divergent developmental courses of three domains. Argues that adherence to single paradigm within each domain has limited integration. Suggests that…

The paper presents an overview of 11 major models of individual learning styles comparing their elements, the populations for which they are appropriate, the reliability and validity of their instrumentation, and where they overlap and differ. (Author/DB)

Research on the Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Model has been conducted at more than 60 institutions of higher education and at every academic and grade level. Explanations of the 21 elements, the model, some research findings, and beginning steps for practitioners are provided to encourage initial experimentation with some of its variables.…

Dollar amounts of research support from federal, state and local, industry, institutional, and other sources are charted for each state, the District of Columbia, and the territories. (MSE)

The impact of work-related variables on research productivity and job satisfaction for university faculty was investigated. Questionnaires assessing work performance, demographic characteristics, and job satisfaction were completed by 132 faculty members. Type of appointment and involvement with professional organizations were found to predict…

Responds to "new scholarship on women" perspective presented in previous article by Greiner. Addresses individually each of six basic tenets involved in new perspective and examines perspective's assertions in terms of both women and men. (NB)

A national center for health professions education research is proposed to facilitate well-funded, peer-reviewed, academically credible research. Its goals would allow for testing of models to provide health professionals with education grounded in sound methodology and content. (Author/MSE)

A discussion of research needs concerning higher education-industry collaboration in Europe looks at the impact of such collaboration in five areas: institutional autonomy, the status of continuing education, relations between university and non-university education, relationships between basic and applied research, and disciplines not normally…

Discussion of the U.S. research and development community focuses on the education system and access to information. Topics discussed include demographic changes; computer networks that link research and higher education, including the National Research and Education Network (NREN); and the need for a corporation with national responsibility for…

Twelve proposed priorities, drafted by the Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement, will dictate the aims and lines of inquiry of research centers whose contracts will expire next year. The new competition is especially large because the contracts for 14 of the 21 present centers expire. (MLW)

The results of a survey on Italian university and industry cooperation links are presented, focusing on the ideas both sectors have of a science park, of its compatibility with other similar forms, and of its capability to foster cooperation between universities and firms. (Author/MLW)