A faculty member's research project to determine the effectiveness of an Arabic language component in a course on Islam is described. The construction of the course with an experimental model and problems in measurement of results are outlined. (MSE)

A faculty member's experiment to test the hypothesis that choice of an academic major is related to a student's ease in written and aural skills in a foreign language is described. Majors were given values according to their aural or analytical characteristics, and correlated with achievement. No significant relationship was found. (MSE)

Three elements of research project administration within a university are discussed: institutional environment, policies and procedures, and project management. It is concluded that cooperative efforts and adequate support services, sponsored by an institution supportive of research, are essential to successful research projects. (MSE)

Describes the development and evaluation of a computer-administered testing program for auditory discrimination in young children. (WB)

This paper concentrates upon some of the major issues which affect research and development in teacher education and attempts to suggest how these factors may influence future work in this complex field. (Part of a theme issue on the future of teacher education in England.) (Author/SJL)

This paper reports on an emerging technique that yields the kind of knowledge about cause-and-effect connections between teaching practices and student achievement on which teacher education should be based. That knowledge comes from the completion in recent studies of what has been termed the "descriptive-correlational-experimental loop."…

Explores concerns about the functions of research and uses of research findings, examines the institutional context of research and some of the problems faced by social sciences, and identifies some possible approaches and changes in institutional structure which would strengthen the role and effectiveness of social scientists and rural…

The effective management of the university depends on the research office providing usable, accurate, timely, and accessible information regarding sponsored programs. The utilization of automated systems to store, access, and manage information is seen as essential. (MLW)

Examined structural and programmatic factors impeding delivery of the services to female offenders. Suggests that high recidivism rates among women released from jail may be, in part, a consequence of discriminatory policies and the general unresponsiveness of community agencies. Outlines recommendations for better use of available resources.…

The authors' thesis is that educational research responds to external social and policy events rather than creates them. They attempt to forecast external developments in Scotland which will affect research and highlight the trend toward collaborative research. (SJL)

A survey undertaken by the American Optometric Association reveals research projects, investigators, and in some cases, funding sources for research in the areas of low vision, ophthalmic lenses, pharmacology, anatomy and pathology, and sensory and motor functions. A total of 205 projects are charted. (MSE)

Working from a model of the experiential learning process, some pragmatic concerns for program design are presented. An extensive model for conducting internships is described, emphasizing ways in which learning from the internship experience can be facilitated. (Author/MLW)

Among the variables examined were vocalizing to a child, vocalizing to a teacher, teaching child with approval, physically restraining child, and moving. Among findings were that group size was not significant for children's behavior but was significant for teachers' behavior. (SBH)

Lists suggested term paper topics and discusses the positive aspects of requiring a technical research paper and accompanying oral report of students who are mathematically and technically, rather than verbally, oriented. (CS)

Discussed is the establishment of a Center University of MassachusettsIndustry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP) at the University's Amherst campus. CUMIRP involves the university, a group of 13 corporations, and the National Science Foundation working together to forge closer research ties between unversities and industry. (Author/DS)