This is a second report of a study of the use of scientific and technical information in industrial and nonprofit settings. It focuses on mapping the information-communication behavior of the engineering division of the Southwest Research Institute. Data include questionnaires, library records, travel records, telephone records, and contractual…

Educational research and development (educational R&D), more recently called educational knowledge production and utilization, has become a prominent feature of the educational scene with many of its salient characteristics having taken shape during the last ten years. The federal role in educational R&D began in 1867 with the formation of the…

A selection of six conference papers deals with aspects of research in elementary schools. Albert H. Yee traces teacher attitude toward research since the late 19th century, citing the opposition to new methods which may be encountered, and raising the question of how much real influence the school has on a child's development. The need for…

Reports from the nine research and development centers funded by the United States Office of Education provide a self-assessment of the centers from the standpoint of their respective goals, the methods used in pursuing these goals, estimates of their success to date, and estimates of their projected success. Discussion of organizational aspects…

This paper summarizes some of the considerations which have affected the Center's research directions during the first half year of operation. The focus on the individual and on how educational policy choices relate to the individual is justified by three characteristics of the years ahead. (1) The role of education in alleviating social problems…

Presented is the 5-year (1974-1979) plan of Tennessee by the State Division of Mental Retardation. Changes in philosophy and service delivery to mentally retarded (MR) persons are discussed in terms of definition, causes, classification, and training for employment. Ways of helping MR persons are described in relation to previous efforts and new…

In an effort to obtain systematic information concerning environmentally-oriented instruction and research programs at state universities, the Council on Research Policy and Administration of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges developed a questionnaire for this purpose. The objectives were to obtain information…

This document, the second of a 2-volume report, contains appendixes of data tables and other study materials relating to the feasibility of establishing Highway Safety Manpower Development and Research Centers. Appendixes are: (1) Skills and Disciplines Required for Highway Safety Education and Training, (2) Development of Program Strategy for the…

A summary of the information acquired during a 1968-69 study by the Southwest Regional Laboratory to determine requirements for the installation of the First-Year Communication Skills Program, an objective-based kindergarten reading program, is presented. The 32-week program was organized into 10 equal units of instruction, whose general…

The Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Research and Development developed an exportable tutorial program whereby school personnel can train older students or adult nonprofessionals to tutor kindergarten children in reading. The initial program was tried out in a middle-income suburban district near Los Angeles. Nine kindergarten…

Background on the creation, governance, program development, and planning of the new National Institute of Education (NIE) are provided in this speech. Summary descriptions of NIE's plans for basic research, research and development and utilization systems, and programmatic research and development. The latter category is NIE's major concentration…

An effort is made to present a model of the R&D process which is comprehensive enough to handle the full range of events and activities which take place within it, including evaluation, and which has compatability at both macrostructural and microstructural levels of analyses. The first part of the paper focuses on the R&D process. An overview is…

A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE RELATIVE ACCURACY OF PREDICTION OF COLLEGE FRESHMAN GRADE POINT AVERAGES FROM SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT) SCORES IN PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO AND PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SOUTHERN COLLEGES. DATA PUBLISHED BY A SOUTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM ON TESTS USED IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION WERE ANALYZED AND…

Methods for assessing institutional capacity for research and development (R&D) are examined. The paucity of research data on the topic is noted. Some general conclusions are drawn: (1) There is no set formula or checklist to provide an accurate assessment of institutional R&D capacity. (2) False negatives are more serious than false positives, so…

This paper focuses on the federal efforts in vocational research and development (R&D) of the last decade, reviewing major accomplishments, speculating on possible misdirections, and recommending directions for the future. The administration of vocational R&D is briefly described and a historical overview is presented of federal efforts…