Data on U.S. research and development (R&D) efforts are presented in chart and graph form, focusing on trends, sources of funds, performance and character of R&D, employed scientists/engineers, abstracts appearing in Chemical Abstracts, and U.S. patents. Indicates that most R&D is done by private industry with funding for development.…

Outlines a survey of laboratory practices and policies for employee protection from exposure to chemicals. Findings support the argument that academic, industrial, and other research laboratories are different from the manufacturing environment and should have a different toxic chemical policy and standards. (Author/SK)

Describes the status of the United Nation's fund for science and technology which started operation in May 1980; includes funds raised, current projects, and educational programs supported by the funds. (SK)

Discusses how mechanization of work has been treated by economists, what its effect has been on the past U.S. economy, and what its future effect is likely to be. Emphasizes the impact of mechanization on the shifting structure and character of the labor force and evolution of the work environment. (Author/JN)

A cooperative program among Delaware's public educators, local governments, businesses, labor unions, and community organizations helps to identify available jobs and place qualified high school graduates in them, in a highly successful attempt to reduce youth unemployment. (MSE)

Cites major U.S. encyclopedia publishers interested in developing machine-readable versions and suggests design possibilities for accessing encyclopedia databases. Full text searching, searching by fields, and sorting on fields are presented as techniques that provide online systems with significant advantages over print. There are five…

Presents a dream in which a student, a teacher, a curriculum specialist, a publisher, a scholar, an author, and a culture critic discuss the uses and abuses of a college rhetoric. (AEA)

Explores what industrial arts educators should consider when designing learning experiences for tomorrow and recommends future educational practices. Notes potential population, attitude, and social and industrial changes that should have a bearing on planning. (CSS)

Details the Vienna Film School's program, including outlines of courses offered and projects required. Highlights the suggestions of three professional film directors who teach the program and a student participant. (JMF)

A first step toward improving vocational education should be to find a consensus on its goals. This study compares the views of education, business, and labor on what's important for vocational programs. (Author/KC)

Provides data on U.S. Federal funds for Research and Development (R&D); what agencies supply the funds; how funds are divided between research and development; how much goes for chemistry and other physical sciences and for other disciplines; and federal obligations for university R&D. (Author/HM)

The closely coupled cooperative education program of the General Motors Institute, an accredited college of engineering and business developed by GM, is described as a practical alternative to traditional higher education. The program is justified in terms of the needs of the students, the corporation, the institution, and society in general. (JMF)

Problems in employment and education in Mexico will remain in spite of the rapid economic growth expected from the expanding petroleum industry. The structural problems of the job market and education are analyzed with particular reference to higher education. Commentary by Michael Olivas accompanies this article. (JMF)

Identifies trends and their implications in library-related developments such as conglomeration in publishing; growth of right-fundamentalist influence in radio, television, and book industries; technological developments; and increasing variety of media (e.g. videodiscs) to be managed by libraries. (SW)

Issues facing both industrial and university research and development programs are examined, including sources of funding, federal support, objectives, and evaluation. Particular emphasis is placed on areas for university-industry-government partnership. (JMF)