As in past editions, "educational management" is defined to include all aspects of the leadership, administration, and structure of public and private educational organizations and the provision of facilities for their operation. This is the first edition, however, in which the directory's scope has been limited to elementary and…

This journal issue is devoted to a discussion of Science Policy in the Netherlands. The first article presents a general outline of current science policy, including organizational structure and financing procedures. Another article describes the National Research Programs in science, followed by those examining Industrial and University Research…

The document reports on a meeting of Asian social science policy experts sponsored by UNESCO. The objectives of the meeting were to review the basic elements of the social science policies of countries in Asia and Oceania, to examine the feasibility of establishing a Regional Centre for Social Science Research, and to make recommendations for…

CHANGES IN ARMY TRAINING PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES ARE DESCRIBED TO ILLUSTRATE INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE RESULTING FROM IMPLEMENTATION OF APPLIED RESEARCH. SERVING SINCE 1951 AS A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY UNDER CONTRACT TO THE ARMY, THE HUMAN RESOURCES RESEARCH OFFICE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HAS IDENTIFIED INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE THROUGH…

STUDENT TEACHING CENTERS WERE ESTABLISHED TO MORE EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT STUDENT TEACHER PROGRAMS THROUGH AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON THE ROLE OF SUPERVISION. A STUDENT TEACHING CENTER IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT WHERE THE SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY JOINTLY PAY THE SALARY OF A MASTER TEACHER, CALLED A RESIDENT SUPERVISOR, WHO IS GIVEN RELEASED TIME FOR…

THE 1ST YEAR OF OPERATION OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR LEARNING AND RE-EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WAS REVIEWED. BASIC RESEARCH IN CONCEPT LEARNING WAS CONDUCTED BY MEANS OF LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS AND COMPUTER SIMULATION. CONCEPT LEARNING IN THE SUBJECT AREAS OF MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH COMPOSITION, SCIENCE, SPEECH, AND…

EXAMPLES OF SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS FROM RESEARCH STUDIES OF LEARNING FROM MEDIA WERE CITED THAT HAVE BEEN IGNORED OR OVERLOOKED BY PRODUCERS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION. CAUSES FOR THESE GAPS BETWEEN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE WERE DISCUSSED, AND CERTAIN SOLUTIONS WERE OFFERED IN AN ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE THE GAPS. THE AUTHOR URGED THAT ALL PRESENTLY…

As one of its institutional missions, the P.K. Yonge Laboratory School at the University of Florida focuses on the problem of utilization of research and development for the improvement of instruction. In an effort to reduce the time lag between the discovery of new information and the general adoption of practices based on that information, the…

This report contains the findings of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, FY 1977. The survey was mailed to 539 universities and colleges including all graduate-degree-granting institutions and all others that spent $50,000 or more for R&D activities. Estimates made…

The four papers in this collection were commissioned by the Science Education Directorate of the National Science Foundation to assist in planning a research agenda for science education for the next ten years. A background paper by Dr. J.C.R. Licklider, "Impact of Information Technology on Education in Science and Technology," discusses the…

THESE CONFERENCE PAPERS, CONCERNING RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION, DISCUSS THE CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, THE COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER, SENSIBLE ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES, CRITERIA PROBLEMS IN ADMISSIONS RESEARCH, STUDENT ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT FACTORS, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY, AND FEDERAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS.…

THE NEED FOR AN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION CENTER IS ILLUSTRATED BY STATISTICS ON ILLITERACY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE 1960 CENSUS. ELEVEN PERCENT OF ADULTS WERE FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE AND NEARLY 2.3 MILLION HAD NEVER BEEN ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL. CONCERN TO ERADICATE ILLITERACY IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD IS SHOWN IN UNESCO'S RESOLUTION AND…

Metropolitanism is a phenomenon of development in our society which has completely circumvented the basic institutions upon which we have relied, making the management of all public services more complex. The major problems of metropolitanism as it affects public education are those associated with the ability of society to utilize not only its…

This study was undertaken to enlighten both practitioners and the Laboratory about current practices of school research offices in utilizing R & D information. Data for the study came from (1) background readings on organizational theory, (2) recent studies on research offices in local school districts, (3) personal interviews with 15…

In 1965, the faculty and administration of the College of Marin formed a committee on instructional research and development to encourage active experimentation in this vital educational area. This document includes: (1) the initial precepts and organization of the committee; (2) a style for the budget and finance of research and development…