This special issue of "Advances in Engineering Education" explores recent developments in P-12 Engineering Education. It includes papers devoted to research and practice, and reports some of the most exciting work in the field today. In our Call of Papers, we solicited two types of papers: Research papers and Practice papers. The former…

Presents the results of a survey of science teaching conducted in the public high schools of New Jersey in 1977-78 school year. These results are divided into three main areas: teacher assignment and conditions, statistics on subject matter organization, and statistics on supervisory personnel. (HM)

Discusses measurement techniques developed in the Nuffield A level physical science assessment and statistical results obtained in 1968 and 1971. Concludes that individual projects are contributors of positive and valuable educational experiences to the course. (CC)

This is a report on a two-day conference, held at the University of Maryland in August of 1974, to examine the impact of the National Science Foundation (NSF) on science curriculum development in the United States. The conference covered the improvement of science teaching materials and instruction development as well as the overall…

Described are awards made in fiscal year 1978-79 and earlier in the Division of Science Education Development and Research of the National Science Foundation. For each project occurring in 1979, a summary description is provided, as well as the home and address of the principal investigator, amount of funding, and duration of the project. Projects…