This article analyses some typical consequences of a specific research policy on experimental research in biology. The policy is conducted by a national funding agency--the Swiss National Science Foundation--through a particular programme, the "National Centres of Competence in Research" which is designed to promote both "scientific…

Staff studies (35), doctoral dissertations (35), and masters or specialist studies (12) in progress in 14 States are listed alphabetically by State. A table provides information on the availability of previous regional summaries of studies from the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system. (Author/MS)

Discusses the National Research Act (H.R. 7724). Provisions of the act, such as the banning of fetal research, circumscribe the freedom of scientists to manage their professional lives as they alone see fit. (PEB)

The general objectives of this study were to determine the overall influence and impact on education of a sample of terminated ESEA Title III Operational and Planning Grants. The five major areas in the evaluation instrument included: characteristics, project accomplishments, provisions for continuation, project design, and final appraisals. The…

This sixth, and final, report features reports by 17 special consultants. Most of them have been with the study for two years. In the course of its work, members of the two study teams have visited close to 300 PACE projects, studied over 1,000 proposals, attended several meetings on ESEA Title III, and read numerous materials. In this volume,…

Findings of this study indicate that: (1) faculty deem the general service area of proposal budgeting as being the most important kind of assistance, and (2) faculty value the importance of having seed money available for pre-proposal activities as their highest priority. (Author/AM)

Over the last decade, research and teaching activities have increasingly undergone review by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs). This paper presents seven case reports of research that has been regulated by IRBs, including examples from the contexts of funded projects, student research in dissertations, and qualitative methods research courses.…

Developing a rationale and implementing research strategies for the vocational evaluation process is vital for rehabilitation personnel. (Author/AG)

The authors examine the characteristics of a good research question and present a building-block approach for refining the question. They discuss the framework, how to formulate the question, and how to refine the question. A glossary of research terms is also included. (Editor/CT)

Lists the proposed projects for the NIE funded research program at the Center for the Study of Reading in Urbana, Illinois. (HOD)

This paper compares the theories of multiple intelligences and learning styles to suggest ways that teachers using a combination of both theories may be able to improve student learning over the range of intelligences. The author proposes a research format for the benefit of future research.

Teaching mixed methods research is difficult. This longitudinal explanatory study examined how two classes were designed, taught, and evaluated. Curriculum, Research, and Teaching (EDCS-606) and Mixed Methods Research (EDCS-780) used a research proposal generation process to highlight the importance of the purpose, research question and…

Two fundamental choices facing a prospective contractor receiving a request for proposal (RFP) are detailed--namely, whether to respond, and how to respond. Criteria to be considered when deciding whether to respond include the contractor's capabilities, requisite time to carry out the project, requisite time to respond to the RFP, incentives,…

As a result of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 and the Amendments of 1968, occupational educators are faced with the task of developing project proposals. Many considerations when writing a proposal are pointed out in this document. It is noted that a proposal is not likely to be accepted unless it indicates that the applicant agency is…

THIS IS A RESEARCH PROPOSAL TO DEVELOP AND TEST A TYPOLOGY FOR CLASSIFYING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY UNIVERSITY RESIDENTIAL ADULT CENTERS. THIS TYPOLOGY WILL BE INDUCTIVELY DEVELOPED, BASED ON EDUCATIONAL DISTINCTIONS LOGICALLY FORMULATED, DESCRIPTIVE, AND SET AT A LEVEL OF GENERALITY WHERE LOSS BY FRAGMENTATION WILL NOT BE TOO GREAT. IN A…