Research in learning is examined for applications to physics education. Emphasis is placed on the learning of concepts, the organization of knowledge, and programed learning. Recommendations are made for conducting research in the following areas: analysis of the contents of physics in terms of learning tasks; better understanding of the child's…

The themes of this volume are equality and inequality in education. Given the doubling of students in higher education and the questioning directed to the traditional role, and the nature of higher educational institutions, this conference was designed to focus on education at all levels and on the preparation for the professions and public…

The report helps to define problems and delineate available and needed services for older residents of the DuPage County area. The report contains a summary of Senator Charles H. Percy's keynote address, a brief discussion of a slide presentation, and a summary of an address, "Understanding the Older Adult", by Dr. Bernice Neugarten, University of…

Curriculum innovation and research in the dental medicine field is addressed as a major area of concern to those faced with pressures to provide more efficient and effective health care services. A survey was undertaken to determine (1) the type of training and background desired and (2) recruitment procedures and employment prospects for persons…

The policy-making process of the State University System of Florida is described using David Easton's model of a political system as the conceptual framwork. Two models describing the policy-making process were developed from personal interviews with the primary participants in the governance structure and from three case studies of policy…

After five years existence of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), the training programs at the various centers and projects are beginning to create an impact on educational development in Southeast Asia. Graduates from the SEAMEO centers have made substantive contributions in various fields of specialization in their…

The sixth annual report of the Alabama Council on Vocational Education presents 21 objectives for performance analysis of the State's 1975 vocational education program. Also presented are the group's evaluation findings (examining effort, performance, adequacy, and efficiency) and a summary of findings from other Council Studies. The Council…

The 1974-75 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I program in Charlotte-Mechlenburg included a kindergarten program with five support service components: two reading programs, two math programs, and a media production center. The greatest impact of the Title I program in reducing educational deprivation was in mathematical computation.…

The report summarizes the activities of a seminar designed and conducted by the Career Education Policy Project (CEPP) of the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) and attended by 27 career educators. The seminar provided an insight into lobbying for education, with bureaucrats, congressional members and staff aides, lobbyists, education…

This document contains abstracts or manuscripts of 29 presentations examining the problem of how to cope with inflation and how best to deal with resource shortages, both of which might become even more acute in the future. Conference speakers viewed the problem from various perspectives, among them (1) consumer characteristics, attitudes, and…

This report contains invited papers and comments from a conference on the status and problems of women in engineering. First, a discussion of research reveals that most women choose engineering as a field for college study late in their secondary education, depend heavily on external sources of support, and have attitudes and experiences different…

This report summarizes the technical reports which were produced from a research program that focused on determining the complex interactions among job structural attributes, individual abilities, values and orientation, individual job performance and satisfaction, and organizational tenure related to monitoring and maintenance tasks. After…

This annual report outlines the activites of the Florida State University System during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1974 and ending June 30, 1975. Each university of the state system reports separately on such topics as: academic affairs, administrative affairs, economic affairs; state-related research and public projects; enrollments;…

The purpose of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Conference (OECD) from which this paper is derived is to clarify the impact which educational policy has and can have on social structure (income and occupational) and individual life chances (social mobility and earnings). Most of the conference papers deal with analytical…

The proceedings of the tenth joint meeting of the State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education, held in May, 1974, is presented. The agenda and highlights of the meeting are provided. The major part of the document consists of the texts of speeches presented during the meeting. Kenneth Hoyt discussed the relationship between career…