A recent report indicates that at public colleges and universities, business and management professors receive the highest salaries. At private institutions, engineering faculty remain the highest paid. Lowest-paid faculty remain the same. Collective bargaining affected pay raises. Private and public institution average salaries are tabulated, by…

Argues that when the principles of engineering are applied to development of computer-assisted language learning software, resulting products are more reliable, easier to maintain, and easier to modify later. Those principles were used in developing the Elementary Language Study Exerciser, a program that drills students and corrects their written…

In October 1997, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget announced new government-wide standards for the collection of data on race and ethnicity (published as U.S. OMB 1999) effective January 1, 2003. Previously, racial/ethnic groups were identified as white, non-Hispanic; black, non-Hispanic; Hispanic; Asian or Pacific Islander; and American…

This report presents survey data from the Survey of Federal Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions for Fiscal Year 1993. This is a survey of the 15 federal agencies that provide virtually all of the federal funding for science and engineering research and development (R&D) at universities and colleges. Data tables list…

This guide, which is intended primarily for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in science, engineering, and mathematics, presents information about the potential applications of science and engineering education, courses and levels of education required for various science and engineering careers, and the career planning process.…

Articles in this theme issue of the journal, devoted to the subject of languages in the workplace, include: "Language Use in International Research" (Eugene Garfield, Alfred Welljams-Dorof); "The Foreign Language Needs of U.S.-Based Corporations" (Carol S. Fixman); "Foreign Language Use Among International Business…

A search of literature was conducted to address whether and how the Federal Government should do more to encourage U.S. students to complete degrees, especially graduate degrees, in science and engineering. Science was defined to include all of natural science, including mathematics and computer science, but to exclude social and behavioral…

Factors that influenced applicants' decisions to attend Tufts University, a private institution in Massachusetts, were studied based on a 1985 survey. Enrollment decisions were examined for the following groups: matriculants and nonmatriculants, liberal arts and engineering applicants, applicants from each of seven geographic regions, applicants…

The interactions between the federal government, colleges, and industry in U.S. research and higher education in the areas of science and engineering were examined by a special panel of the White House Science Council. Recommendations to retain U.S. leadership in areas of science and technology are offered by the panel, which is composed of…

Presented is the second annual supplement to the Museum of Science and Industry Basic List of Children's Science Books 1973-1984. In this supplement, children's science books are listed under the headings of animals, astronomy, aviation and space, biography, earth sciences, encyclopedias and reference books, environment and conservation, fiction,…

This report discusses the development of the Science Careers Program (SCP), describes the final product, presents the results of an evaluation study of the program, and discusses plans for dissemination. SCP is aimed at increasing the career relevance of science education for all students in grades 4-9, while at the same time particularly…

Data on graduate science enrollment and support as of the Fall 1978 is reported. Surveys were sent to 418 schools--285 graduate schools and 133 medical colleges--which included 8,242 graduate departments. After a review of the survey background and the scope, response rates, and imputation effects, Section Two classifies each institution and…

As part of an investigation of science and science-related curriculum and instruction, a survey was conducted of science instructors from 175 two-year colleges; the colleges were selected to be representative of region, size, and means of college control. Instructors of every thirteenth science course section offered in Fall 1977 were surveyed. Of…

Recent and anticipated declines in openings for new science and engineering faculty are examined, along with recommendations for national policies to counteract this. It is suggested that the decline stems from two key sources: an absence of growth in total faculty size, and low rates of retirement among present tenured faculty. The extent of the…

THIS BULLETIN, PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY, REPORTS THE CURRENT LITERATURE IN THE AREA OF SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY. THE COVERAGE ENCOMPASSES BOTH "POLICY FOR SCIENCE" AND "SCIENCE FOR POLICY" MATTERS. SCIENCE IS USED TO DENOTE ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE. THE BULLETIN IS INTENDED FOR PERSONS ENGAGED IN STUDYING, FORMULATING,…