There seems to be a move in the world of education to institutionalize some specific job positions in the development stage of research. One such position is the Research Utilization Specialist, who would bridge the gap between the actual research and its subsequent implementation. Thus, the purpose of this study was to synthesize selected…

The purpose of this essay is to examine some of the major similarities and differences between science and religion, as well as to attempt a synthesis to resolve what is more an apparent rather than a real contradiction of the two disciplines. The rationale for such an undertaking is based primarily upon the need for explicit definition and…

Extensive appendices constitute the major portion of this document detailing the organizational history of the Central Office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and its Office of Indian Education Programs during the reorganizational period of 1966-74. A brief summary of this period in the BIA includes the following major points: the…

Discusses efforts to develop an interdisciplinary cybernetic method, its transfer to different fields of group activities, and results achieved internationally. The 1978 program of activities designed for the promotion of the interdisciplinary cybernetic method by the International Association for Synthesis is also presented. (HM)

The 19 sections of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 are briefly analyzed. (JC)

Results of synthesis of 1007 studies on the nature of learning disabilities using indicators in the linguistic, achievement, neuropsychological, and social-behavioral domains, indicated that 75% of learning disabled Ss could be differentiated from normal Ss but only 40% of the variance could be explained. Findings suggest the need for a…

Recent advances in theory and research provide a basis for defining higher-order thinking skills and for designing tests of such skills. (MCG)

Divided into poor readers and good readers, 144 Swedish students (13-14 years old) participated in an experiment in which oral reading speed, free recall, and summarization of narrative stories presented on videotex were studied as a function of reading skill, text structure, and physical factors. Good readers outperformed poor readers. (BRR)

Cognitive and situative theories have both proved very useful in furthering our understandings of mathematics learning. An important current area of investigation is to synthesize these perspectives in order to provide more robust theories of learning and to bring theory and practice into better relations with each other. This paper contributes to…

A holistic approach to evaluating an adult education and training program or service was proposed that is based on consideration of the following: ethics, objectives, stakeholders, coverage, effects, and costs. According to the proposed approach, the following are among the design features of multimedia instruction to be considered before an…

A living systems model of community development has been synthesized from elements of three perspectives: (1) a global movement toward more sustainable patterns of human development that is identifying indicators of community health in a wide range of categories; (2) research on the complex interactions of living systems that make life on earth…

Paper prepared under contract with the Defense Language Institute, English Language Branch, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, and presented to the staff and faculty of the Institute in 1972. (RS)