This report is part of an annual national survey that examines salaries of full-time teaching faculty in 54 selected disciplines. Data for the study as a whole were collected from 305 public and 403 private institutions for the baseline year of 1997-1998 and the trend year of 1999-2000. This portion of the study covers salary data for faculty in…

This booklet is intended for teachers in grades K-12, guidance counselors, school administrators, preservice teachers and their college instructors, and interested parents. The information included in this publication has been gathered from the research and programs developed and refined by hundreds of dedicated teachers and researchers in the…

This study examined salary data for 2,356 college faculty in the field of engineering-related technologies for both public and private institutions for the years 1995-1996 and 1998-1999. The study reflects data obtained from the 279 public and 386 private institutions that participated in both study years. The study found that the average faculty…

This Science Resources Studies Data Brief reports on statistics related to graduate enrollment in science and engineering in the United States for 1998. The data presented here were obtained from the National Science Foundation's 1998 Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, which collected data at 601…

This autobiography recounts the life story of an African American educator at the University of Iowa from 1965 to 1991, as its first African American professor and then as its first African American administrator. The book recounts his childhood and family relations, his student years at the university and his graduation as an electrical engineer,…

Discusses the engineering career guidance program developed at the University of Nebraska on the basis of results from freshman student surveys. Indicates that dissemination of positive'' aspects of engineering to the public is the first step toward completion of an effective program. (CC)

Fifty successful young Texas farmers evaluated agricultural mechanics skills (in the broad areas of farm power and machinery, farm shop, farm electricity, buildings and conveniences, and soil and water management) in terms of their importance. Teachers can use the findings to plan course content relevant to their students' needs. (AJ)

Discusses the characteristics of the Rensselaer design educational programs which emphasize the use of computer-oriented laboratories and linear algebraic equations as analytical tools. Effects of the Sloan Foundation grant are studied. (CC)

The energy conservation policy for public office buildings includes experimental designs of new federal office buildings in Manchester, New Hampshire and Saginaw, Michigan, as well as immediate energy conservation efforts. (Author/MF)

Describes a graduate program for teacher preparation with emphases placed on advanced study of a teaching specialty and study of the institutions and processes of technical education. Indicates satisfactory results after students' graduation. (CC)

This drafting design curriculum prepares professionals for work in local industry. (Editor)

Defining development as some combination of improving the standard of living and quality of life, meeting basic needs, and increasing per capita gross national product, this article discusses the role science and technology can play in developing countries. Considers technology transfer, appropriate technology, and other issues. (JN)

The greatest challenge for information processing technology is the application of technology in improving the human condition. The need for university-industry cooperation to meet this challenge is addressed, focusing on International Business Machine's (IBM) Departmental Grant Program and other IBM programs. (JN)