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National Coordinating Committee on Technology in Education and Training, Alexandria, VA. – 1994
The National Coordinating Committee for Technology in Education and Training (NCC-TET) has developed these requirements to ensure that the National Information Infrastructure (NII) provides expanded opportunities for education and training. A number of national organizations have contributed to these requirements, which are intended to be used in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Computer Networks, Costs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1991
This document presents a transcript of the hearing on the present state and future directions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the state of science and mathematics education in the United States. Testimony was presented by the director of the NSF and the deputy assistant direction of Education and Human Resources at NSF. The witnesses…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Vinovskis, Maris A. – 1993
An evaluation of the Research and Development Centers and the Regional Educational Laboratories of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) was conducted by an outside analyst brought in in September 1991 by then Assistant Secretary Diane Ravitch. The Research and Development Centers have been one of the primary sources of…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
North Central Regional Center for Rural Development, Ames, IA. – 1994
The four Regional Rural Development Centers are linked to the land-grant institutions and engage in activities and projects that seek to improve the social and economic well-being of rural people. This combined report of the four Centers begins with a highlighted project from each Center. The projects are presented in some detail to provide…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Development, Economic Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Childers, Robert; Howley, Craig – 1993
Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Rural Excel program collaborated with the Tennessee Center of Excellence for Science and Mathematics Education and with faculty at 21 local education agencies in rural Tennessee to evaluate implementation of the Tennessee Mathematics Activities Manuals for grades 5-8. The manuals each contain 54-67 activities…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Bank Street Coll. of Education, New York, NY. Center for Children and Technology. – 1991
The technical reports and working papers published by the Center for Children and Technology that are listed in this guide focus on educational technology and its relationship to student learning and school restructuring. Technical reports share research results, describe prototype designs, and address issues crucial to the Center's research…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes, Computer Software, Educational Environment
Butzin, Sarah M. – 1991
Project CHILD (Computers Helping Instruction and Learning Development) is a major research project designed to develop an innovative computer-integrated instructional program for the elementary school. It has been a four-year effort funded by grants totalling $1,055,000 from the Florida Department of Education with additional support from 7…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Education
Baker, Eva L.; Linn, Robert L. – 1991
The Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) attempts to advance the understanding of educational quality by research and development on the design, implementation, analysis, and use of assessment information. CRESST's research programs are directed at five major goals: (1) provide leadership to improve assessment…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1983
To assist in local school improvement, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) has developed an approach in which teams of local educational leaders are made aware of the results of effective schooling research and are trained in the processes of change and improvement. Research reviews have shown specific elements of schooling at the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum
Raths, James; Ruchkin, Judith – 1984
A study investigated the differences in the teaching of methods courses in Research and Development (R & D) institutions and in other teacher education programs. The study's major interest was in discerning the emphasis given to "research" in methods courses offered in institutions having an R & D emphasis and comparing it with the emphasis found…
Descriptors: Course Content, Education Majors, Educational Research, Higher Education
National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1982
A National Institute of Education (NIE) statement of policy and procedures is presented regarding administering institutional contracts and grants with regional educational laboratories and research and development centers during fiscal years 1983 and 1984. Definitions are presented of regional educational laboratories and research and development…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Agency Role, Competitive Selection, Contracts
Aschbacher, Pamela R.; Herman, Joan – 1987
This paper surveys the status of current state and district level practice in content assessment, highlights related research efforts currently underway, and identifies high priority areas for subsequent research in content assessment. A needs assessment for research in content area assessment was conducted during 1986 by the Center for Research…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This hearing is the first of two to consider whether the priority setting, the guidelines, and the competitive process for the funding of 12 proposed research and development centers (which constitute nearly 80% of the budget of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) for center-based research) will be adequate to establish a…
Descriptors: Bids, Competition, Competitive Selection, Educational Research
Keyes, Carol R. – 1989
The major purpose of this paper is to describe the nature of the diverse and evolving forms of campus child care in the United States; the role they serve in support of the academic, service and research mission, their links with the community, and the challenges they face. (34 references) (BB)
Descriptors: Campuses, College Students, Colleges, Day Care Centers
Maui Economic Development Board, Inc., Lahaina, HI. – 1985
The relationship between the Hawaii university system and business and industry in the economic development of Maui is discussed in proceedings of a 1985 symposium. The development of island economies is addressed by Sam Cole, while the role of a land-grant university in economic development is discussed by John Cantlon. A panel on economic…
Descriptors: Agriculture, College Programs, Community Colleges, Economic Development
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