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Yeany, Russell H. – 1984
This paper explores various issues related to the allocation of resources to science teacher education on the basis of research implications. Areas addressed include: (1) establishment of valid science teacher training content; (2) science teacher education research (providing information on the average effect of some general practices used to…
Descriptors: Administration, Curriculum Development, Financial Support, Higher Education
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. – 1988
Doing science in the Shuttle and Spacelab is a different experience than having an instrument on a satellite; science becomes more "personal." Interaction between scientists on the ground and the onboard crew in conducting experiments adds a new dimension to a science mission. It transforms the mission from a focus on machines,…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Astronomy, College Science, Earth Science
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1988
Scientific and technical journals in biology and medicine in recent years have extensively covered a debate about whether and how to determine the function and order of human genes on human chromosomes and when to determine the sequence of molecular building blocks that comprise DNA in those chromosomes. In 1987, these issues rose to become part…
Descriptors: DNA, Ethics, Genetics, Government Role
Dunn, William – 1989
Commencing as a reasonably funded research and development enterprise, the Regional Educational Laboratory Program has become an undercapitalized knowledge transfer operation, an "information utility," responsible for improving schools but constrained by inadequate funds and restrictive policies which confine the labs to working…
Descriptors: Diffusion (Communication), Elementary Secondary Education, Field Studies, Information Dissemination
Vaughan, Willard S., Ed. – 1988
The research and development efforts performed by principal investigators under sponsorship of the Office of Naval Research Cognitive and Neural Sciences Division during 1988 are documented. The title, name and affiliation of the principal investigator, project code, contract number, current end date, technical objective, approach, and progress of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Experimental Programs
Stilwell, Neil C. – 1988
This ERIC resource guide of current materials and resources provides assistance for classroom teachers and curriculum writers in the development of educational strategies for teaching about the culture, the history, and the issues confronting the nations of Western Europe. The ERIC resources include abstracts of 13 documents and 14 articles. In…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
McClure, Maureen W. – 1985
Research that occurs in universities under conditions of patronage is distinguished from research that occurs under less distorted market conditions. It is claimed that academic research is shifting from an area of patronage consumption to one of economic development investment. In addition to considering the markets for academic research and…
Descriptors: Donors, Economic Development, Financial Support, Government School Relationship
BCMA Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1977
Boutwell Crane Moseley Associates (BCMA) was retained by the National Institute of Education (NIE) to study NIE's dissemination procedures, especially the Publishers Alert Service (PAS), and make a report with recommendations. The scope of work was broken down into six principal tasks: (1) an analysis of the current PAS effort; (2) an analysis and…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Federal Programs, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
Rose, Janet S.; Birdseye, Ann T. – 1982
A survey covered categories of budget, organization, staff resources, activities, and reporting techniques and policies; the survey revealed Research and Evaluation (R and E) offices received federal or state funding. Therefore, most retain financial independence from programs evaluated. The best placement of R and E offices in the school…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Center for Studies in Vocational and Technical Education. – 1967
THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER ARE REVIEWED. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MET FOR THE FOURTH TIME AND PROPOSED PROGRAM EMPHASES SUCH AS STUDIES RELATING TO THE JOB CORPS, THE DECLINING FARM POPULATION, THE PART-TIME STUDENT, SALARY LEVELS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, AND HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, OVER 5,400 DOCUMENTS ARE NOW INDEXED AND HOUSED…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Conferences, Educational Research, Information Centers
DREYFUS, LEE S. – 1966
A WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH CLASS AND A GROUP OF STUDENTS IN AN ENGLISH CALSS AT THE LYCEE HENRI IV OF PARIS, FRANCE, PARTICIPATED IN A COMBINED CLASS SESSION IN THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TV CLASSROOM EXCHANGE. THE TV SIGNALS WERE EXCHANGED BY MEANS OF THE EARLY BIRD SATELLITE AND PERMITTED THE STUDENTS TO EXCHANGE MESSAGES. DURING THE TELECAST…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cultural Exchange, Educational Technology, English
McCleary, Lloyd E. – CCBC Notebook, 1977
The field of educational administration is particularly hampered in coordinating the areas of research and development. The politics, economics, and social conditions surrounding administrative practice and its study in the university setting have not been conducive to development work. Research and development directed toward educational…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Administration, Educational Development, Educational Improvement
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1979
In this report of the Panel for the Review of Laboratory and Center Operations to the director of the National Institute of Education, the results of site visits and reviews of long range plans of 17 research and development centers and regional educational laboratories are analyzed. Following a brief overview of the history of educational…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Equal Education, Financial Support
Rosenbloom, Richard S.; Wolek, Francis W. – 1967
This is a study of information transfer in the R and D operations of large industrial corporations. Its basis is a body of survey data collected from 2000 engineers and scientists in 13 establishments of four corporations and from 1200 members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The data describe instances in which…
Descriptors: Administration, Communication (Thought Transfer), Engineers, Industry
Allen, Dwight W.; Sinclair, Robert L. – 1968
The Center for Study of Educational Innovations (CSEI), University of Massachusetts, through working relationships with different types of field testing schools, will experiment with research, development, and implementation in four areas: institutional structures, curriculum development, instructional strategies, and teacher education. High…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Educational Research
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