Lack of access to STEMM mentors has been identified as a critical barrier to biomedical research careers, leading to a lack of diversity in this field. To address such a barrier, the National Institutes of Health invested funds to support institutions in developing research immersion programs to provide "underrepresented" students with…

A description of the background, objectives, design, and intended products of the Vocational Education Equity Study, a federal effort, conducted by the American Institutes for Research, intended to assess sex discrimination and sex stereotyping in vocational education at all educational levels. (SJL)

Active research can be one area of enrichment in which counselors may gain personal growth, self-discipline, and personal development. The developer of the research project also gains in knowledge and practice in the specific areas of information retrieval systems. The counselor becomes aware of the methodology used in the preparation of a…

This study examines how 105 disabled college students' characteristics (i.e. age, disability, and sex) and use of supportive services relate to self-reported study habits and methods as measured by the Study Attitudes and Methods Survey. Results reveal the post-test scores drop by about 10% regardless, and drop again by about 4% for every 10…

This report abstracts and summarizes eighty-two Indiana vocational education research and development projects funded in 1978 and 1979 with moneys allocated by Subpart 3 of the Education Amendments of 1976, Title 2, Vocational Education. The projects are grouped into seven subject categories: (1) needs assessment, (2) performance based vocational…

A three-day conference was held to improve counselors' abilities to help female clients respond to changing roles. An extensive evaluation was conducted to determine: (1) the extent to which the workshop changed participants' knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding women in the work world; (2) how the workshop could be improved; and (3) for…

This practicum was designed to improve creative problem-solving skills in children through the use of career concepts. Although the full program was developed for youngsters in grade three through six, this project exposed fifth and sixth graders at the Northside School, Levittown, New York to the Career Awareness Program for a period of weeks.…

Developed as part of a research and design project for disadvantaged and handicapped vocational education students at Fresno City College, California, two management plans to assure compliance with affirmative action and sex fairness legislation are presented in this booklet: Plan 1, a generic plan of action to qualify for federal funding, and…

Presented here are the findings of a telephone survey of randomly selected middle class families with preschool children. The survey, conducted as part of the Project in Television and Early Childhood Education at the University of Southern California, was initiated to provide a description of preschool children's viewing behavior and…

Characterizes gap between potential of computers in education and their performance in classrooms; documents differential participation of males and females in computer experiences and discusses contributory factors; describes two studies of how males and females respond to computer learning environments; and suggests actions to foster equitable…

This research compared the performance of ninth grade females and males on flight protocol, with particular attention to interpretation of the graphs of paths of falling bodies, rolling objects, and projectiles. These subjects were chosen because they had received no formal instruction in projectile motion, yet through typical life experience, had…

The English language portion of this text describes the creation of nine models for the use of educational television. Six of the models relate the use of educational television to communities ranging in size from small villages to large cities. The other three models deal with the use of educational television in neighborhood centers, centers for…

The national Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges has initiated a program for the followup and evaluation of the higher education reform in Sweden. The program currently consists of six projects, with an additional three in the planning stage. They cover all of the problem areas given high priority by the national government: the…

Policies and standards of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) are presented, along with a number of reports on significant topics. The materials, many of which were published in the "AAUP Bulletin," or, since 1979, in "Academe: Bulletin of the AAUP," cover the following topics: academic freedom, tenure, and…

This annual report contains resumes of research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects. Projects were administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) in fiscal year 1978 and funded under sections 131, 132, and 133 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 as revised…