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COSTER, JOHN K.; MAYO, SELZ C. – 1967
THE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED ON JUNE 1, 1965, UNDER PROVISIONS OF THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, PUBLIC LAW 88-210. TWO PROGRAMS WERE INITIATED DURING THE CONTRACT PERIOD. THE FIRST INVOLVED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON PROBLEMS IN SIX AREAS--(1) OCCUPATIONAL ADJUSTMENTS IN THE SOUTH, (2) SHAPING FLEXIBLE VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUTH, (3)…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Conferences, Educational Policy, Educational Research
MCCONNELL, T.R. – 1966
THE POLITICAL INFLUENCES IMPOSED ON BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES WERE DISCUSSED. FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THE AUTHOR CONCLUDED THAT BOTH TYPES OF INSTITUTION ARE SUBJECT TO PRESSURE FROM POWERFUL, OFTEN SUBTLE, EXTERNAL FORCES, ALTHOUGH THE FORM AND ORIGIN OF ENCROACHMENT MIGHT DIFFER. SOME OF THE…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Role, Colleges
Pusey, Nathan M. – 1978
The transformation of American college life since World War II is traced by a university president who participated in the process at both Lawrence College (1944 to 1953) and Harvard University (1953 to 1971). Some of the crucial changes in university education during that period are discussed, including: its increasing availability to a far…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Books, College Role, College Students
BRIGHT, R. LOUIS; GIDEONSE, HENDRIK D. – 1967
TO STIMULATE DISCUSSION ABOUT SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, A PRESENTATION WAS MADE AT A PROFESSIONAL MEETING IN OCTOBER 1967, DESCRIBING THE NATURE OF SUCH ACTIVITIES, DISCUSSING SOME OF THE ISSUES RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF RESEARCH, AND REVIEWING THE EXPERIENCE OF THE UNITED STATES. DIVIDED INTO THREE MAIN SECTIONS,…
Descriptors: Administration, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Development
Canadian Council for Research in Education, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1967
In 1967, the Canadian Council for Research in Education sponsored a symposium on educational media and technology which included educational researchers, communication experts, government officials, and representatives of companies concerned with the development of instructional materials. Goals of the symposium were increased communication among…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conferences, Educational Improvement
Marker, Gerald W. – 1977
Demands for better diffusion of social studies instructional materials became widespread in the 1960s and early 1970s. These demands were largely in response to teachers' curiosity about the vast quantities of new social studies materials; to curriculum developers' desire that their materials be adapted; and to the public insistence on the best…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Curriculum Development
Robbins, Frances – 1972
This report reviews the legislative progress through December 31, 1971 of the rural development bills introduced in the U.S. Senate and House during the first session of the 92d Congress. For purposes of organization, this report presents 15 major rural development categories and limits this review to those bills and bill categories directed at…
Descriptors: Community Development, Economic Development, Federal Legislation, Fire Protection
Manone, Carl J. – 1973
Detailing a multidimensional approach to educational improvement in Thailand, this document presents an in-depth description of a proposed 10-year pilot project aimed at elementary schools, teacher education, and rural education. The document's format includes numerous schematics and the following major divisions: a project summary; the national…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Concept Formation, Criteria, Developing Nations
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1975
The annual report of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory summarizes research and development work and technical assistance activities in 15 programs and projects administered through four laboratory divisions. Among topics covered are improving teacher competencies, rural education, intercultural reading and language development, Alaskan…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, Career Education, Computer Science
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Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1972
The need for a new function in education, that of the knowledge linker, is advanced. The need for a linker is explained in terms of a presumed gap between the researcher and the practitioner. The linker's suggested role in ascertaining the practitioner's needs and translating the researcher's findings is outlined. Various problems with the concept…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Diffusion, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Hayes, Dale – 1969
This is the first interim evaluation report on the 3-year PERC Project funded under ESEA Title III. Two additional annual interim reports and a final, comprehensive evaluation will be provided by June 30, 1971. The center was evaluated by a University of Nebraska team on the basis of three proposed goals: (1) the unification of the three…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Annual Reports, Decision Making, Educational Media
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching. – 1969
This report presents the objectives and accomplishments of the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching from November 1, 1968 to July 31, 1969. A section on organization and administration includes a chart of the programs and project activities, and the supportive services. The four program areas are (1) heuristic teaching, (2) the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment, Educational Research
Crow, Wayman J. – 1969
This report describes the design of a Policy Research Center (PRC) for the U.S. Office of Education. The PRC was conceived as a place to produce information and to develop systematic ways of understanding complex processes that would help educational policy planners (1) make better decisions about current problems, (2) anticipate the future, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Democratic Values, Educational Games
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1973
This report discusses actions needed in the training and assignment of personnel to achieve adequate foreign language capability in the Federal government. Eight chapters relating to the U.S. Government's official policies involving language training programs and assignments for government personnel overseas include: (1) development of foreign…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Educational Opportunities, Employment Opportunities, Federal Government
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). Documentation Center for Education in Europe. – 1971
Under the guidance of the Council of Europe's ad hoc Committee for Educational Research, a survey was conducted in 1970 to provide detailed yet concise information on the educational research policy of member governments, on the main educational research organizations, and on the major educational research projects reported or in progress at that…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Educational Research
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