A dissemination conference on occupational research in Texas focused on research completed during the past two years, research in progress, and newly funded research projects for fiscal year 1980. Among the presenters were L. Millard Collins, who spoke on the importance of research and communication problems; Alton Ice, who spoke on the need to…

The monograph grew out of the Critical Issues Conference sponsored by the Ontario Council for Leadership in Educational Administration (OCLEA). At the one-day conference, 57 researchers and practitioners discussed the ten major areas of research and development needs. These areas, identified in advance of the conference, were leadership and…

This conference report summarizes presentations and discussions of a workshop on vocational rehabilitation and behavioral and social sciences research, which was intended to promote exchange of information within the research community, better management and planning within research projects sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and…

Major contents of these conference proceedings are 10 addresses presented to the whole conference of 62 educators or to small interest groups. Major addresses were (1) "The Importance of Research in Vocational and Technical Education," by J. Robert Warmbrod, (2) "The Impact of Federal Funds and Establishment of Priorities for Research in…

An overview is presented of the background and proceedings of a conference planned to share information on dissemination and utilization research conducted by National Institute of Education sponsored projects in educational laboratories and R&D centers in order to form a community among those who share similar research objectives and problems.…

Reported in this document are proceedings of a forum on the relationships between the child and the family. Held March 1981 in Melbourne, Australia, the forum was jointly sponsored by the Institute of Family Studies and the Victorian Child Development and Family Services Council (CDFSC). Specifically, the purpose of the forum was to enable…

Keynoted by Dr. Margaret J. Giannini, Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research (NIHR), these conference proceedings focus on present concerns and future issues facing the NIHR and researchers and trainers in the field of rehabilitation of the handicapped. In her address, Dr. Giannini outlines priorities for the NIHR for the next…

A meeting of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe was convened to examine the organization and scope of research in education for health manpower development (HMD). As a prerequisite for the formulation of recommendations, the participants considered the following points: the need for developmental research, the definition of…