A discussion of the state of interdisciplinary research (IDR) in academia, government, and industry in North America and Europe focuses on current issues and themes, organizational structure, researchers, input-output processes, the process of IDR, outputs, and future research needs. Descriptive research on IDR and normative research for…

Research on 50 project groups in a large corporation's research and development facility examined the effect of group longevity and project characteristics on internal and external communication and project performance. Results indicate that projects became increasingly isolated, adversely affecting technical performance the longer project members…

Uses a sociological perspective to examine the factors that produce conflict between researchers and practitioners in art education. The factors have resulted from the ways that the disciplines and professions are organized. They produce conflict about research and practice components and conflict about professional education. (AM)

The independence and objectivity of institutional researchers is discussed. It is suggested that university administration has some control over institutional research but that administrators do not dictate the findings or conclusions of the research. (BH)

Described is a mail survey involving 28 science educators at 28 universities in the United States responsible for nearly all graduate research in science education. Each science educator was asked to prepare a short, one-page description of his/her perception of current problems in science education. (Author/DS)

Analyzes current trends in national research and development (R&D) spending. Presents data on the percent of federal v nonfederal monies; dollar amounts committed by the federal government, industry, universities and nonprofit institutions; performers of R&D; dollar amounts adjusted for inflation; and numbers of employed scientists and engineers.…

Motivation for personnel in research and development in industry is discussed. Seven precepts of motivation, interaction of satisfaction with motivation, influence of academic conditioning, the industrial environment, predictable and unpredictable motivators, and three motivational steps are described. (MLW)

The paper discusses the schism that has developed between mental retardation research and the programmatic reform activities taking place in the educational and residential sectors. (Author)

Describes a Web-based reference tool developed at the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to meet the information needs of researchers. Offers practical advice to other librarians interested in providing a similar service. (Author/AEF)

Describes insights gained by British teachers investigating implications of CD-ROM for English with their Key Stage 2 pupils. Studies pupils' use of the CD-ROM and its effect on learning. Develops effective strategies to help pupils cope with the reading demands and edit their own texts. Observes positive effects on critical reading,…

Examined continuity in 94 children's vocalization and language development. Acquired data from parent reports of children's vocal and lexical development from 14 to 18 months, and from language development scales administered at 18 months. Found that early vocalizers comprehended and produced more words and suffixes than late vocalizers, and that…

Reviews studies of journal articles as a means of professional communication in the field of library and information science. The focus has been on content analysis and bibliometrics, which includes author, topic, and citation analysis. (LAM)

Traditional, textual descriptions of qualitative findings do not adequately reflect the complexity of human behavior. Artful portrayals provide multiple ways of looking at research material and lead to new insights. The use of found poetry in research is described, as well as a course that introduces graduate students to various artful portrayals…

As Internet 2 takes shape, the university administrators and researchers behind it are taking care to address the political and economic challenges experienced by the original Internet. The new, privatized system will be faster and more powerful, but some fear privatization has shifted the balance of power toward profit-making instead of meeting…

Studies the power and academic respectability that women have in Moroccan academia through a questionnaire completed by 49 college faculty and researchers, and interviews with 12 of these women. In spite of their scientific and cultural capital, many Moroccan women academics consider themselves as lacking status and recognition. (SLD)