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Technology Review, 1999
Presents an interview with Jeff Hawkins, creator of the Palm Pilot technology. Hawkins discusses his interest in neurobiology and how it has shaped and will shape the technology he designs. (WRM)
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Cognitive Processes, Computer Science
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Mitra, Jay – Industry & Higher Education, 2000
Examines entrepreneurial activities in university science and technology parks that promote innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises. Highlights projects at the University of Adelaide and Australian government programs that support entrepreneurship. (SK)
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Graduate Study
Hershfield, Allan F. – Trusteeship, 1998
The Fashion Institute of Technology (New York) is developing a Center for Design Innovation to nurture start-up of design firms and facilitate contacts between firms and clothing manufacturers, but its primary purpose is to generate revenue for the college. The evolution of the center and the lessons learned that may be useful to other public…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Financial Support, Governance, Higher Education
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Glasberg, Ronald – Journal of Educational Thought/Revue de la Pensee Educative, 1997
Reviews book that explores the nature and potential of interdisciplinary research. Presents not only a history of both disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity but also a review of the major problems confronting interdisciplinary research and some possible solutions. (VWC)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Interdisciplinary Approach, Research and Development
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Schilling, Robert F. – Social Work Research, 1997
Offers a vision for how social work researchers and practitioners can work together to advance intervention science. Focuses on ways to expand intervention research, social intervention groups, smaller-scale intervention research, gaining access to agencies and community groups, the role of schools of social work, and funding. (RJM)
Descriptors: Epistemology, Higher Education, Intervention, Research and Development
Barton, Amy J.; Moritz, Patricia – Nursing and Health Care Perspectives, 2001
An informatics infrastructure was developed for research and data collection in nursing faculty's clinical practice sites. The strategy links practice, research, and teaching, integrating knowledge used in practice and research-focused inquiry about practice. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Higher Education, Information Science, Nursing Education
Technology Review, 2001
Identifies 10 emerging areas of technology that will soon have a profound impact on the economy and on how people live and work: brain-machine interfaces; flexible transistors; data mining; digital rights management; biometrics; natural language processing; microphotonics; untangling code; robot design; and microfluidics. In each area, one…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Science, Information Technology
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Harman, Grant – Australian Universities' Review, 1995
A discussion of the management of research as a function of central university administration focuses on three topics: development of institutional plans for research management; issues of intellectual property as they concern institution and staff; and the establishment and management of research centers. These issues are addressed in the context…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Williams, James G.; And Others – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1995
Provides a background on the use of the digital computer to support visualization in scientific computing (scientific visualization). Includes an example of scientific and nonscientific visualization. Reviews both scientific and other visualization research literature; development; and applications organized around a model of visualization…
Descriptors: Background, Computer Interfaces, Digital Computers, Information Technology
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Buckland, Michael K.; Liu, Ziming – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1995
Reviews the historical writings about the development of information science (IS), focusing on the literature between 1989 and 1994. Highlights include a background; intellectual frameworks of IS, relationships of IS with other fields, and research and development in IS; techniques and technology; information-related behavior; application areas;…
Descriptors: Background, Geography, History, Information Science
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Tegart, Greg – Industry and Higher Education, 1996
In Australia, Cooperative Research Centres strengthen linkages between universities as producers and industry as users of research. Shifting perspectives on the functions of universities, industry, and government are driven by the need for wealth creation, global competitiveness, and optimum linkages between research and commercialization. (SK)
Descriptors: College Role, Educational Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Government Role
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Worrell, Frank C. – Psychology in the Schools, 2000
Study examines the reliability and validity of the Instructional Climate Survey-Form S (ICI-S), a 20-item instrument that measures school climate, administered to students (N=328) in three programs. Analysis indicates that ICI-S was best explained by one factor. Reliability coeffecients of the total score were within the acceptable range for all…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, High School Students, Middle School Students, Program Evaluation
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Kagan, Sharon L. – Young Children, 2000
Examines three challenges facing the field of early childhood education: (1) homogenization of early childhood education; (2) over-scientization of the field; and (3) bureaucratization of early childhood education. (KB)
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Educational Research
Orey, Michael; Molenda, Michael; Sullivan, Michael; Klein, James D.; Brinkerfhoff, Jonathan; Koroghlanian, Carol; Moore, D. Michael; Lockee, Barbara B.; Burton, John K.; Liu, Y.; Emerson, John D.; Boes, Lisa; Mosteller, Frederick; Ely, Donald P.; Belanger, Yvonne; Ellsworth, James B.; Lowe, Carrie A.; Russell, Shayne; Thomas, Lajeane; Richey, Rita C.; Earle, Rodney S. – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2002
The articles in this section of "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" identify current trends and issues in the field of instructional technology. Two subsections are also included: ERIC Digests, which are reprints of ERIC reports available on the Internet, and a subsection on a variety of standards that emerged during the past…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Media, Educational Practices, Educational Research
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Hawton, Keith – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2002
The articles in this special issue from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study of nearly lethal suicide attempts represents an important contribution to research on suicidal behavior. This commentary highlights certain aspects of this line of research as well as comments on the findings of the CDC study and their relationship…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Health Programs, Prevention
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