Describes a system of decentralized management for research and development centers in which the basic ingredients are (1) trust and courage among colleagues, whatever generation or seniority, and (2) a readiness to make decisions by discussion and not by the fiat of central authority. (Author)

The second excerpt of a document originally prepared as a background paper for the Select Subcommittee on Education, United States House of Representatives in April 1971 (see EA 502 929). In this article, the author describes his views of what constitutes some of the solid'' achievements of educational research and development. (Editor/EA)

Two papers describing some of the reasons for establishing the NIE and some features of the legislation, and the status of program planning for NIE in August, 1972. (Author/CB)

Contains a description of the organization of the Primate Research Centers and some of the research being conducted there. (CP)

The federal government has made cuts in the funding for research and development purposes during the 1974 fiscal year. Data are presented showing comparative budgets of different federal agencies. (PS)

Presents the pressures within the University of Michigan that lead to the separation of a research center that had been conducting classified military research, (see SE 506 558). Examines the consequences for the university, including likely future relationships with the federal government. (AL)

Activities of the Institute, created in 1968 to test and handle questions on technical aids for the handicapped, are described. (KW)

A needless gap between the work of researchers and the professor in his classroom could be narrowed. (Editor)

The federal role in improving research and development productivity is discussed. A six-point national science and technology data policy is proposed, suggesting that progress ultimately will depend on an overall science and technology policy, the first priority of which is to make available existing knowledge. (Author/JN)

Follows the history of Battelle Memorial Institute, the largest private research organization in the world, highlighting the institute's beginnings, Xerox Corporation connections, lawsuits, information systems (including new Videotex applications for BASIS), Battelle's data management system, and new applications for memory cards. (EJS)

This article by the Council of Europe shows that 1978-1979 survey indicated the role, the general framework, and the future trends of educational research in Luxembourg. (AM)

Suggested are basic ways in which a system of educational research and development may meet the demand for successful R&D, from the formulation of research questions to the utilization of results. Stressed are local ownership of school-based R&D, the development of applied research efforts, and the utilization of outcomes. (RAO)