Results of a survey of 447 universities concerning the use of fixed-price contracts for research are presented, and guidelines for the use of such contracts are suggested. (MSE)

Analysis of teachers' questions, part of the ORACLE (Observation Research and Classroom Learning Evaluation) project research, is examined in detail. Scarth and Hammersley argue that the rules ORACLE uses for identifying different types of questions involve levels of ambiguity and inference that threaten reliability and validity of the study's…

Examines the relationships between doctoral students and their research problems under circumstances presently thought to be ideal for creative research endeavor. The article focuses on three contextual perspectives: (1) psychological and primarily affective, (2) theoretical-methodological and primarily cognitive, and (3) institutional. (CT)

The Tactile Diagrams Research Project at Loughborough University of Technology (England) developed 164 tactile diagrams for teaching 22 biological themes to blind students. Evaluation of the diagrams found most to be effective when properly introduced to students, and used with supporting text or tapes. (CB)

New York University provides incentives in the form of grants to faculty who offer innovative solutions to institutional challenges by attracting external financial support. Diverse faculty initiatives include curriculum development and reorganization, instructional improvement, academic advising, student involvement in faculty research projects,…

Two recent studies reveal that college faculty today are engaged in more research, more strongly support liberal learning as a purpose of undergraduate education, and are teaching larger classes than their counterparts of a decade ago. (MSE)

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics research projects indicate that the pace of technological advancement varies significantly from industry to industry and few employees have been laid off as a result of these changes. Implications for industry concern productivity and retraining. (CH)

The development and standardization of indicators, including amount of money received, size of teaching staff, and disciplinary characteristics, is described for measuring and ranking the effectiveness of grantsmanship for research projects in 11 Canadian universities. (Author/MSE)

This article begins by reviewing major educational dissemination programs and studies. A proposed vocational education research and development dissemination program based on the dissemination principles gleaned from these experiences is then described. (CT)

The University of Michigan developed a planning process that takes an aggressive, self-help approach to budgeting. It involves many groups and levels of decision-making in a sometimes painful process that results in increased institutional self-reliance. (MSE)

Converting research facility costs from indirect to direct costs is used as an illustrative example of the problems of making changes in research program costing policy. (MSE)

The accomplishments of Albania's educational system since 1944 are outlined, and the objectives and concerns related to the development of higher education at present are discussed. (MSE)

The Separations Research Program at the University of Texas at Austin is an attempt to foster greater industry-university collaboration in the separations technology area. The development and operation of the program, current research areas, and future directions are discussed. (JN)

For short- and long-term individual and institutional survival, the university and its research administrators must preserve and enhance the institution's climate for the pursuit of faculty scholarship, and faculties must keep research productivity and scholarly activity high.(MSE)

The involvement of undergraduate science majors in publishable research is a vital aspect of their education. The special problems confronted by faculty doing and directing such research are formidable. Several of these problems (such as heavy teaching loads) and ways of attacking them are described. (JN)