Paper is a preliminary effort to set forth a perspective concerning the demise of the Harvard R & D Center. (MB)

Highlights a review of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at Santa Barbara. Because of the positive review, the National Science Foundation will continue to sponsor the institute to 1989. Institute activities and staff are also highlighted. (JN)

Discusses the limitations of current social science research on American Indians, the lack of Indian participation in research and tribal reactions thereto, the dearth of American Indian researchers, and proposals for curriculum integration in educational research training for Native Americans. (SK)

The relationship between the government and universities conducting federally sponsored research is under a strain. University researchers dread nit-picking. Government auditors claim poor management and questionable spending practices by university researchers. (Author/RE)

Because its problems are unique, each telecommunication center requires innovative hardware that cannot be developed, mass-produced, and sold in quantity, such as the hardware used in the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System. (CMV)

Discusses how to determine the benefits and costs of distance education programs. Highlights include analyzing long-term costs, including student and academic support, program administration, marketing, and research and development; identifying and serving stakeholders; focusing on niche programs where a market exists; understanding the…

Technology transfer practices in the European Union emphasize industry-science relationships and protection of intellectual property. The United States has impressive success in transfer for commercial application due to the regulatory environment. Global interaction of research, industry, and international patent systems is needed to manage a…

This article summarizes research regarding the delivery of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) supports to students with autism. Focus is on: (1) what AAC modality is preferable to use (manual signs or graphic symbols); and (2) what is known about the use of voice output communication aids with people with autism. (Author/DB)

Examines the claim in a recent paper that biotechnology develops in a self-organizational mode, which is empirically supported by a multivariate analysis of documents from core biotechnology journals showing a relationship between title words and region of origin. This paper argues that this claim is an artifact of the method used. (Author/MES)

Maintains that the research teams producing the four articles in this special issue are working within the ecology of real schools to design and evaluate theory-guided research that has benefited from ample teacher input. Asserts that these articles exemplify the kind of research that schools require if the state of instruction and learning is to…

A merchandising course illustrates Boyer's four stages of scholarship--discovery, integration, application, and teaching--and adds a fifth: outcome (production of a scholarly product). The model is a means of integrating teaching and research in family and consumer sciences education. (SK)

Discusses attempts at educational reform and suggests that solutions to educational problems must be based on solid research. Topics include paradigm shifts for performance improvement; the need for new organizational structures; educational policy; programmatic research and development; performance support systems; and the effective use of…

Discusses some aspects of campus research facility construction that require specialized construction expertise, and which should be considered when reviewing construction proposals. (EV)