Findings from 185 projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health are summarized to describe the extent, nature, correlates and consequences of utilizing nonprofessionals in mental health service roles. Paid and volunteer workers were almost equally represented, with females in the majority (56 percent). The majority of projects (59…

The report presents and discusses the recommendations for executive or legislative action made by the President's Task Force on the Mentally Handicapped, after having reviewed existing programs, both public and private. The recommendations concern both the mentally retarded and the mentally ill. The major areas covered are prevention, treatment…

This paper presents a summary and analysis of the current state of research in the field of organizational innovativeness and develops a provisional conceptual outline of the overall process and characteristics of organizational innovation and the general factors which may be related to innovativeness. Based on the "summaries approach" to…

The focus of this collection of essays is on the formulation of research goals and strategies needed for practical solutions to improve race relations. Herbert H. Hyman writes on the effect of Negro social change on white attitudes about the Negro. Thomas F. Pettigrew defines research priorities for desegregation in the public schools. A broad…

Students in stenography classes show marked differences in learning, and a teacher of stenography must devote the majority of class time to dictation which may render him unable to provide the individual instruction needed to meet the individual needs of his students. The major purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which…

The National Conference on Research was one of nine held to discuss implementation of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. The purpose of this conference was to determine the increasing role and priorities of research in program development and to gather information for a research handbook. Major presentations were: (1) "Past,…

Because different educational goals are based on individual sets of values, research findings considered highly significant by one group of educators will seem irrelevant to others. Empirical studies of educational objectives are needed to investigate (1) the relationship between the way objectives are formulated and their quality, (2) the extent…

The theme of the 8th Annual Forum on Institutional Research was "Institutional Research and Academic Outcomes"--intended as a continuation of the 1966 Forum discussion dealing with academic inputs and the 1967 Forum on the instructional process. After an address by the Associations's president in which he urged his academic colleagues to…

Federal funds support approximately 75% of the research programs conducted at institutions of higher education. When viewed from the standpoint of scientific productivity, these programs have substantially expanded the science base of the US, increased the scope of graduate and professional education, and enriched general education. But the…

Research is presented that is derived from the hypothesis that a person's interpretation of emotional stimulus is affected by the painted hue and the light intensity of the visual environment. The reported experiment proved in part a null hypothesis; it was suggested that, within the considered variables of the experiment, either a person's…

Agglomeration--the clustering of people, businesses, or structures within an area--is investigated for two purposes: (1) defining the nature of agglomeration and erecting a suitable agglomeration theory, and (2) suggesting further research. These two objectives are seen as being vital to help improve the economic well-being of rural people by…

An analysis of the findings of a 1973 survey of research/information needs for promoting innovation in community colleges is presented. This survey was made of institutions which had previously expressed interest in information assistance. Analyses are made by topic area, region and topics by region. These tentative conclusions were reached: (1) a…

A study was conducted to: (1) ascertain the nature and extent of continuing education for nurses in the Genesee Region of New York State, (2) determine if an interest exists among health care and educational agencies for a cooperative effort to plan, develop, and produce continuing education activities for nurses, and (3) provide one data source…

Some of the major lines of investigation that point to neurophysiological factors in spatial skill are presented. These lines include: the two hemispheres of the brain, recent studies, tachistoscopic studies, morphological differences between the cerebral hemispheres, Geschwind and Levitsky's discovery, cerebral dominance re-examined, sex…

This document assesses the specific character of the research systems in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Belgium in light of their institutional mechanisms and the way they function. The five articles presented concern international dimensions - national traditions and research policies; university research in a teaching oriented…