In a paper given at the 1969 American Psychological Association meeting, the author pointed out that the apparent commitment of our society to the education of the young will be of questionable value until the energies and efforts of educators find a meaningful direction. Right now, the flurry of activity in educational reform for the very young…

A longstanding interest of the National Science Foundation's Office of Computing Activities in the impact of computers on society has evolved over the last two years into a new administrative unit--the Computer Impact on Society Section. Presently funded research and future directions for research on computers and society are discussed. (Author/RH)

This document describes the activities of the Cooperative Research Program of the U.S. Office of Education for fiscal year 1968. The sources of support, administrative framework, and management responsibilities are outlined after which the major features of supported activities are discussed in detail. These include research functions, project and…

Defining the purpose of evaluation as "to provide data for decision making," a methodology for educational evaluation was developed. The criteria of efficiency, completeness and focus (on the decision maker's priorities) were used. The elements of the methodology are: (1) negotiation of the contract; (2) design of the evaluation; and (3)…

The current status of research on the Hispanic Elderly indicates that very little has been written. Most of the published material is dated, unreliable, inconclusive, and scattered throughout the historical and social literature world. To date, research regarding the Hispanic Community is seriously defective both statistically and in its…

For the fiscal year 1975-1976, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funds were distributed as follows: 30% for syndicated data, 32% for commercial research firms, 15% for consultants, 12% for local research at stations, and 11% for university grants. The major area for research was in new program development and directed toward…

Reviews and questions the traditional established interpretation that the French Revolution was about feudalism. Concludes that revisionist historians have cast doubt upon the orthodox theory but that they have not supplied an alternative explanation. (Author/DB)

Theoretical and methodological aspects of competition research are discussed, with special regard for evaluative criteria, major approaches, experimentation, and measurement. (DS)

Criticizes the Katz report (on social research on broadcasting) for failing to examine the social and theoretical aspects of broadcast communication. (JMF)

Examines the use of social role theory in the study of marketing, addresses the question of whether buyer-seller is a role relationship, and discusses consumption as a function inherent in many roles. (Author)

A study measured the influence of stereotypic wording and questionnaire format of attitude surveys. Findings reaffirmed earlier studies reporting the importance of format. Both response distributions and correlations between racial and gender stereotypes were shown to be sensitive to question format. (Author/DB)

Points out the need for histories that take mass communication as their subject and include journalism as a part of that larger topic; describes concerns shared by mass communication history and the field of American studies. (GW)

Provides the results of a Delphi technique process used by the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) to establish priorities in science education research. Approximately one-third of 780 NARST members responded to the first phase of the survey. (CP)

Public interest in health is very high in 1978. This situation provides a powerful stimulus for the life sciences. A wide spectrum of research is needed to meet long-range health problems. (Author/BB)