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Schwarz, Stephan; Winkel, Annette – 1984
Provision of information for research and development in science and technology in Ethiopia was studied by 50 participants in a seminar on evaluation and analysis of a national information policy and plan. Policy makers and planners, users, producers and suppliers of information, information specialists, and representatives of Unesco (United…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Higher Education, Information Dissemination
Garke, Esther – 1984
The federal system of higher education in Switzerland is described. Consideration is given to: the links between the second and third cycle education that facilitate access to higher education; the system of examinations and diplomas; research; university libraries; nontraditional education; and working conditions for faculty. After summarizing…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, College Faculty, College Programs
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Garabedian, Todd E. – Research Management Review, 2004
U.S. patent laws have undergone many changes in recent years, both through Congress and the courts. This article summarizes recent developments relating to judicial decisions, legislative initiatives, and patent office policy, and provides some practical advice relating to administration of intellectual property. As illustrated by the latest…
Descriptors: Intellectual Property, Laws, Educational Research, Higher Education
Radnor, Michael, Ed.; And Others – 1977
The first two papers in this collection introduce both the Research and Development Exchange (RDx) itself and the subsequent contracted papers in this and a companion volume. The first paper discusses the general problems toward which the RDx effort is directed, understandings and assumptions affecting the design of the work, principles guiding…
Descriptors: Administrators, Change Strategies, Diffusion, Educational Innovation
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1982
This report describes the main areas of economic research supported by the Ford Foundation in the 1970s, with an emphasis on the work in international economics. It is divided into five sections: the international economy, less-developed countries (LDCs) and the new economic order, the industrialized world and inflation, workers and wages, and…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Economic Change, Economic Development
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 1981
The function of the research-related activities of universities in countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is examined. Additionally, the extent to which the universities are affected by the demands placed upon them, and implications of the situation for the future well-being of the scientific…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Lloyd, Carol; Erickson, Donald K. – 1981
The directory lists sources of information regarding the education of handicapped and gifted children. Title, address, contact name, phone number, and brief descriptions are given for sources in the following areas: general information; statistical/incidence/demographic; training and manpower; curriculum; child use instructional materials and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Child Advocacy, Demography, Demonstration Programs
City Univ. of New York, NY. Inst. for Research and Development in Occupational Education. – 1978
The overview of this annual report emphasizes some of the major projects completed by the Institute for Research and Development in Occupational Education, in particular a pre-admissions counseling project for mature adult women, a project entitled "College and Industry - Partners in the Handicapped Employment Role," and a project…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Career Counseling, Career Development, Career Guidance
South Australian Dept. of Further Education, Adelaide. Research Clearinghouse. – 1977
This booklet serves as an introduction to the Research Clearinghouse of South Australia. The first section explains how to find a particular project in the booklet and how to obtain copies of project materials from the Clearinghouse. In the introduction, the Clearinghouse's objectives are spelled out, and its relation to the ERIC (Educational…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Bibliographies, Career Education
Ayre, David J., Ed.; And Others – 1979
A written summary of the 1978-1979 Colloquium Series on Higher Education, organized and hosted by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, is presented. The six colloquia, with the names of the discussant in parenthesis following the speaker, include: (1) "Another Try at Liberal Education," by G. W. Bowersock (Bernard Etkin), on…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Business, College Curriculum, College Role
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Human Resources. – 1979
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…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Opportunities, College Faculty, Doctoral Degrees
MILLIKAN, NANCY H. – 1967
THIS STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAY EXIST FOR RESEARCH PREPARATION IN GRADUATE INSTITUTIONS, TO EXAMINE THE INSTITUTIONAL AND TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS THAT MAY BE RELATED TO OUTPUT OF RESEARCHERS, AND TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL COMMITMENT OF RECENT DOCTORAL RECIPIENTS TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH. DATA FOR THE STUDY CAME FROM…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Career Choice, Doctoral Degrees, Educational Research
CARTER, LAUNOR F. – 1967
THE UTILIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE IS ONE OF THE IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS IN COPING WITH CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE QUESTION OF PRIORITIES IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND ITS PLACE IN THE NATIONAL SCENE, DESCRIBES THREE STUDIES DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF COORDINATING RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND USE (PROJECT HINDSIGHT, THE TACOMA…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Development, Diffusion, Educational Innovation
LUNSFORD, TERRY F. – 1965
AN EXAMINATION WAS MADE OF THE ISSUES AND EVENTS OF THE "FREE SPEECH" CRISES ON THE BERKELEY CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR MORE SYSTEMATIC AND DISPASSIONATE STUDY OF CERTAIN ISSUES BEHIND THE STUDENT PROTESTS, AND TO STIMULATE SOCIAL AND LEGAL RESEARCH ON THESE ISSUES. FOLLOWING AN…
Descriptors: Activism, Bibliographies, Court Litigation, De Jure Segregation
Trow, Martin – 1977
Several matters are considered as they relate to the possibility of establishing a research community on higher education in Sweden: the characteristics of such a community and its importance to the future of education; the organization of applied research in higher education, including statistical services, special studies, and policy analysis;…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Bibliographies, Educational Policy, Financial Support
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