Issues in technology transfer of inventions created through federally-funded, university-based research are reviewed, and the role of the Patent and Trademarks Amendments Act of 1980 in changing the presumption of title is discussed. (MSE)

The purpose of this study is to provide an estimation of the ways in which Jefferson College impacts and stimulates the economy of Jefferson County and the state of Missouri as a whole. It provides quantitative information for use by the Board of Trustees and the Administrative Cabinet in institutional planning endeavors. It is also a useful…

Not all observers agree that higher education and economic growth are obvious or necessary complements to each other. The controversy may be exacerbated because of the difficulty of measuring the exact contribution of colleges and universities to economic growth. Recognizing that a model based on local conditions and higher education's response…

Education, ingenuity, and perseverance have always been important components of the American dream. Today, a college degree is an increasingly critical milestone on the road to personal independence and career success. The individual gains from education are more obvious, but society also benefits substantially from the skills and knowledge of…

Information concerning educational conditions in the southern Appalachian region is scattered, fragmentary, and often partisan to the assumption either that conditions are ideal or that they are inconceivably bad. The purpose of this study is to draw together the available facts in the case. Necessarily, this study is largely statistical. The…

Belgium's progress in rehabilitation has been the most marked of all the countries devastated by the World War. In resumption of operation of the iron and steel industries, of coal mining, of railroad rebuilding, of the sugar factories, of cotton spinning, of rebuilding residences and communal buildings, the Government, private initiative,…

After observing several large company offices in Denver in operation, the author suggests course content slantings and recommendations to better meet office requirements of today and tomorrow. Recommendations are categorized according to clerical practice, data processing, shorthand, and typewriting. (EA)

The creation of a vocational-technical institute in Staples, Minn., has resulted in economic growth for the town as well as increased community recreational facilities built by institute students. (SP)

The following are excerpts from "The Report of the President's Task Force on Rural Development," which was released in March. Appointed by President Nixon in September 1969, the Task Force was asked "to review the effectiveness of present rural assistance programs, and make recommendations as to what might be done in the private and…

Among 63 countries studied, increases in standard of living during 1960-85 were positively related to hours of science education required in elementary school and negatively related to prevocational instructional time. In developed nations, positive national economic effects were also found for instructional time overall and language instruction…

Examines and discusses two views of political economy: (1) the classical model of Adam Smith; and (2) the social capitalist model associated with Friedrich List. Explores two varieties of vocational education and training that emerge from a comparison of Smith's and List's ideas. (CMK)

Presents an excerpt of an address delivered by Seattle Mayor Norman Rice to the U.S. Conference of Mayors upon his election to the presidency of the organization. Rice urges his fellow mayors to promote tolerance and calls for new partnerships between cities, the federal government, suburbs, and the private sector in helping make cities work. (GR)

Discusses three main ways New England's institutions of higher education can help secure the region's strong position in the "new economy": (1) educating a skilled workforce for the twenty-first century; (2) capturing and effectively utilizing research and development funding; and (3) helping provide economic opportunity for all…

This article is an edited version of an address by Abdul Waheed Khan to a Special Convocation at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, on 4 January 2005. Professor Khan identifies major societal trends and likely future developments, with particular reference to India. He argues that knowledge will play a central role in shaping economic growth,…

Following several decades of rapid economic expansion, development in Hong Kong has arrived at a new crossroads. The pace of economic growth is no longer as rapid as during earlier decades, competition with other East Asian societies has grown more acute and many of the territory's recurrent, sometimes hidden, social problems appear to be…