The polarization of organized labor v environmentalists on the political scene is discussed. The angry workers claim that environmentalists in their zeal for cleaning up the air and water and protecting wildlife are throwing people out of work. (Author/SA)

Provides data on Research and Development (R&D) spending by U.S. industry, outlays by the chemical industry, basic research vs applied research vs development, spending by other industries for chemical research, pharmaceutical research, and budgets of individual companies. (Author/HM)

The status, function, and education of engineers in Britain and West Germany are compared. Status of the German engineer, engineering education in Germany, the engineer and German society, and the overachieving engineer are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Lists and annotates more than 200 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, broadcasting, courts and law, journalism education, history and biography, international, public relations, visual communication, and women and media. (GT)

Reviews advances in production hardware and techniques, film, teletext and the distribution of television by cable, direct broadcast satellite, home video, and video disc. It is suggested that production broadcasters should come to terms with home video. (RAO)

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)

Colleges and universities can aid in solving many of society's future problems, but to meet these increased demands, higher education will need greater public and governmental support. An informal survey of 20 college presidents who were asked to look ahead at the next decade is described. (Author/MLW)

Proposition 13 and other legislation have adversely affected finances available for school planning. Suggested solutions included early involvement of development teams with community and district planning staffs and the use of advisory committees and professional private-sector research consulting firms. (MLF)

Many textbook publishers are apparently at the limit of what they can do within the book form and within their accustomed development budgets. There are many steps which can be taken toward financing, writing, and producing better learning materials, particularly through the integration of video. (Author/SJL)

Addresses an implicit assumption of the geographical mismatch hypothesis in urban labor markets, that accessibility to suburban labor markets is an important determinant of inner city income levels. Discusses the effects of residential segregation and lack of transportation on inner-city residents' incomes in metropolitan areas of five different…

Describes activities of the Chemical Engineering Department at the Agriculture and Mechanical University (A&M) of Texas. Brief history of Texas (A&M) University's graduate and undergraduate programs, research efforts and the foreseeable future of the department are also included. (HM)

Describes an undergraduate chemical engineering course which was designed at North Carolina State University to introduce the experimental side of chemical process technology. The course lectures, experiments, objectives, evaluation and information sources are also discussed. (HM)

Explores different measures of performance in a complex management game and suggests how these measures can be used to motivate learning and evaluate performance. (Author)

Some ideas for church-related and other colleges are offered: (1) students should not be recruited on a narrowly academic basis; (2) corporations should be encouraged to give more; (3) alumni giving is extremely low; and (4) the college that helps students find meaning in their lives will survive. (Editor/LBH)

Outlines the liberalized criteria for worker eligibility for assistance under the Trade Act of 1974, which provides more rapid delivery of adjustment benefits to workers displaced due to increased import goods. This program applies particularly to middle aged and older workers who are more likely to be laid off by the affected industries with a…