THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE DURHAM EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (EIP) FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, WHICH WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORT OF A UNIVERSITY, TWO SOUTHERN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, A NEGRO COLLEGE, AND A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM. EIP IS AN EXPERIMENTALLY DESIGNED MODEL SCHOOL SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES LONGITUDINAL STIMULATION. BUILT…

THE UNRESOLVED PURPOSE OF EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY--WHETHER ACADEMIC OR PRAGMATIC GOALS SHOULD PREVAIL--IS IDENTIFIED AS THE BASIC CAUSE OF THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. SINCE WORLD WAR II, FEDERAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN INCREASINGLY DIRECTED TOWARD ACTION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SPECIAL…

THIS REPORT OUTLINES DESIGNS FOR 8 POSSIBLE RESEARCH STUDIES WHICH COULD BE UNDERTAKEN WITH REGARD TO PROJECT MISSION, A PROGRAM TO PREPARE TEACHERS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO INNER CITY SCHOOLS. THEY ARE (1) A STUDY OF ATTRITION RATES OF STUDENT-INTERN-TEACHER ENROLLEES IN TRAINING IN PROJECT MISSION, (2) TEACHER CHARACTERISTICS OF PROJECT MISSION INTERNS…

THIS ABSTRACTED BIBLIOGRAPHY WAS DEVELOPED TO REVIEW CURRENT PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED RESEARCH REPORTS AND ONGOING PROJECTS IN INTERGROUP RELATIONS. DATA WAS COLLECTED BY AN ANNUAL CENSUS OF RESEARCH SENT TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS, CITIZENS' COMMITTEES, CHURCH GROUPS, MARKET RESEARCH AGENCIES, AND INTERGROUP RELATIONS…

SIXTEEN RESEARCH REVIEWS IN THIS ISSUE PERTAIN TO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, ONE OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN IDENTIFIED BY THE PANEL OF CONSULTANTS ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THEY ARE ORGANIZED UNDER THE TOPICS--(1) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES AND LABORATORIES WHICH INCLUDES SUMMER INSTITUTES ON FLUID POWER,…

A "GUIDEBOOK" WAS DEVELOPED AS A CONTRIBUTION TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON EDUCATIONAL MEDIA. ONE OF ITS MAIN AIMS WAS TO PROMOTE BETTER UNDERSTANDING, AMONG BOTH SPONSORS AND INVESTIGATORS, OF THE ART IN EDUCATIONAL-MEDIA EXPERIMENTATION. THE BOOK GUIDES THE READER IN TWO WAYS--(1) BY PROVIDING A "PRIMER" OF…

The Women's Educational Equity Communications Network (WEECN) has compiled information on elements concerning the status of research and development (R&D) as they pertain to women and education. The information resources cover all educational levels from preschool through reentry and continuing education. Support for R&D is discussed in…

Federal legislation mandates that applicants for research and development contracts in vocational education demonstrate a reasonable probability that the contract will result in improved teaching techniques or curriculum materials. To facilitate the impact of research activities, one must develop procedures to predict and assess research impact.…

In addition to publishing the papers given at key meetings, this series on health facilities includes discussions and responses. The series is intended to help meet the information needs of health service providers and others who require direct access to concepts and ideas evolving from the exchange of research results. Health facility reuse is an…

This report from the Australian Council for Educational Research details the council's activities from July 1, 1979 to June 30, 1980. In the introduction, the council's director comments on the various activities, including educational and psychological measurement, curriculum research and development, studies of the social foundations of…

A study was conducted to determine the extent to which faculty members' attempts to improve instruction at Illinois State University were rewarded. The data were obtained by three methods: (1) a questionnaire designed to obtain faculty perceptions of rewards; (2) a historical analysis of the salary, promotion, or tenure ratings received annually…

A survey was conducted in 1977 at North Carolina State University to determine students' opinions about activities of the Student Center, which include a complete food service and a variety of cultural activities such as classical music programs, rock concerts, theater, lectures, and films. The first survey was primarily related to food services…

The unparalleled residue of unsifted primary materials relating to the nineteenth century London theater present tremendous opportunities and challenges for theater historians. The histories of individual London theaters may be studied for insights into changes that distinguished nineteenth century theater from that of the eighteenth century; and…

Research literature was reviewed for the joint purposes of assessing the state of the art in vocational teacher education research and attempting to determine whether vocational teacher education has escaped its ancillary status and, through significant research, moved toward becoming an intellectual field. Most of the research studies deal with…

Areas of student reaction to the university, including student activities, opinions about college, perception of the college environment, and estimates of gains were investigated. Subjects were a random sample of undergraduate students at the Indiana University (Bloomington campus) in the spring of 1979, who completed the Pace College Student…