THESE CONFERENCE PAPERS, CONCERNING RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION, DISCUSS THE CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, THE COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER, SENSIBLE ADMISSIONS PROCEDURES, CRITERIA PROBLEMS IN ADMISSIONS RESEARCH, STUDENT ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT FACTORS, SOCIAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL POLICY, AND FEDERAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS.…

THE NEED FOR AN ADULT BASIC EDUCATION CENTER IS ILLUSTRATED BY STATISTICS ON ILLITERACY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE 1960 CENSUS. ELEVEN PERCENT OF ADULTS WERE FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE AND NEARLY 2.3 MILLION HAD NEVER BEEN ENROLLED IN A SCHOOL. CONCERN TO ERADICATE ILLITERACY IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD IS SHOWN IN UNESCO'S RESOLUTION AND…

Metropolitanism is a phenomenon of development in our society which has completely circumvented the basic institutions upon which we have relied, making the management of all public services more complex. The major problems of metropolitanism as it affects public education are those associated with the ability of society to utilize not only its…

This study was undertaken to enlighten both practitioners and the Laboratory about current practices of school research offices in utilizing R & D information. Data for the study came from (1) background readings on organizational theory, (2) recent studies on research offices in local school districts, (3) personal interviews with 15…

In 1965, the faculty and administration of the College of Marin formed a committee on instructional research and development to encourage active experimentation in this vital educational area. This document includes: (1) the initial precepts and organization of the committee; (2) a style for the budget and finance of research and development…

This paper (1) develops a framework for analyzing various futures for the school, college, and department of education (SCDE) community in knowledge production and utilization (KPU), and federal interventions which might affect those futures; (2) reviews critical KPU-related characteristics of SCDEs which would affect the success or failure of…

Twelve papers are contained in this report. Robert M. Ranftl reports on the findings of a study to identify useful techniques for optimizing productivity. John S. Packard contrasts the spirit of inquiry and the norm of productivity, and makes recommendations for the composition of a research team. David L. Williams describes procedures to ensure…

Since the late 1960's many countries have been attempting to resolve environmental problems not only by preventing pollution, but through research and educational programs and by managing the environment. This directory focuses on these programs and includes over 4,800 organizations located throughout the world: educational institutions; field…

State governments need to be more innovative in providing various public services. Greatly increased state investment in public universities has strengthened university capabilities in many disciplines and research programs related to problems facing governments. But the real problems are involved in a university's efforts to provide more…

This edition of the Directory lists 152 organizations and 489 researchers in educational management. "Educational management" is defined to include all aspects of the leadership, administration, and structure of public and private educational organizations and the provision of facilities for their operation. The organizational and personnel…

When planning or assessing formal scientific and technical information (STI) systems for research and development (R&D) laboratories, it is distorting and unhelpful to think in terms of "users" and "non-users." It is accurate and helpful to think in terms of services to informal groups--groups composed of both direct and indirect users. These…

Educational research and development (R&D) has often been characterized as a neat, linear sequence of discrete steps, moving from research through development to evaluation and dissemination. Although the inadequacies of such linear models of educational research and development have been pointed out previously, these models have been so much…

The mission of the Far West Consortium for DD&E training is to design, develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive and transportable training program to meet the demand for trained personnel in educational development, dissemination, and evaluation (DD&E). The program provides both preservice training and continuing education to upgrade those…

Academic research funds increased more rapidly than enrollments between 1950 and 1970 but little analysis has been made of the educational effects of the change. In part this is due to an assumption that benefits to education flow automatically from funding for university-based research. As a result most studies of graduate study report only…

Established in June 1966, the Hawaii Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) terminated under the original Federal grant August 31, 1969. Located in the community college system of The University of Hawaii, the RCU serves all levels of vocational and technical education throughout the state. Among the purposes identified as guidelines for the RCU were:…