The primary goal of an Interactive Research and Development (IR&D) project is to encourage teachers to begin to use research findings and practices in their teaching and to develop some basic inquiry skills which they may used as a means of solving educational problems. Secondary goals are to enable teachers and researchers to study a specific…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) annually publishes information generated by its survey of research and development (R&D) expenditures by United States industry. These data are collected for NSF by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Other organizations also publish information on industrial R&D expenditures collected by surveys or derived…

THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT PASADENA CITY COLLEGE WAS BASED ON DATA COLLECTED FROM (1) A REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE, (2) CONSULTATION WITH RESEARCH PERSONNEL AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS, (3) INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL PERSONNEL, AND (4) PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES OF RESEARCH WORKERS.…

This is the first volume of a report on a study that (1) investigated the "normative structure" (the governance system) of knowledge production and utilization (KPU) activities in education, (2) developed an analytical framework through which to understand how formal policy acts as a "regulator" of activities in KPU, (3) described major policies…

This is the second volume of a report on a study that (1) investigated the "normative structure" (the governance system) of knowledge production and utilization (KPU) activities in education, (2) developed an analytical framework through which to understand how formal policy acts as a "regulator" of activities in KPU, (3) described the major…

This annual report for the fiscal year ending June 1968 of the Board of Governors of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education discusses the function of the Institute and the success of its programs. Designed to include a department of graduate studies, a research and development center, and a regional laboratory, the institute is involved in…

During this reporting period, the Drill-and-Practice Mathematics Program implemented a pilot version of the fixed strands curriculum. Data is presented illustrating the use of the program at the various participating schools. Adjustments were made to the Drill-and-Practice Reading Program Curriculum. Extensive recoding of the curriculum of the…

This report, Bibliography, is designed to aid the researcher concerned with concept learning. It contains (1) rationale and strategy for compiling a bibliography of articles concerned with concept learning, (2) a definition of the word "concept," (3) a system for classifying articles by their content, (4) a bibliography of relevant articles…

Results are presented of a survey designed to elicit information from labs and centers on the types of development models that are currently being used in product development efforts and the evaluation strategies or models that have been found to be most compatible with them. The case is made that a great deal of research needs to be conducted on…

This document contains descriptions of the methods used by three government agencies (National Institute of Mental Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Office of Economic Opportunity) in managing practice-oriented research. Each agency is treated separately, with a presentation of the steps that its managers and researchers actually…

This prototype of a guide for educational change agents focuses on the roles and tactics of personnel employed in nonprofit educational research and development organizations and in state and intermediate education agencies. Included is a compilation of reports from recent users of three classes of tactics: information, demonstration, and field…

This is the final report on the project to design new patterns for training research and development (R&D) personnel in education; the project was conducted by a consortium of educational agencies coordinated throught the Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh. The report is bound in eight sections: goals and activities…

The annual report of the USOE Bureau of Research for fiscal year 1967 is concerned with the various projects and programs supported by the Bureau. The introduction briefly describes the objectives relating to research, development, demonstration, dissemination, and the training of researchers. The sources of funds are listed, together with the…

This document contains progress reports on some of the ongoing activities of the Regional Educational Laboratories, whose primary objective is to create and demonstrate a variety of tested alternatives to existing educational practice. In each instance the address and region served are given, together with information on the governing board and…

The R&D Center in Teacher Education at the University of Texas is attempting to make significant contributions to teacher education through the development of teacher education modules. In order to make the most of their effort, a shift in focus from project to program is needed. This paper describes the development of a conceptual focus and a…