The nine references in this bibliography were selected through a computer search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. The following titles are included: (1) "Multimedia in Education" (Sueann Ambron and Kristina Hooper); (2) "Hypermedia in Academia" (Robert Beck and Donald Spicer); (3) "Design Considerations for…

In terms of clinical practice, few differences exist between Freud and Heinz Kohut in the conduct of psychoanalysis. Kohut's style of theorizing facilitates the use of his ideas by counseling psychologists for both research and practice. According to Kohut's theory, the self is the fundamental constituent of mind. Development of the self proceeds…

This introduction to a collection of articles on the status of the relationship among educational research, policy, and practice in countries around the world notes that, while research findings influence the development of pressures for change in educational policies and practices, the policy-makers and practitioners, in their turn, influence the…

In response to the magnitude of alcohol-related problems, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) was established in 1971 with authority to conduct a comprehensive program of research and research training and to foster improved treatment and prevention programs for these problems. This publication gives a brief description…

This document consists of funding information, a mission statement, 30 research project descriptions, descriptions of nine service activities, and a list of addresses for the National Center for Research in Vocational Education (NCRVE) at the University of California-Berkeley and its subcontractors at Teachers College, Columbia University; the…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a new technique that affords anatomic images in multiple planes and may provide information on tissue characterization. This document describes how MR images are obtained and discusses how they differ from those produced by x-rays. The major portion of this report covers a conference held in October, 1987, which…

The primary goal of an Interactive Research and Development (IR&D) project is to encourage teachers to begin to use research findings and practices in their teaching and to develop some basic inquiry skills which they may used as a means of solving educational problems. Secondary goals are to enable teachers and researchers to study a specific…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) annually publishes information generated by its survey of research and development (R&D) expenditures by United States industry. These data are collected for NSF by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Other organizations also publish information on industrial R&D expenditures collected by surveys or derived…

THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT PASADENA CITY COLLEGE WAS BASED ON DATA COLLECTED FROM (1) A REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE, (2) CONSULTATION WITH RESEARCH PERSONNEL AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS, (3) INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL PERSONNEL, AND (4) PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES OF RESEARCH WORKERS.…

This is the first volume of a report on a study that (1) investigated the "normative structure" (the governance system) of knowledge production and utilization (KPU) activities in education, (2) developed an analytical framework through which to understand how formal policy acts as a "regulator" of activities in KPU, (3) described major policies…

This is the second volume of a report on a study that (1) investigated the "normative structure" (the governance system) of knowledge production and utilization (KPU) activities in education, (2) developed an analytical framework through which to understand how formal policy acts as a "regulator" of activities in KPU, (3) described the major…

This annual report for the fiscal year ending June 1968 of the Board of Governors of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education discusses the function of the Institute and the success of its programs. Designed to include a department of graduate studies, a research and development center, and a regional laboratory, the institute is involved in…

During this reporting period, the Drill-and-Practice Mathematics Program implemented a pilot version of the fixed strands curriculum. Data is presented illustrating the use of the program at the various participating schools. Adjustments were made to the Drill-and-Practice Reading Program Curriculum. Extensive recoding of the curriculum of the…

This report, Bibliography, is designed to aid the researcher concerned with concept learning. It contains (1) rationale and strategy for compiling a bibliography of articles concerned with concept learning, (2) a definition of the word "concept," (3) a system for classifying articles by their content, (4) a bibliography of relevant articles…

Results are presented of a survey designed to elicit information from labs and centers on the types of development models that are currently being used in product development efforts and the evaluation strategies or models that have been found to be most compatible with them. The case is made that a great deal of research needs to be conducted on…