The Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) program was established more than 30 years ago, and 10 RELs have been working at school sites in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories since 1985. The labs work on regional and national education issues, applying what they learn from their own and others' research and development…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has collected data annually since 1965 on the Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions. This document reports on the federal support for academic science and engineering (S&E) activities and research and development (R&D) projects in fiscal year…

Education is a central component of Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Centers (MIRECCs) of Veterans Affairs. This paper focuses on the many components of education at the national level. The mission of the MIRECC initiative is to integrate all forms of scientific research and to quickly translate innovative findings and treatments…

This historical review of the literature addresses the relationship between spoken and written language with respect to: (1) comparison and contrast of features; (2) the instructional program; and (3) the contributions of research. The review includes direct quotations of researchers in describing the studies to preserve each researcher's personal…

The Center for Hispanic Policy, Research, and Development (New Jersey), formerly known as the Office of Hispanic Affairs, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. After two decades of service to the Hispanic community of New Jersey, it is appropriate to consider the historical evolution of the Center. This retrospective analysis documents and…

To help facilitate focused and deliberate action, this report contains a current baseline assessment of the condition of research at colleges and universities in Virginia. The report brings together key sets of national data on research into one convenient place. It also provide a collection of many of the primary indicators used to assess how…

Data in the tables of this publication were derived from the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development and cover fiscal years 1998-2000. The data reflect research and development (R&D) funding levels as reported by 32 federal agencies from February through September 1999. All agencies that were identified as conducting R&D programs were…

This booklet contains conference presentations from the 1999 National Institute of Justice's research forum on preventing school violence. The theme of the conference was "Enhancing Policy and Practice through Research." Three researchers were asked to speak on topics of school violence since effective preventive policy and practices are…

This directory lists all projects funded by the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) during the 1998 fiscal year. It includes summaries, funding data, and contact information for a broad range of programs. An introduction discusses the mission of NIDRR and provides an overview of its research program. Programs are…

This document presents the long-range (5-year) plan of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The plan is organized around two key elements; first, a new paradigm of disability that sees disability as a product of the interaction between individual characteristics and the environment, and second, an emerging…

The proceedings of a 1999 international symposium on interpreting for deafblind people presents 15 papers and a report of a survey of 20 countries and 5 organizations concerning the roles, training, and rights of interpreters for deafblind people. The papers are: "European Deafblind Comparative Study--Interim Report" (Lynne Hawcroft,…

Article describes a California curriculum laboratory where teachers can make teaching aids to suit their immediate classroom requirements. (GB)

A discussion of characteristics of two groups of educational developers which were identified from their responses to a questionnaire. (Author)

The newly appointed director of the National Institute of Education responds to questions about the institute's objectives. (JN)