The Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) was set up to give science students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research projects. Teachers and students can access data and equipment that enable them to tackle real-life issues. As a result, not only do students gain in confidence and experience in their scientific work, they are also able…

Describes institutes and field stations available for teaching tropical marine biology. (SL)

The National Science Foundation is shifting financial support from the traditional inservice programs to a cooperative arrangement between the school or school system and the college or university. (DF)

This study evaluated a program for science teachers conducted at the University of Wisconsin. Teachers and supervisory professors who participated in the programs between 1959-1966 were sent questionnaires (1) to determine the program's influence on teachers' employment status, subsequent academic preparation, and professional image, and (2) to…

Reported is a study of the effectiveness of specially designed Earth Science teacher improvement programs, with emphasis on content competency. Thirty-three National Science Foundation (NSF) Academic Year Institute (AYI) participants from two 1969-70 institutes for Earth Science teachers were administered pretests of the Earth Science Achievement…

Describes the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) its growth, mission, and projected future role. (SL)

The National Academy of Sciences at its 112th Annual Meeting on April 21, 1975, paid homage to the comparatively young National Science Foundation (NSF), in celebration of its 25th birthday. The planning that went into the symposium will become clear to the reader of these four papers, which are quite different in style and content but united by…

Describes a high school faculty institute designed to assist teachers in helping students take up chemistry as a career or to continue studies in chemistry. Includes dates and topics covered in the institute since its inception in 1980 and highlights of institute activities. (JN)

This document presents a summary of the characteristics of applicants and participants (teaching load, number of times applied for NSF support, geographic distribution, major educational assignment, subject matter responsibility, level of assignment, and name of school where employed) in National Science Foundation (NSF) funded institutes and…

This document presents a summary of the characteristics (age, previous participation, geographic distribution, major educational assignment, subject matter responsibility, level of assignment, and name of school where employed) of applicants and participants in National Science Foundation (NSF) funded institute and research participation projects…

This document presents a summary of the characteristics (age, previous participation, geographic distribution, major educational assignment, subject matter responsibility, level of assignment, and name of school where employed) of applicants and participants in National Science Foundation (NSF) funded institutes and research participation projects…

This document presents a summary of the characteristics (age, previous participation, geographic distribution, major educational assignment, subject matter responsibility, level of assignment, and name of school where employed) of applicants and participants in National Science Foundation (NSF) funded institutes and research participation programs…

Reports the results of a study relating to the effectiveness of the 1972 National Science Foundation summer institute at Ball State University. Participating teachers were motivated to increase, in their own teaching, the level of emphasis given to 45 of 55 instructional topics stressed in the institute. (JR)