Over the last decade, the idea of societal impact resulting from publicly funded research has changed from being a relatively fringe concern related to high-technology entrepreneurship and spin-off companies to becoming an increasingly important public policy concern. This has stimulated academic science policy research to investigate the impact…

This document is the seventh annual publication of abstracts of research projects conducted within the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) by external agencies or individuals. Each researcher has passed a screening process in which AISD staff members from a variety of departments reviewed proposals. This screening insures the…

Program theory-driven evaluation science uses substantive knowledge, as opposed to method proclivities, to guide program evaluations. It aspires to update, clarify, simplify, and make more accessible the evolving theory of evaluation practice commonly referred to as theory-driven or theory-based evaluation. The evaluator in this chapter provides a…

ACTIVITIES OF THE NEW YORK STATE RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT ARE REPORTED FOR THE FUNDING PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 1965 TO MARCH 31, 1967. THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIT WAS TO CONDUCT, PROMOTE, EVALUATE, AND DISSEMINATE OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH ON AN INTRA- AND INTER-STATE BASIS. IT CONDUCTED TWO IN-HOUSE PROJECTS--ONE TO COMPARE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF…

The four colleges participating in the Associated Colleges of the St. Lawrence Valley initiated a project to stimulate the involvement of their faculty in the development of research, development, and evaluation projects on a scale comparable to that at larger institutions. The specific objectives were as follows: a) to organize and implement…

Abstracts of 34 research projects conducted in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) are presented. A roster summarizing the projects by external researchers is also included. The roster shows, for each project, the project number, title, director, sponsor, schools where research was conducted, and whether a full report is on file.…

A study initiated in July 1973 had as its primary objective to identify and define guidelines for the appraisal of research in all fields represented at the Pennsylvania State University. Through interviews and selected working papers, a team of investigators inquired into centers of administrative decisionmaking at several levels and in all…

The curriculum for this 2-week workshop on educational research development and evaluation is designed to increase participants' skills in project development and proposal writing and increase their knowledge of research and evaluation methods. Geared toward adult professionals who are skilled and motivated, the curriculum helps participants to…

The Iowa Research Coordinating Unit is located in the State Department of Public Instruction and is responsible through the Director, Vocational Education Branch, to the Associate Superintendent, Vocational Education Branch. The unit initiates activity to stimulate, encourage, and coordinate statewide research on employment opportunities, human…

Issues concerning review processes used to select research to be performed in universities and sunported by the federal government are discussed. Recommendations regarding review processes, with special emphasis on the peer review system, are offered. It is proposed that review processes serve government and researchers' purposes of assuring that…

Designed as a standard reference and training resource for administrators and project managers, this handbook discusses how to plan, organize, and manage sponsored projects in any organizational setting. It provides detailed, how-to-do-it information and many resources for: negotiating grants, awards, and contracts; organizing a sponsored projects…

The Title III program of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act called PACE (Projects to Advance Creativity in Education), is designed to encourage school districts to develop imaginative solutions to educational problems; to utilize research findings more effectively; and to create, design and make intelligent use of supplementary centers and…

THE FIFTH ANNUAL CATALOG OF CONTRACT AND GRANT RESEARCH UNDER THE MANPOWER ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DESCRIBES PROJECTS CONCERNED WITH THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, ADEQUACY OF JOB PREPARATION, UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE YOUNG, THE NON-WHITE, AND OTHER SPECIAL GROUPS, AND THE WASTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN RURAL AREAS. THE…

This document outlines the National Center for Research Vocational Education's 1995 agenda. The agenda is divided into two parts. Part 1 summarizes the center's plans for research and development activities on the following six themes: the economic context of vocational education (VE); institutions, "systems," governance, and policy;…