Information on the Research on Higher Education Program in Sweden is presented. After an overview of the program, a bibliography of current studies by subject area, and descriptive information on current studies are provided. The research program was given an independent status within higher education research and development. The program deals…

Science In a Social CONtext is a series of eight books based on the project SISCON-in-Schools. The books provide a new course in science and society for general studies at sixth-form level. The course has been specially designed to make scientific problems accessible to the non-scientist, as well as to explain the social aspects of science to the…

This compilation, the seventh in an annual series, includes abstracts of 155 studies in agricultural education completed during the period July 1, 1981, to June 30, 1982. Twenty-five of the completed studies represent staff research, 84 represent master's studies or theses, and 46 are doctoral dissertations. Also included is a listing of the 175…

From the first years of its existence, the Petersburg Academy of Sciences was tied by thousands of visible and invisible threads to the growth of spiritual culture and to the increase in the intellectual potential of the people. (Author)

Description of the organization of the Academy and its contributions commemorates its 250th anniversary in 1974. (ND)

Relationship of the Academy to growth of science in USSR and the activity of developing a socialist society. (ND)

Proceedings of the Conference on "The Public Interest vis a vis Educational R & D, held at Airlie House, Warrenton, Virginia on July 16-17, 1969 with the cooperation of the U.S. Office of Education.

Impact must be defined before it can be assessed. Part of the definition is that impact is the consequences of funded vocational education research and development projects and programs, not just the fact of the dissemination of the products of the projects. Programs are defined as a group of funded research and development improvement projects…

Presented are detailed statistical tables showing research and development (R&D) levels for the fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981, reported by 95 federal agencies in the 1979 March-May period. In the tables, data for 1979 are considered to be actual; data for 1979 and 1980 are estimated. Historical data for the years 1971-1981 are contained in…

Reviewed are the highlights of the president's 1981 budget proposal as they pertain to research and development (R&D) funds. Examined are research and development funding trends; 1981 program changes; performers; and proposed budgets for NASA, DOE, HHS NSF, and USDA. (CO)

The system of funding mechanisms through which the federal government supports research performed in universities is reviewed. Problems in the system and conclusions/recommendations for its improvement are discussed. The historical development of federal government interest in support of research, particularly research performed in universities,…

The National Science Foundation sponsored Survey of Industrial Research and Development for 1977 was conducted by the Bureau of the Census in January 1978. Approximately 1,500 R&D-performing companies participated in the survey. Remarks attributed to company officials were based on discussions with representatives from leading…

THE ROLE, FUNCTION, AND GOALS OF THE APPALACHIA EDUCATIONAL LABORATORY ARE DEFINED AS IT RELATES TO EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE DEPRIVED REGIONS OF OHIO, VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, WEST VIRGINIA, AND PENNSYLVANIA. THE LABORATORY'S BOARD MEMBERS, ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES, RELATIONSHIPS, GUIDE LINES, AND POLICIES ARE…

A REPORT WAS MADE OF THOSE PROJECTS UNDER WAY AND COMPLETED BY THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION. THE CENTER'S RESEARCH EFFORTS FOCUS ON THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN WHICH THOSE WHO ADMINISTER SCHOOLS AND SYSTEMS MUST WORK. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE LISTED UNDER SUCH HEADINGS AS COMPLETED PROJECTS FOR WHICH REPORTS…

This report was prompted by a request from the National Institute of Education (NIE), which in turn stemmed from internal discussion about what to do about the fact that some regions of the country are unserved, or only partially served, by existing educational laboratories. This report was directed to be a description of current laboratories'…