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Marklund, Inger – 1986
Longitudinal educational research in Sweden is described, with emphasis on research used for educational planning and evaluation. Educational reforms have reflected the societal goal of improved welfare for the whole population. Research is generally supported by the National Board of Education and conducted by universities. To perform educational…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research
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Download full textStaton, Jana, Ed.; And Others – Dialogue, 1983
Volume 1 of the dialogue journal newsletter contains contributions from the editors and teachers concerning the use of dialogue journals as a means of sustained written interaction between students and teachers at all educational levels and in second language and other types of instruction. The information presented includes techniques, ideas,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classroom Techniques, Dialogs (Language), Diaries
Creswell, John W. – 1985
The literature on faculty research performance is reviewed, with a focus on research by individual faculty members. The literature on the sociology of science and data-based results from sociological studies are emphasized. Attention is directed to measures of performance, the explanations and specific correlates likely to influence high research…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Development, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1985
The 35th Annual Report of the National Science Foundation (NSF) describes recent achievements of NSF sponsored research in viral structure, semiconductors, genetic engineering, Mayan culture, astronomy, physiology, paleontology, robotics, physics, material science and pollution. Major 1985 initiatives included: (1) establishing six university…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Awards, College Science, Computers
Richardson, J. Jeffrey – 1983
This paper is part of an Air Force planning effort to develop a research, development, and applications program for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in three target areas: training, performance measurement, and job performance aiding. The paper is organized in five sections that (1) introduce the reader to AI and those subfields…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Evaluation Criteria
Hawaii State Dept. of Agriculture, Honolulu. – 1983
The Molokai Farm Project at Maui Community College grew out of a grant for a Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurship Demonstration Program. The program, which can lead either to an associate degree or to a certification of completion for any number of smaller units of course work, is designed to develop students' managerial proficiency and the…
Descriptors: Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Skills
Bjork, Lars G. – 1983
The manner in which the University of New Mexico developed from an undergraduate teaching institution in the direction of a graduate research university during 1967-1978 was studied, using an ethnohistorical research approach. A combination of qualitative research commonly associated with the participant-observation approach was employed. A large…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Educational History, Financial Support
National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1984
Two areas which will have far reaching consequences for the future of United States agriculture are discussed: (1) biotechnology; and (2) critical economic research in world trade and commodity supply management. Topics in the first area include: controversies related to biotechnology; the relative importance of health, safety, and environmental…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Developing Nations, DNA, Economic Factors
Speth, Carol A.; And Others – 1986
Attribution theory suggests four major explanations for behavioral outcomes: ability, effort, luck, and task-ease. The theory suggests that explanations given for an applicant's success-potential may influence evaluations of that applicant. The research indicates male and female applicants may be affected differently by gender-stereotyped…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Evaluation Methods, Feminism
Eash, Maurice J. – 1985
This essay focuses on a key change that the author has experienced in the practice of program evaluation research over the past 20 years: the accommodation of the logic of science and the psychology of politics. This change has substantially altered the role of the evaluator, the evaluator's relationship with clients, the design of an evaluation…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC. – 1985
This publication outlines the involvement of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) programs in aeronautics and space research. NASA aims to assist HBCUs in science, engineering, and technology programs and also to encourage greater participation of minorities in its…
Descriptors: Aerospace Technology, Black Colleges, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Wadeskog, Anders – School Research Newsletter, 1987
The public sector in Sweden is under pressure to augment its productivity and cut costs, and the education sector is faced with the same demands. Most people believe that adequately proportioned, efficiently operating schools are essential to Sweden's long-term economic development, but this is seldom mentioned in connection with spending cuts. In…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Economic Development, Educational Economics, Elementary Secondary Education
Powers, David R.; And Others – 1988
Partnerships between businesses and higher education are discussed from the standpoint of effects on higher education traditions, policies and practices; business productivity and competitiveness; and opportunities for leadership. Part 1, "Making Partnerships Work: Objectives, Approaches, and Strategies," by David R. Powers and Mary F. Powers,…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, College Programs, Contracts
Houwing, J. F., Ed.; Kristjanson, A. M., Ed. – 1984
The 1984 inventory of research into higher education in Canada is presented. Descriptions are provided of about 260 projects that deal with research and practical developments in postsecondary education, its activities and characteristics. The projects, which are entered in the language in which they were reported (English or French), are grouped…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Students
Bjork, Lars G. – 1984
Cognitive imaging was investigated as one factor associated with the development of the University of New Mexico from an undergraduate teaching institution toward becoming a nationally-ranked graduate research university. A longitudinal, ethnohistorical study was undertaken for the 1967-1978 period. The qualitative research methodology involved an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, College Role, Educational Change
