This publication attempts to summarize and paraphrase the views expressed by participants in a conference on organizational processes in education. Purpose of the conference was to recommend areas of basic field research in education that emphasize both traditional ethnographic procedures and the use and development of more controlled methods for…

The present project is aimed at evaluating and describing the quality, uniformity and standards of vocational rehabilitation throughout the state agencies in the United States. The aim is to identify techniques, personnel, practices, programs and services that do and do not substantially contribute to effective vocational rehabilitation of…

Since the statistical theories of turbulence that have developed over the last twenty or thirty years are too abstract and unreliable to be of much use to chemical engineers, this paper introduces the techniques of single point models and suggests some areas of needed research. (BB)

This theory takes in concepts of a "decision" and the decision-making process. The process model has three parts: (1) personal and situational variables, (2) decision behavior modes, and (3) decision procedures. Emphasis is placed on the influence of personal values in decision making. Implications for adult education research are drawn.…

Inherent differences between the legal-adversary process and empirical social science research are damaging to the growth of social science and to its usefulness in court. Changes are suggested which would increase the value of social science findings in court decision making. (Author/GDC)

Summarizes Elihu Katz's proposals for social research on broadcasting, and points out differences between the American and British broadcasting settings with respect to commercial advertisers, research planning, and research coordination. (JMF)

Discusses recent studies giving conflicting answers, mostly unfavorable, to the question of whether the language laboratory is effective. Also, it is argued that children learn their native language by a process very different from foreign language learning and that research on the stages of language learning is urgently needed. (WGA)

Maintains that research in economic education has concentrated on projects for which a quantifiable result is likely. Affirms that course grades and achievement are criteria that are too narrow to measure student performance accurately in economics courses on the college level. Suggests that economists use broader criteria in research and in…

A curriculum for profoundly mentally retarded children is suggested, and need for research in the area of the profoundly mentally retarded is pointed out. (SBH)

Excerpts from a speech by the director of the National Institute on Aging present his reviews on the impact that increased longevity will have on the future society, and his report of research being carried out on extension of the human life span. (MF)

The author raises questions about the type and degree of skills needed by a prospective secretary and the values of education beyond the secondary level for an office worker. She suggests research to answer questions in these areas. (MF)

Contains recommendations for research priorities of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Study Committee. Promising areas in science education involving antecedent conditions; transactions, and outcomes are identified. Research styles and methodologies are also discussed. (CP)

Compares the results of five major studies of the factors that are generally believed to influence students' achievement. The intent was to determine what knowledge does work in the process of learning. After evaluating eight factors that are supposed to determine learning, an examination of some of the causes for differing attitudes towards those…

Three communities were surveyed for associations, role constraints, and perceived satisfactions in an inclusive range of leisure activities. Findings indicate that: (1) research neglecting family interaction is grossly incomplete; (2) family leisure may be associational, orientational, or both; and (3) leisure research must investigate family…