With many intelligence documents open to scholars and interest in the role of intelligence agencies in national affairs increasing, many institutions are analyzing and teaching about intelligence as a tool of foreign policy and national security. (MSE)

Outlines the work of the Mass Observation research movement. Calls for evaluation of the significance of Mass Observation's collection methods and results. Argues it was one of the most ambitious popular culture studies in this century. (MS)

Approaches to evaluating agricultural research organizations so that they can contribute more effectively to increased food production are outlined, focusing on the need to evaluate the operations and output of each organizational component and on assessing a variety of organizational factors. (MSE)

Reports on the results of a four-stage research project that was designed to (1) analyze the academic and professional qualifications of accounting faculties; (2) assess the impact of the new interpretation of the research capability standard on accounting programs; and (3) determine the degree of compliance with the professional certification…

Provides a rationale and outlines a procedure for writing a research proposal in business writing classes. (DF)

Describes research undertaken at Open University (Great Britain) and Deakin University (Australia) in the use of international communication by electronic mail for (1) the collaborative study of distance education and (2) use of international course teams in preparing distance teaching materials. The electronic mail system and difficulties…

A voluntary summer research program, implemented at the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, is described. Publications and presentations by medical students and responses of students and faculty members to a questionnaire were used to evaluate it. (Author/MLW)

Policy analysis issues in a recent study of quality control in the basic grant delivery system are reviewed, and the validity of the findings as reported is discussed. The study's design and implementation, derivation and presentation of findings, and relevance of the findings to the study's policy recommendations are examined. (MSE)

University research results often lead to patentable inventions with significant possibilities for ethical conflict. University officials must be conscious of these conflicts, examine each situation carefully, and determine actions creating the greatest good for the greatest number. (Author/MSE)

The history of Canada's second largest engineering school's system of research administration is outlined, and the areas of general concern for research administrators seen in the near future are examined. (MSE)

The role of documentation in the planning and control functions of project management is reviewed. The importance of documentation in the assessment of research quality with respect to objectivity, validity, and replicability is discussed. An outline of documentation required in different phases of research projects is provided. (Author/DWH)

The past 15 years or so have witnessed a dramatic rise in activities and programming in continuing social work education. This article discusses the reasons for this phenomenon; it reviews the developing literature base; and it suggests directions for future research. (CT)

Research was conducted addressing the following topics: productivity of agricultural education faculty members in generating new knowledge; research productivity of agricultural education faculty versus other vocational education service areas; factors encouraging research productivity; factors inhibiting productivity; and methods of increasing…

Intended to help people understand the experience of developing a research project and of carrying out its early stages, this article describes Project Athens, which studied factors affecting the development of a sense of political efficacy among college students. (RM)

This paper reports on a two year investigation currently being conducted by the University of Washington into the "Assessment and Experiment With Management of Large-Scale Interdisciplinary Research Projects." The recruitment and resource issues, as common issues encounted in discussions of interdisciplinary research, are the focus of…